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So, I took the plunge and got the Griot's Garage Dual Action Polisher kit (both 3" & 6") over the holidays...couldn't resist the great deal. I tested the polishers on one of my cars with the bottle of "Machine Polisher 3" the kit came with. I don't think that product produced any results whatsoever, so I bought Meg's Ultimate Compound for a test...



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Got this Foaming Eagle One Tire & Wheel Cleaner at Advance Auto parts for only .95 Cents!!!



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Not bad for .95 Cents :)



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Front grill before...quite dull.



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The Meg's Ultimate Compound smoothed the black shield and restored alot of the gloss. I'm happy with the results, but not blown away by any means.



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After polishing, I used Griot's Paint Sealant for protection. I used it a year ago on this car, and I felt it did a wonderful job of keeping my paint easy to maintain.



Overall, I'm very pleased with Meg's Ultimate Compound and the Eagle One tire/wheel cleaner. The car looks amazing as long as you stand about 2 feet away. Up close, many swirls still abound if you look long enough. Perhaps the Griot's polishers are too weak or I need better pads or more aggressive product(s). Either way, it was a good way to spend a Saturday morning. Thanks for any c & c :peace:
 
Just in case anyone wants to offer some very harsh criticism on the ride, please be advised it's about 5 years old, has nearly 76,000 miles and is driven between 300 and 500 miles a week on I-95. I'm on my 3rd complete set of tires, too. It's not just a daily, it's ma baby!
 
if they have anymore of those EO1 all wheel & tire cleaners for that price, buy them all! even at regular price, it's still a great product...
 
The Wraith- The Griot's polisher is powerful enough; I've done significant correction on hard clear with it. Gotta use the right pads/products if you want to get really aggressive though.



That MP#3 was *very* gentle the last time I tried it (not sure if they've reformulated it since then, mine was V2.0 or V3.0). Strictly a finishing polish on most paints, especially something as hard as VW clear. Wonder how you'd like it as a follow-up to the UC :think: That's how I'd try it.. might add just a little something, that tiny improvement can make a diff to those who really care.
 
Accumulator said:
The Wraith- The Griot's polisher is powerful enough; I've done significant correction on hard clear with it. Gotta use the right pads/products if you want to get really aggressive though.
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Any suggestions on which pads/products will help me get more results with less effort?
 
The Wraith said:
Any suggestions on which pads/products will help me get more results with less effort?
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The UC already as a good cut, but M105 will have a little more. I find the old-tech Meguiar's 7006 burgundy cutting pad works well, but it's not like anything will speed things up all *that* much (not like using a Flex 34012 let alone a rotary).



Eh, this stuff via random orbital just takes time. You implied you did the whole car in a day, and I can spend that long on a few panels. Heh heh, yeah...makes me think about getting out the rotaries ;)



Three goes with a good cutting pad and M105 might remove all the swirls, leaving only RIDS. Optimum's Hyper (spray) Compound has a bit less cut but is *MUCH* more user-friendly, and it did nearly the same (removing all but RIDS) on my beater-Tahoe, but that was via Flex.



There are new comounding/polishing systems in the pipeline from Meguiar's, maybe those will be just what you're after. Until then, there's always the SurBuf pad, but *I* didn't get much more cut out of those compared to the 7006 (likely my user-error though).



BUT...what about living with the residual marring? Is it really bad enough to bother with a re-do?
 
Funny how the $50.00 ECS Tuning Clear side markers only stay clear for about a month, maybe two. The $18.00 Ebay ones have stayed crystal clear close to two years now! ***!!!???
 
The Wraith said:
Funny how the $50.00 ECS Tuning Clear side markers only stay clear for about a month, maybe two. The $18.00 Ebay ones have stayed crystal clear close to two years now! ***!!!???
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I'd (*politely*) bring that to the attention of the folks at ECS, who are good, honorable people whom I esteem highly.
 
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