Finishing Polish For A Beginner

Thanks again for everyone's advice!! I'll update this thread as soon as it gets consistently warmer out. Getting the drag radials mounted on the new wheels this Saturday and then the cars getting dropped off to have the tune finished on it, March 5th.
 
If you'll be getting the Menz 3500 anyway you might want to try a test spot on a section you worked the Last Cut on to see if you can see a difference in gloss/shine.
 
I didn't read the whole thread, but if you're going to spend the time, attention, and money to do it right you should buy more pads. At least 6 for compounding and 6 for polishing. Pads are most efficient when they are clean and cool. A GG6 will give you more than enough machine, and a much more forgiving place to start. Plus you'll be able to buy plenty of pads with the money you save over a rupes.

That car will be one of the best looking at Gateway, if the weather ever improves around here!
 
Paul A. said:
If you'll be getting the Menz 3500 anyway you might want to try a test spot on a section you worked the Last Cut on to see if you can see a difference in gloss/shine.
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That's the plan. Have 2 different test panels and use the MF cut pad and the blue cut foam pad with the last cut and see what looks best. Then go over both with the orange polish pad w/ 3500 and see how it works
 
So one last question, how would you guys suggest cleaning foam and microfiber pads by hand? As in, after a job and getting them ready for the next vehicle.
 
Pchang978 said:
So one last question, how would you guys suggest cleaning foam and microfiber pads by hand? As in, after a job and getting them ready for the next vehicle.
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After each pad is used, I spray the face of the pad with McKee's Polishing Pad Cleaner, agitate with a pad brush, then I place them face down in a bucket with some 3D Towel Kleen dilution.

After I am completely done, the pads wash out in the sink beautifully.

Other guys/gals might use different products and/or methods, but this works very well for me.
 
PaulMys said:
After each pad is used, I spray the face of the pad with McKee's Polishing Pad Cleaner, agitate with a pad brush, then I place them face down in a bucket with some 3D Towel Kleen dilution.

After I am completely done, the pads wash out in the sink beautifully.

Other guys/gals might use different products and/or methods, but this works very well for me.
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I do this exact process but with different products... works beautifully.

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MarkD51 said:
There's a number of great polishing systems out there today made by numerous manufacturers. Optimum, Griots Boss System, and numerous others.

Quite likely as has been rumored, the Wolfgang line, and probably other Autogeek PBMG brands have polishes manufactured by Menzera.

Their selections of polishes may not be as vast as Menzerna though. That can be confusing too. Menz 3500 will be an optimal last step polish for getting every last little bit of gloss from the paint. Usually such polishes as this are intended to be used with the least aggressive pads. 3500 is not particularly intended for deeper RIDS (Random Isolated Defects) removal.

In the Wolfgang line-up, probably what would be closely similar to 3500 would be WG Finishing Glaze.

Wolfgang Uber is sort of in a class of its own, a sort of "hybrid polish", consisting of both SMAT (Super Micro Abrasive Technology) and DAT (Diminishing Abrasive Technology)

Uber starts out acting like a more aggressive "compound" and the larger abrasive clusters break down and diminish, getting finer and finer as the product is worked. It then mimics a very fine finishing polish as it breaks down and is worked.

Besides Menz 3500, if this is the one you will choose, I might also consider one that's slightly more aggressive to also have on hand within their line-up.
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I believe the Wolfgang Uber is based on Menz400, which features agglomerated abrasive clumps that basically break down into a "smat" style abrasive.

Todd discussed the abrasive orientation of 400 here:
Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound vs. Menzerna FG400 Fast Gloss Compound
 
dlc95 said:
Mike, when I clicked on it in my Google search, it took me to a spam page!
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Yeah I'm not sure why that happens?

It happens to me too. I hit the back button and then it either automatically takes me to the right page or it takes me back to where I started and then when I hit the link a second time it goes to the correct page.

I know there's a reason or explanation for how someone is able to hi-jack a link but it's out of my area of expertise and ability to type out an explanation but I'll try to find out what the deal is?


Oh yeah...


Hoping for an update from Pchang978


:)
 
Still waiting on consistent warm weather here in misery (Missouri). Got the drag radials and new wheels that I coated on the car! Really cool seeing the water just fall right off. I'm very eager to coat the entire vehicle now. Dropping the car off Tuesday for the tune and I might have the B pillar painted black as well! I'll be ordering everything soon after and update this thread with all of the products!
 
Mike Phillips said:
Yeah I'm not sure why that happens?

It happens to me too. I hit the back button and then it either automatically takes me to the right page or it takes me back to where I started and then when I hit the link a second time it goes to the correct page.

I know there's a reason or explanation for how someone is able to hi-jack a link but it's out of my area of expertise and ability to type out an explanation but I'll try to find out what the deal is?


Oh yeah...


Hoping for an update from Pchang978


:)
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Ha Ha!

Yep, same here. Took me back to my Google search page...
 
Pchang978 said:
Still waiting on consistent warm weather here in misery (Missouri). Got the drag radials and new wheels that I coated on the car! Really cool seeing the water just fall right off. I'm very eager to coat the entire vehicle now. Dropping the car off Tuesday for the tune and I might have the B pillar painted black as well! I'll be ordering everything soon after and update this thread with all of the products!
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Yeah, I had a detail here in Michigan Sunday during the "Bomb Cyclone", and my partner in crime didn't want to close the garage door for some reason!

Very much looking forward to some warm weather.
 
Mike Phillips said:
About one week ago I buffed out the Plexiglas window on a 1965 Corvette Hardtop. I started with Meguiar's PlastX but it left micro-marring. I then tired a number of polishes, may 6, 7 or 8 products. The ONLY polish that finished out perfect was the Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish.

Also my boat class removed the windshield off the two center console boats I had here for the class. Both were scratched and swirled. They tried buffing with PlastX and while it removed the swirls and scratches it left micro-marring in the plastic. Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish removed the micro-marring and left perfect results.

Pretty darn bubba-proof.
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Here's my article about the above project.


Polishing Plexiglas to be as clear as glass using Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish

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:)
 
Ordered a lot of stuff and just received it in the mail. Just waiting to order the actual GG6 polisher and some pads. Now will I be okay with the LC HDO pads that I already have (yes I will be ordering a 3-4 of each cut/polish pad)? I know they were designed for a long throw polisher. Or should I go ahead and try out the LC thinpro foam pads instead? I decided to go with Carpro Reflect for the finishing polish and as I already mentioned, I'll be using TLC for the compounding.
 
Both of those polishes really need to be used by a pro someone who knows how to read the paint
Just my opinion
 
I can "read" paint just fine but thanks for the "constructive" input lol.
 
Pchang978 said:
Ordered a lot of stuff and just received it in the mail. Just waiting to order the actual GG6 polisher and some pads. Now will I be okay with the LC HDO pads that I already have (yes I will be ordering a 3-4 of each cut/polish pad)? I know they were designed for a long throw polisher. Or should I go ahead and try out the LC thinpro foam pads instead? I decided to go with Carpro Reflect for the finishing polish and as I already mentioned, I'll be using TLC for the compounding.
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I really like the Thin Pros with my GG6. But, the LC Flats work really good as well.
 
After reading some threads by the man Milke Phillips himself, I've decided to order a 6 pack of Thin Pros from autogeek and go with that. 3 White and 3 Black. White for the TLC and black for the CP reflect. If I need a more aggressive pad, I'll try to blue HDO or MF HDO. The paint is in pretty good condition besides the couple of 3000 sanding marks I'll be putting on the touch up paint areas on the vehicle. I used a 0.5mm pen and touched up a couple of scratches and rock chips. But I figured it's going to pair well with the gg6 and I'll make sure to work in small sections versus the larger 2x2' sections I see people do with their long throw polishers.
 
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