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tumbler · 06-05-06, 08:44

This is more of a rant than anything else..

Past weekend I had to hit swirled black GM paint and we all know how "hard" it is..

Orange Pad with Mez Power Gloss on rotary w/ two passes at 1500 did minimal reduction but threw more dust than I could ever imagine even with a misted pad.

2nd Orange Pad with DACP on rotary w/ two passes at 1500 helped, but again the dust was simply too much too handle.

3rd orange pad with Optimum Hyper , rotary w/ 1500 reduced , but the swirls are still present upon close inspection under appropriate lighting condition. I had a bit of sling, but NO dusting.

I finally gave up at this point and simply finished the "compounding stage" with a white pad and Meg's 80. Again, it reduced significantly, but still present upon close inspection.

I should have finished with Optimum 50/50 as the m80 did not leave as nice finish as I'd hoped for either.

As a result of my past weekend's results, I've officially moved over to Optimum side as having to deal with a large amount of dusting elongated my detail. I could have simply used that time "breaking down the optimum." heh heh

There is no longer room in my cabinet for Mez PG nor DACP. I may go as high as m80 with meg's but that's it as it doesn't dust.

Optimum Hyper , Compound/Polish have now re-instated into my line up, and have officially replaced my Meg's line.

Kudos to Optimum.

06-05-06, 08:44	#1 (permalink)
tumbler Registered User tumbler is offline Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,448	I think I've officially moved to the Optimum side This is more of a rant than anything else.. Past weekend I had to hit swirled black GM paint and we all know how "hard" it is.. Orange Pad with Mez Power Gloss on rotary w/ two passes at 1500 did minimal reduction but threw more dust than I could ever imagine even with a misted pad. 2nd Orange Pad with DACP on rotary w/ two passes at 1500 helped, but again the dust was simply too much too handle. 3rd orange pad with Optimum Hyper , rotary w/ 1500 reduced , but the swirls are still present upon close inspection under appropriate lighting condition. I had a bit of sling, but NO dusting. I finally gave up at this point and simply finished the "compounding stage" with a white pad and Meg's 80. Again, it reduced significantly, but still present upon close inspection. I should have finished with Optimum 50/50 as the m80 did not leave as nice finish as I'd hoped for either. As a result of my past weekend's results, I've officially moved over to Optimum side as having to deal with a large amount of dusting elongated my detail. I could have simply used that time "breaking down the optimum." heh heh There is no longer room in my cabinet for Mez PG nor DACP. I may go as high as m80 with meg's but that's it as it doesn't dust. Optimum Hyper , Compound/Polish have now re-instated into my line up, and have officially replaced my Meg's line. Kudos to Optimum.