Baby Oil & Meg's 105

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This week-end with nothing to do because of Tropical Storm Isaac keeping us indoors, what better thing to do than detail your car!

I started Friday night washing & claying the car. Prepping for correction work on Saturday & Sunday.

I started with Meg's 105 and quickly remembered two of its flaws. Short buffing cycle & dusting. Right out of the gate with a fresh pad. After the first pass I called a friend with many years of detailing experience. He suggested trying baby oil. Though he himself never personally tried it, he's heard of other who have. Hopped on google to see how people were applying baby oil/mineral oil to the process. Spritzing the pad was the most common way. At this point I was either throwing away the Meg's or gonna try & salvage it.

Thank God I tried it! Works like a charm! Virtually ZERO dusting and a much longer buffing cycle! I only needed to spritz the pad once (and very lightly) per pannel (twice for the hood and roof). I used fresh pads for each pannel.

The other benefits I realized are that I used a lot less product and the process sped up. Prior to using the baby oil, I had to work a small section, use more product, work a another small section - use more product. By the time I got half through a pannel, needed to clean the pad & get the caked up compound off. With using the oil, I was able use much less product and had pads that were not a caked up mess.

Just thought I would share an already known trick out there that I used with excellent result:xyxthumbs:
 
Great tip Rene!
I haven't tried it yet and have been meaning to, next Camaro or Corvette.
Have you tried cleaning your pads yet? Just wondering if cleanup is any more difficult
 
Robert, cleaning pads wasd a breeze. No difference in cleaning procedure. Besides, the amount of oil used is miniscule.
 
Interesting!

Impressions said:
Great tip Rene!
I haven't tried it yet and have been meaning to, next Camaro or Corvette.
Have you tried cleaning your pads yet? Just wondering if cleanup is any more difficult
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What I'm wondering, too.
 
It's a suggestion that some balk at but I'm here to tell you it does work....and your pads are not only easy to clean but smell great too! :laughing:
 
It's better than throwing out a bottle you dislike due to dusting. Those that balk at probably hear the horror stories of people applying too much oil then experience hydro-planning.
 
Haven't used baby oil in a 100 years. The last time I saw a bottle, you had to pour it out. How do you spray it? Seems to be too thick to spray.
Rencor said:
It's better than throwing out a bottle you dislike due to dusting. Those that balk at probably hear the horror stories of people applying too much oil then experience hydro-planning.
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Poured it an a spray bottle. Adjusted the nozzle to get a fine mist. Worked perfectly.
 
Very interesting. I love 105 so I may have to try this. I usually just use a little bit of water.
 
I must be weird or something, but nothing is sexier to me then a car covered in 105 dust. It all washes away super easy
 
So you used oil in place of water to re-activate the polish? Did you notice any filling taking place or reduction of cut? What about IPA wipes between polishes - take longer, no difference, use more towels?
 
I'm going to give this a try. Just got done claying my whole car in prep for the detail Tuesday. So two sprays for the hood and one for the door ex?
 
Hunter09, With a fresh clean pad, I held the spray nozzle probably 8" to a foot from the pad. I adjusted the nozzle so it would spray a fine mist. Then add product to the pad.

I was able to buff out half my hood before going back & spritzing the pad again (broke my hood into 8 sections).

The cool thing with this is - you'll know when you need to hit your pad up with a little oil.
 
Ok 8in to 12in away light spray. I'm hoping this does the trick. Picked up my new car with dealer installed buffer marks. They used a wool pad on it and you can see where he went with it. I think 105 with a org cut pad should fix it.
 
That is what I used, an orange LC flat pad and then onto a white LC flat pad with 205. Came out darn near perfect. Now if Tropical Storm Isaac would only go away......
 
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