Tips for working on 02 NHBP Civic paint

[ANewBee]

This is my first post on here so hello :P What tips would you give me on working with this Nighthawk black pearl paint, from what I know the paint is soft. Products on hand so far are M105, M205 and 845 oh and Makita Rotary. for M205 I have 5.5" white flat pads 845 I will do by hand but for compounding I only have wool pads..will that be too harsh?

So far my plan is to start with M205 see how much difference I can do with that, spot M105 where it`s needed... This car is pretty bad btw.

[mrclean81]

M105 works well with orange pads. Wool will work fine with it but it will be very aggressive and your going to find yourself chasing swirls for hours. I`d say pick up a few 5.5 orange pads and do a full 105/205 combo.

[ANewBee]

M105 works well with orange pads. Wool will work fine with it but it will be very aggressive and your going to find yourself chasing swirls for hours. I`d say pick up a few 5.5 orange pads and do a full 105/205 combo.
I agree the orange pads/105 would be the best thing to do but I don`t have the money for the pads right now. How many pads should I get and what pads do you suggest? Is 3 pads good for polishing? of course I will be cleaning them as I go

[mrclean81]

You could get away with 1 if you dont mind stopping to clean it often.