First ever detail: FG400 dusted like crazy, what did I do wrong?

[mavin]

Last weekend I used Menzerna FG-400 for the first time on a black Hyundai Elantra and my jaw nearly dropped, seriously! I was shocked at how easily it removed every surface defect I present and most importantly how nicely it finished up! :wow:

I started the correction with my Makita 9227 rotary and a White 5 1/2" foam pad. I squeezed a line of product across the pad, laid it on the trunk lid then switched it on. As I moved the machine slowly across the panel I was impressed with its lubricity yet it corrected very quickly. Even though the trunk lid wasn't overly large I elected to divide it into 3 sections so that I wasn't tempted to tackle too large of a section.

Something else I like about Menzerna polishes is they diminish as they're worked making it easy to gauge your progress.

While my results using a White foam pad were outstanding I decided to use a Gray foam pad and go over the same area and see if it improved....and it did! A Gray foam pad is what I'd call a finishing pad which I use for removing buffer swirls and light marring. It has no cut yet provides enough support to improve on what I had already done. rops:

I saw very little dusting is at all and give FG-400 a two thumbs up.......:dblthumb2:

How long did you work it for? Did you use any other lubrication?

 

[BobbyG]

How long did you work it for? Did you use any other lubrication?

I worked each section for 2 to 3 minutes and no other lubrication was used. I would estimate that each section was about 18" square...

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

I worked each section for 2 to 3 minutes and no other lubrication was used. I would estimate that each section was about 18" square...

Glad to hear you are getting great results with FG400 as well Bobby. I truly love the abilities of this compound. :xyxthumbs:

 

[lawrenceSA]

FG 400 is one of my regular polishes given that a lot of my business stems from the local VW Club, and I thus do a fair amount of VW's and Audi's, mostly with hard paint.

I only own a PC and have found the following helps to minimize any dusting:

1. Even on the PC I won't exceed speed 5.5 but mostly at 5
2. Keep your working area limited to 2'x2'
3. Priming the pad
4. Not using too much product.
5. Cleaning the pad on the fly after every second section

Hope this helps