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Hi Yes its a dizzy array of products and Philosophies! I am a great beleiver in the paint thickness guage. Being on my 12th Mercedes I always write over there contract that I wont accept a repaired car! (Boy they dont like that! ... but over time I learnt if you stand there about to smash...

Thanks for the tips, especially the pad cleaner. I am hoping I can use my airgun 300 Bar cylinder just turned on a tiny bit ( otherwise it would blow a hole in the pad lol). Not ideal but saves me buying an 8 bar compressor. Must confess I am not sure how an airline would blow a pad clean ...

Nice idea Sadly MB are very secretive about paint ... wont even tell you the 3 thicknesses, primer, base and clearcoat. Best I could find was what they called “in spec” for paintwork warranty claims.

Thanks for the tips Hmmm when I bought her I was told they used an extremely tough anti chip, self healing 2 pack paint on the car, ... they salesman wasnt sure if it was just in the bumpers and skirts. :-/

Thanks for the tips Hmmm when I bought her I was told they used an extremely tough anti chip, self healing 2 pack paint on the car, ... they salesman wasnt sure if it was just in the bumpers and skirts. :-/

Thanks for your advice, some sound logic there.

Good point, obviously as this is my first polisher previous tactics precluded the sanding option ... I may have a big rethink on this repair routine.

Thanks for the input, most useful And I get your reasoning on cost if an occaisional user amortises the price difference ! What counts is does it do it properly :):) and easily :)

Thanks for your info. The 3M techy said the 3M products didnt break down, like say the Meguires DATs ( quoting they owned Meguaires). So I guess they are SMAT. I only wanted to kniw as I am looking to take off the absolute minimal amount of clearcoat. And being a newbie, yes I admit I am...

Thanks for the info. I did pick the 3M range, hopeing, that they would produce quality stuff, correct level of research behind the formulas etc. The techy at 3M said that one Pad would do the Mercedes S Class Coupe for each level of cut or polish, but to buy a two-pack just incase, when using...

Hi No I am not looking for a one step process. In a way I prefer the route if picking the least abraisive possible and if it works thats great, and if it needs more agressive attention, then move to a more agressive pad and polish. Luckily the S Class Coupe has what I call nice “glassy flat”...

Having seen a Kevin Brown video where he says one has to work some polishes until they break down the abrasive particles until they are at their smallest. I am a bit confused, by this technology. I understand that, the 3M Polishes that I bought (Perfect it III Extra Fine and the Ultrafina SE...

My chip repair process is simply buy a Mercedes touch up box ( 2 tubes of one basecoat with an integral brush and one clear coat with an integral brush. Wash and Clay around the chip, wipe with IPA. let dry. Then transfer basecoat from the integral brush to an uber fine natural hiar artists...

We live in a very hard water area. If you wash it its impossible tomdry it before you get some white hazing. My solution is to rinse off with filtered water 2ppm! And blow dry it as soon as you finish washing.Its so bad I even use filtered water in the car wash! The best product I have found is...

Yes the 7-12 80 .. would be a great complimentary polisher to the Makita I only bought mine to correct some cement tile-cutter dust, that attached itself to the car when it rained. Fortuneately multiple snow foam washes detached it, so I only really needed the Makita to gloss up any fine...

Thanks so much for measuring everything. The recess looks a bit longer, but should fit. Bad news it uses a 6 mm bolt .... :(:( more work needed to expand that to accomodate the Makita Bolt Very much appreciate the measuring Regards Peter

I too wondered about the “tippy” effect. But hope I can cope with it. The majority of the car will be done using the 6” and if I can get one the 5” pads. This is really just for around the front bumper, Led running / fog lamps and air intake grill things. The only alternative would be to buy a...

Thanks for the info. I looked at the LHR as a possible bore out job. But if the hole is in anything like the Makita’s, which looks like spring steel .. that looks very problematic I agree cutting down composite pads also looks like it could give problems. The Flex pad you linked looks hopeful...

Thanks to all the respondees. Much appreciated. My tardy replies are not lack of interest. But because I just had a pretty tricky back operation. And although prewarned it could be extremely painful for 10 to 20 days ... after 10 days of incessant pain that even oral morphine doesnt touch :( I...

Just wondered if anyone has found any 75mm backing pads with an 8mm bolt that would fit my machine. I am hoping the Flex XFE 7-12 80s might fit? any other suggestions? I was told that maybe the Rupes LHR75 Mini plate might fit, but I think that takes a 6mm bolt? Alternatively could one cut...