I see...thank you for clearing that up. So how do I know if something is DAT or SMAT? We had already bought some Meguiars rubbing compound to remove some smaller stains on our older car.....the bottle says nothing about that on it. Is this something you just learn as you play around with more products or is it determined by the instructions on the bottle, as far as letting it dry or not letting it dry before removal?
Hi Again,
Please forgive me, as I didn't mean to possibly confuse, or worry you about such technicalities of the different design types of polishes available.
8-9 months ago, I was myself ignorant about SMAT, and DAT Polishes, and only learned such by becoming a member here in this forum and learning such. Otherwise, before that, I thought all polishes were simply graded basically by their abrasive particle size.
I reckon though that knowledge is never a bad thing, and a better understanding of polishes and why-how they work will always be a good thing.
I know that often, bottles of most products go into very little detail on what the chemistry is behind them. Many times, this site, or its sister site "Autopia" go into more detail about such polish technologies on the many brands, and agressivenesses of polishes, and compounds.
The removal of polishes and when they are removed (either quickly, or left to dwell till dry) have little influence upon the polish's effectiveness, or lack of.
Some polishes are easy to remove at any time, some remove easier when removed quickly, and I suppose some will work you no matter when you try to remove them.
This can be a characteristic of the particular product, or other factors can come into play such as weather (heat-humidity) conditions, paint type, and others such as how thickly, or thinly it was applied.
I'm possibly wrong about this, but I believe all Meguairs Polishes-Compounds are what is referred to as Super Micro Abrasive Technology (SMAT), and with that being said, I do believe that the Mequiars products, and the LC CCS Pads you have chosen will be an ideal match, meaning no problems at all in matching these particular polish products with these type Pads.
And IMO, Meguiars as a product line is a very fine one in regards to the quality of their polishes, and compounds.
Whether off the shelf, or from their Mirror Glaze Professional Line, their products are world class. Never believe or let someone suggest, or persuade you to believe that "Oh man, you used Meguiars Polishes, that stuff is junk, and no good, and you should've used bla bla bla polish instead".
Quite the contrary, Megs has been around a long long time, longer than many other companies in the game, and have had quite a long time to perfect their state of the art technology..
Their 205 Ultra Finishing Polish as one example is IMO a fantastic versatile product, finishes out quite beautifully, usable by hand, DA, or Rotary machine, and is a product that I myself will always have in my arsenal.
Again, hope this helps,
Mark
