Fine cut cleaner

[RedMam]

I know most of you are going to cringe when i say this. I was haveing problems getting out some moderent swirles and scratches. I used #80 with polishing pad it diden`t look good so i used #83 with cutting pad looked better did a 2nd pass no luck so i used #2 with cutting pad all marks came out. I used #9 to bring back the gloss and topped with #26. WOW looks dam good. (used it on a 1996 gray Nissan sentra)

[Scottwax]

#2 will work with a PC but you have to work it a lot longer than you would with a rotary and it will definitely leave some marring.



If you have a car with soft paint, it probably will leave significant marring but with hard paint you may be able to get away with it.

[rkf76]

I used #2 with a rotary on my car this weekend and it came out great. My first time using a rotary too!

[Accumulator]

Interesting that you only needed #9 for the follow-up.



Seems to be very dependent upon the paint being worked. I used it back in the day on single stage, but when I tried it last year (on both ss and b/c) it really scoured things up unless I used it with a rotary, and even then it left a lot of micromarring. I almost suspect I got a bad bottle :nixweiss



As with most of this stuff, experiment carefully and if something works for you then it works :xyxthumbs

[RedMam]

Thanks for the replys. I dont know what`s with #2 but its working for me very well. I must be working it well because im getting very very lite if no marring or scouring at all I dont have an answer way but what Accumulator said (if it works it works)

[Setec Astronomy]

#2/#9/#26 was the recommended practice when Meguiar`s came out with their "Hi-Tech" product line back in the `80`s. #2 was a product that could be applied by hand back then, but it`s been reformulated since for rotary only (hence Accumlator`s problems). Of course, it was one of the products announced for discontinuation recently, also.

[rkf76]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy

#2/#9/#26 was the recommended practice when Meguiar`s came out with their "Hi-Tech" product line back in the `80`s. #2 was a product that could be applied by hand back then, but it`s been reformulated since for rotary only (hence Accumlator`s problems). Of course, it was one of the products announced for discontinuation recently, also. Any idea what the shelf life is for #2? If it`s being discontinued, I`d like to get another bottle or two. But being that I don`t intend on using it more than once a year,if even that, just want to make sure it`ll last if I buy another bottle or two.

[Setec Astronomy]

Heck, I think this stuff oughta last just about forever if you keep it tightly capped. My bottle is from the 80`s...I have a friend who was just using his from the same time....said it worked great.

[rkf76]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy

Heck, I think this stuff oughta last just about forever if you keep it tightly capped. My bottle is from the 80`s...I have a friend who was just using his from the same time....said it worked great. Cool! I don`t plan on using too much more on my car and it`s a new bottle so I think I`ll just get one more, should last me plenty long enough to fall in love with another product. I must say, #2 and a rotary works wonders on heavily swirled paint:up I was even using el cheapo pads and it was my first time with a rotary, but man, the results were awesome!!!

[Accumulator]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy

#2/#9/#26 was the recommended practice when Meguiar`s came out with their "Hi-Tech" product line back in the `80`s. #2 was a product that could be applied by hand back then, but it`s been reformulated since for rotary only (hence Accumlator`s problems)...



Ah, that "reformulation" news explains why it seemed *so* different from how I had remembered it. Doesn`t explain why others have good results by PC (and even supposedly by hand!) but oh well..I still wonder if I somehow got a bad bottle nixweiss



Yeah, products like this will keep a long, long time as long as you make sure they`re properly sealed. I too have polishes that are quite old that still work fine.

[rkf76]

Originally posted by Accumulator

Ah, that "reformulation" news explains why it seemed *so* different from how I had remembered it. Doesn`t explain why others have good results by PC (and even supposedly by hand!) but oh well..I still wonder if I somehow got a bad bottle nixweiss



Yeah, products like this will keep a long, long time as long as you make sure they`re properly sealed. I too have polishes that are quite old that still work fine. Yes, #2 can give good results by hand as well. I applied it on the rear pillar of my car to see how good of a job it did, not bad. It was 10 times better with a rotary, but still a noticeable improvement.