1972 Challenger - Foam Pads - Meguiar's Microfiber Compound & Polish/Wax - Single Stage Black Paint
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ironman1982
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Yes it is the compound used in the newly release Meguiar's MicroFiber Polishing System. It is to be used with the cutting MF pad but Mike was showing the results when used with foam pad.
Looks good too!
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Here's Mario's 1969 Camaro with a 1967 Corvette 427 Engine and a 1967 Corvette hood custom fabricated to fit the Camaro...
Here's the only sun shots I could get of the rotary buffer swirls as we were moving pretty quick moving cars around that day.
I'm pretty sure the swirls were in the Challenger before Mario bought it as he's a custom car painter, engine builder, fabricator and the finish on his Camaro looks pretty good. (He's also an Autogeek Customer).
I'll see if he wants to bring the Camaro down sometime to play around with...
Here's the only sun shots I could get of the rotary buffer swirls as we were moving pretty quick moving cars around that day.
I'm pretty sure the swirls were in the Challenger before Mario bought it as he's a custom car painter, engine builder, fabricator and the finish on his Camaro looks pretty good. (He's also an Autogeek Customer).
I'll see if he wants to bring the Camaro down sometime to play around with...
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That Camaro looks SICK! Although is it just mee, or does the hood look like it doesn't quite fit right? Might just be because it's popped a little bit I guess. Either way, that car lookes awesome!
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It's just popped open as he was showing us the engine. It fits real nice. He did some custom work on the interior too.
If he brings it down in the future I'll get some good shots of the custom work.
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Cool, thats what I figured. I assumed with how good the rest of the car looked, the hood wouldn't actually be messed up. I'd love to see some more detailed pics of that beautiful ride if he brings it down to you!It's just popped open as he was showing us the engine. It fits real nice. He did some custom work on the interior too.
If he brings it down in the future I'll get some good shots of the custom work.
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Great job on the Challenger, Mike. Too bad it's not the 70' model with the 340 Six Pack. If it was, I'd ask you for Mario's number to get a quote!:xyxthumbs:
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Less aggressive...
For everyone reading this, remember the reason I chose polishing pads, that is pads that are NOT aggressive because this is a single stage black paint and single stage black paint is generally speaking the softest paint there is to work on.
Single stage white paint and "some" clear coats are the hardest paint to work on.
See this article I originally wrote in 1997 for more clarification on paint hardness...
The Lesson White Paint Teaches Us
Mike Phillips
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Anyone that wants to better understand how the System 2000 Pad wash works here's an article in which I dissect the pad cleaner and show all of its parts.
How to adjust the Pad Cleaning Plate in the System 2000 Pad Washer
To see how the Grit Guard Universal Pad Washer works check out these videos, the first one is more in-depth and shows the pad washer taken apart.
Show Car Garage Video: How to use the Grit Guard Universal Pad Washer
Or here's one with Bryan Fuller
How to adjust the Pad Cleaning Plate in the System 2000 Pad Washer
To see how the Grit Guard Universal Pad Washer works check out these videos, the first one is more in-depth and shows the pad washer taken apart.
Show Car Garage Video: How to use the Grit Guard Universal Pad Washer
Or here's one with Bryan Fuller
How To Use The Grit Guard Universal Pad Washer
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TulZhDuDbqE]YouTube - How To clean your Buffing Pads[/video]
Meghan
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Minded?? Funny you haven't seem me drive, I like to live my the saying "drive it like you stole it"!! :hotrod2:
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Beautiful work! The pad cleaner is officially on my wish list to - would it work well on waffle pads (the drying aspect)???
Mike Phillips
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Perfect for daily drivers and you control how much paint you remove, just stop buffing when you're happy with the level of defect removal you achieved.
Note that it is recommended specifically for factory paint.
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If memory serves me correctly, I was on speed setting 5.0 for the compounding process and 5.0 for the finishing step. I may have bumped the setting up to the 6.0 for curved areas to maintain pad rotating. I know I did this for concave top section of the rear spoiler with 4" pads.