Used the new pads yesterday for the first time. We did half of a black 2005 mazda rx-8. The paint was in really bad shape. Used d300 and d301 in the normal manner. The cut pad seemed to do a better job than the meguiars on defect removal. On flat surfaces it looked to finish nicely. On the...
what would that difference be?
we use the mf system constatnly, maily doing hondas, hazing is a problem on the hondas. can one expect the optimum pads to perform any differently? I have 2 of the original polish pads from optimum and they work just fine. They do seem more durable.
we do a ton of one step, and use the new mf system for cars that need more correction.
since using this system we have pretty much phased out the foam pads and tend to always go the the microfiber pads. depending on the desired defect removal we will use any combination of mf finish or cut pads...
we deal with hondas everyday, sometimes the trim is stained from degreaser/prep solutions. we buff it out, have good luck with d301 finish wax. If it is actual paint missing than painting is the cure. like mentioned before Sems makes a good trim paint in a rattle can.
HTH
we have 2 griots, new meg and sold the flex.
griots have been trouble free going on 6 months of everyday use.
megs g110v2 is only a month old. the cruise control makes it every bit as powerful as the griots, in fact prefer it with the mf system since you dont have to bump the speed up to...
thanks Mike, yes we are definitely pushing the limits of this technology. Probably should get out the rotary but the new mf-da system is so much easier to deal with. No splatter, dusting, taping off.....after the first couple pad failures we pretty much found how far we could push it and what...
the cruise control feature works good.
the g110v2 has is much louder than the griot, at least mine is. kind of a high pitched whine. anyone else notice this?
Heavily scratched black saturn suv. used mf/da system. had an opportunity in several areas to try the edge method mentioned in a post recently. the edge method worked great. car turned out great but required extreme pressure, especially on the hood. After finishing cutting the hood, slid down to...
we've tried that combo on several cars. dark hondas are tough to use that on for the very reasons you pointed out. the orange buff and shine would have been the best choice. I'd be interested in what techniques you used to try to finish out the d151 with the mf. kbm method or d301/mf method as...
we use the griot and mf system everyday, 75% of the cars are hondas. speed 4.5 with d300, heavy pressure and slow the arm speed until the desired defect removal is achieved, sometimes you have to be real slow with arm speed but it is possible. clean the pad and do some slower speed less pressure...
In my experience as a general rule.
flat pads of that age are most likely far more aggressive than they once were.
AIO needs following if anything more than heavy polish pad is used and on dark cars that at times creates haze...
if we have to follow a one step making it no longer a one step...
too many variables with the different types of paint for clear cut answers. If your car is in that good of condition you dont need the mf system. the flex does not do well with mf discs.
5" pads on your old pc will be very capable of taking care of your vehicle if it is just micro marring you...