This website has cost me way too much money! What started as a quest for a better/easier to use wax for my new (to me) truck that wouldn't rip my arm off like turtle wax has become something of an addiction/stress relief therapy. I started researching polishers/pads/products way back in November and the combos are mind boggling. Both cars are daily drivers, one doesn't fit in the garage because it's too long. I have a 1 year old and a fairly busy life so I decided to go with an AIO. Lucky for me, a mystery box sale came up, and AG sent me a bottle of McKee's 37 360 so I didn't have to pick. I bought a PC with a 5" backing plate and 6 pads, and an additional 6 pack of CCS pads so I had 5 orange, 5 white, 2 black and 2 red pads to start. I drive an F-150 crew cab, my wife drives a rouge so between the two of us there is a ton of body panels to work on. I used 3 white on the hood, roof and front fenders, and 3 orange on the doors, rear quarters, and hatch respectively.
I washed with Megs Gold Class, decon'd with megs clay and then "Lemon" scent Iron-X. After rinsing, and drying one more time I went to work:
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My wife works at a hospital, so the car gets dinged all the time. The third pic shows what I was dealing with, there were several scuffs like the one behind the door handle, and several shallow scratches. This made me elect to use the orange pads on the doors. After:
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Overall, I'm very happy with the results for a first time. 360 is very easy to work with, especially if you're new to it like me. With an orange pad, it did a nice job of getting rid of swirls and light scratches. As you can see from the hood picture, the white pad left some swirls uncorrected. It was overcast when I started, and could have done a better job of inspecting prior to starting. I could have also gone with an orange pad instead, but since I did the hood first I was being super conservative. I could make four or five passes on the panels that were in good shape, and seven or 8 on the ones that needed more love. Regardless, it was easy to see, didn't dust, and wiped away with no effort. My truck is much newer and in better shape overall so I have no doubt it will do a fine job. However, I'm going to pick up another bottle of 360 before I start because the rogue took about 1/2 of this 16oz bottle. I used a bit to prime each pad and then 4 nickle-sized dots per section.
Thanks to everyone for the advice thus far. It's a big reason I took the plunge with this. Like I said, I'm happy with the results for it being a first time using a DA polisher, but there's room for improvement. For those thinking about it: Do it! You'll be happy you did.
I washed with Megs Gold Class, decon'd with megs clay and then "Lemon" scent Iron-X. After rinsing, and drying one more time I went to work:
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My wife works at a hospital, so the car gets dinged all the time. The third pic shows what I was dealing with, there were several scuffs like the one behind the door handle, and several shallow scratches. This made me elect to use the orange pads on the doors. After:
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Overall, I'm very happy with the results for a first time. 360 is very easy to work with, especially if you're new to it like me. With an orange pad, it did a nice job of getting rid of swirls and light scratches. As you can see from the hood picture, the white pad left some swirls uncorrected. It was overcast when I started, and could have done a better job of inspecting prior to starting. I could have also gone with an orange pad instead, but since I did the hood first I was being super conservative. I could make four or five passes on the panels that were in good shape, and seven or 8 on the ones that needed more love. Regardless, it was easy to see, didn't dust, and wiped away with no effort. My truck is much newer and in better shape overall so I have no doubt it will do a fine job. However, I'm going to pick up another bottle of 360 before I start because the rogue took about 1/2 of this 16oz bottle. I used a bit to prime each pad and then 4 nickle-sized dots per section.
Thanks to everyone for the advice thus far. It's a big reason I took the plunge with this. Like I said, I'm happy with the results for it being a first time using a DA polisher, but there's room for improvement. For those thinking about it: Do it! You'll be happy you did.
