Progress on my Camaro SS but need more *Pics* - Page 2

weekendwarrior · 11-09-07, 03:37

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Originally Posted by gmblack3a

The GM clear is on the harder side, you might have reached the limit of what a PC, pad and polish combo are going to do for you. Still a good improvement.

Now it's time to bring in the fillers !!!! LOL

BradUF · 11-09-07, 03:54

I wasted so much polish trying to get this right. About how much polish does it take to do a car usually? With avrg swirls and not my clear coat.

weekendwarrior · 11-09-07, 04:22

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Originally Posted by BradUF

I wasted so much polish trying to get this right. About how much polish does it take to do a car usually? With avrg swirls and not my clear coat.

On this car:
http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/...bmw-330-a.html

I used 11 ounces of Meguiar's 83, and followed that with about 8 ounces of Meguiar's 80. I also used a PC.

BradUF · 11-09-07, 04:30

I have used like 1/4 of the bottle already but I have been at at since when I first made this post.

Bigpoppa3346 · 11-09-07, 04:32

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Originally Posted by weekendwarrior

I used 11 ounces of Meguiar's 83, and followed that with about 8 ounces of Meguiar's 80. I also used a PC.

That is rediculous. Unless you are making like 4,865 passes with each, you should be using no more than 1-2 ounces on a car per polishing step (ie. 1 oz of 83, 1 oz of 80, etc.).

BradUF · 11-09-07, 04:39

1 oz for the entire car?

Bigpoppa3346 · 11-09-07, 04:43

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Originally Posted by BradUF

1 oz for the entire car?

Yes.

Most pros here will tell you they can get like 40-50 uses out of a 32 oz. bottle of polish. And you don't have to be a pro to realize that the more polish you put on your pad, the more work you create for yourself with smearing, dusting, spatter, etc.

weekendwarrior · 11-09-07, 04:47

I use a quarter sized amount of product for a 18" x 18" section. That particular car took 3 passes with 83, and 2 passes of 80 - I was in BAD shape. I really didn't have any issues with splatter or smearing. It went well, It just took a lot of passes (and yes, I did fully break the polish down on each pass).

weekendwarrior · 11-09-07, 04:51

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Originally Posted by Bigpoppa3346

Yes.

Most pros here will tell you they can get like 40-50 uses out of a 32 oz. bottle of polish. And you don't have to be a pro to realize that the more polish you put on your pad, the more work you create for yourself with smearing, dusting, spatter, etc.

Most of the pros also use a rotary instead of a PC. It stands to reason that they would use less product, and make fewer passes using a rotary vs a PC.

BradUF · 11-09-07, 04:52

I use a quarter sized amount too but I do have issues with dusting.

weekendwarrior · 11-09-07, 04:55

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Originally Posted by BradUF

I use a quarter sized amount too but I do have issues with dusting.

That is the amount that I was advised to use by the guys (Meguiar's employees) over on the Meguiar's board, and it works well for me.

I don't buy the "50 uses out of a 32 oz bottle" thing. That equates to .64 of an ounce for an ENTIRE car.

BradUF · 11-09-07, 04:59

Well, I am using SSR by Poor Boys.