Kristopher1129
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- Jan 3, 2011
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Well, as the title says...I tried out Megs MF pad system today. I do not have any pics mainly because my shop has been absolutely swamped with work as of late.
But, I do have thoughts on it.
My first impression was that the compound was not as easy to wipe off as advertised. I actually found it to be pretty similar to anything I've used. Although, I did find that down the road...it got easier as I went. Why that is...I have no idea. It appeared to me that if you work it a little too much, it won't wipe off very easily. But, when you take just 2-3 passes then wipe immediately...it tends to be easier.
One thing I really enjoyed was the smell. The cinnamon scent of the compound, and the blueberry smell of the finish wax was more than pleasant to work with. In fact, while using the Finish Wax, a few times my guys working around me mentioned how nice the shop smells, ha. But, the scent really doesn't matter...but I really liked it, ha.
I found it rather difficult to get a nice finish with the compound. I feel it left the paint hazy. But, once I went over the area with the Finish Wax...that didn't matter cause it finished off really nice. I personally feel that 105 finishes down better.
As for the pads themselves...I found it kind of tedious to have to constantly re fluff these pads. Meguiars recommends that the pads be fluffy for each use. Eventually I got a system down, and was moving right along. But with a foam pad, I find that there's less maintenance when compounding or polishing.
The plus side, is that the 2 step process with these pads really do give you the appeal of a 3-step cause it finishes that nice. I feel they did an excellent job, and made fairly quick work of the paint. I achieved swirl free paint pretty carelessly.
Overall, I think the real bread and butter with these pads will be how long they last. If they stand up as long as they are supposed to...I may use these pads more in the future. Especially being that you can toss them in the wash.
I didn't have any issues like what I've been seeing people post with the torn up pad situation. I thought they held up well, and did their job effectively as advertised.
I would really like to know the durability of this Finish Wax though. I'm going to try this system on my own car so I can know. :dblthumb2:
But, I do have thoughts on it.
My first impression was that the compound was not as easy to wipe off as advertised. I actually found it to be pretty similar to anything I've used. Although, I did find that down the road...it got easier as I went. Why that is...I have no idea. It appeared to me that if you work it a little too much, it won't wipe off very easily. But, when you take just 2-3 passes then wipe immediately...it tends to be easier.
One thing I really enjoyed was the smell. The cinnamon scent of the compound, and the blueberry smell of the finish wax was more than pleasant to work with. In fact, while using the Finish Wax, a few times my guys working around me mentioned how nice the shop smells, ha. But, the scent really doesn't matter...but I really liked it, ha.
I found it rather difficult to get a nice finish with the compound. I feel it left the paint hazy. But, once I went over the area with the Finish Wax...that didn't matter cause it finished off really nice. I personally feel that 105 finishes down better.
As for the pads themselves...I found it kind of tedious to have to constantly re fluff these pads. Meguiars recommends that the pads be fluffy for each use. Eventually I got a system down, and was moving right along. But with a foam pad, I find that there's less maintenance when compounding or polishing.
The plus side, is that the 2 step process with these pads really do give you the appeal of a 3-step cause it finishes that nice. I feel they did an excellent job, and made fairly quick work of the paint. I achieved swirl free paint pretty carelessly.
Overall, I think the real bread and butter with these pads will be how long they last. If they stand up as long as they are supposed to...I may use these pads more in the future. Especially being that you can toss them in the wash.
I didn't have any issues like what I've been seeing people post with the torn up pad situation. I thought they held up well, and did their job effectively as advertised.
I would really like to know the durability of this Finish Wax though. I'm going to try this system on my own car so I can know. :dblthumb2:
