Hand compounding @ polishing applicators

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PeteT19640

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Hi please can you tell me which has the most bite in order
My thoughts:
Cotton Terry Cloth
Microfiber
Foam

Please tell me your thoughts and add any I have missed and please insert into the order.

Thanks
 
You probably don't want to use cotton or terry cloth on your paint. Microfiber will give you more cutting ability than foam, but it will be difficult to tell the difference when working by hand.
 
PeteT19640 said:
Hi please can you tell me which has
the most bite in order My thoughts:
Cotton Terry Cloth
Microfiber
Foam

Please tell me your thoughts and add any
I have missed and please insert into the order.
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•If I may assume that ‘bite’ in this instance
can also mean ‘aggressiveness’; then, IMO:

-When all of the other variables that are involved
in the compounding process are deemed to be
equal, your listing is a fair representation of the
most>least aggressive “by hand” applicators.


Bob
 
Thanks for your replies.
Hope every one had merry Christmas.

Is Meguiars Even Coat Microfiber Applicatiors good used with 205?

Have a happy new year

Thank you to all that has contributed to my learnings through the year.
 
PeteT19640 said:
Hi please can you tell me which has the most bite in order
My thoughts:
Cotton Terry Cloth
Microfiber
Foam

Please tell me your thoughts and add any I have missed and please insert into the order.

Thanks
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You have the order correct. Cotton terrycloth, even if clean and nice quality is still a lot more abrasive than most microfiber and all foam.

If I'm going to work by hand, and this would primarily be for demonstration purposes, (we don't sell hands), AND I need to work out either deep defects or sanding marks, I would start with cotton terrycloth using ONLY products that use GREAT abrasive technology. After working the defects out to my satisfaction using cotton terrycloth I would then re-compound or re-polish the area using the same product and a microfiber applicator pad.

Then probably switch to foam and re-do area again.


Something I've posted to this forum for the last 10 years I've been posting to this forum,


It requires a LOT more skill to work on clearcoat paints by hand than it does by machine.


I would say the majority of people in the world cannot remove a scratch out of a clearcoated finish without leaving marring behind. It actually takes experience and skill.



:)
 
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