Originally Posted by
Stokdgs
Bill1975 -
For a new VW GTI Paintwork, the Meguiars105 would be huge overkill and take off more paint than needed..
The M205 would be a better polish for that paint since you say it does not have a lot of defects, etc... But then what do you do with 32 oz of a product you will probably never use??
Of the 3 choices though, the Optimum has perhaps better compounds for your needs and in smaller quantities..
I don`t have a lot of recent experience with those Optimum compounds in that package, but I do have a few years experience with Optimum Hyper Polish and it is really good for many types of paintwork and defects...
It also finishes really nice and leaves awesome gloss and clarity if used completely to very little left on that part of the panel you are working on..
It might be a good idea to at least run the numbers on a machine, pads of your choice, and compounds and/or polishes of your choice and see how it looks.. And again, the 5.5" pads and appropriate backing plate are going to be way easier to use and control than those big honking 6.5" pads..
I never use that big 6.5" pad unless I am doing something really big with lots of straight panels like an airplane, big vans, etc...
You have to press down on the pad when doing this work, so which would be easier and more effective for that little machine and your ability to keep constant pressure on it? The huge pad or the more compatible next smaller size ??
There might be discounts over on this Autopia Store too, have you looked here yet ?
I just hate to see these guys selling weirdly put together products and then either too much of some products and not enough of the others..
I don`t know, sounds like they are perhaps trying to get rid of stuff..?? There is just no way 1 pad can possibly last all the way around a vehicle - especially with a random orbital that is moving it back and forth AND rotating it all at the same time.. It will get a lot of heat build up that then kills the pad and usually delaminates the microfiber backing cloth from the back of the pad, so it flies off and can never be used again unless you find some way of gluing it back on....
You now mention arm problems - this machine in the offers you linked is going to vibrate a lot and that might aggravate the arm/elbow issue...
Something else to consider... Hope it will be ok for you...
Dan F
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