Finally found some of this elusive 3M Finesse-It III Finishing Glaze

I thought the same thing when I read the back of the bottle. So I contacted Meg's to find out. I was told that #82 is designed for the rotary buffer in mind. When I use the polish, it works alot better than #9 with the rotary. I have no idea how well it would work by hand. It may have just too many oils and additives to make hand use feasable.:o
 
2hotford said:
...I was told that #82 is designed for the rotary buffer in mind...
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It's not that I don't believe you of course ;) but that's just plain goofy if they give instructions for orbital application on the bottle... :confused: :nixweiss



Then again, it wouldn't be the first time Megs has given oddly contradictory tech support.



Oh well, at the rate I go through swirl remover I probably won't find out first hand for a couple years. :p
 
4DSC said:
The "orbital" recommendation , I imagine, would make it "okay" to use by hand, since DACP has identical recommendations and people have used that product by hand as well.
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Usually, though, a Meg's product will specifically say hand use. An orbital does work quicker than most hands, so maybe it breaks it down better. I'm sure you could use it by hand, but maybe Meg's has to take into account the lazy people out there who will just wipe it around a bit and not get it broken down. :nixweiss
 
When I was discussing things with Meguiar's, I was asking information specifically related to use with a rotary buffer. I was having problems using the old #9 (#9 2.0 is alot better!!) with the rotary. So when I contacted them, I asked why? As I said, that is the answer I got back. After trying #82, it is ALOT better with the rotary than #9. It is oily though but I am sure that it is possible by hand as long as you work it enough!!:o But, anything with diminishing abrasives has to be worked in thoroughly!! Otherwise, you will remove it at the cutting stage and the benefts of those dim. ab. will not be used to polish the paint. You will actually get more haze or swirls if not broken down far enough.



As an aside, I would have to say that the majority of Meg's line up of product is geared for both machine and hand use. However, that designation in itself is troubling. I have found that most of their products break down WAY TOO FAST with a rotary. I would say that they are ideal for the PC or by bionic arms!;) As for BSP series however, they do appear to be more geared to the machine user as their ease of use with a rotary I have experienced first hand. As for 3M products, I would not want to try any of their machine only products by hand!! Your arms would fall off waithing for them to break down.:D



I know Scott (Scottwax) uses #82 by hand and his work speaks for itself!!:up He has Canadian lumber jack arms!! He must have a little Canadian in him, eh??:p
 
2hotford said:
I know Scott (Scottwax) uses #82 by hand and his work speaks for itself!!:up He has Canadian lumber jack arms!! He must have a little Canadian in him, eh??:p
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Maybe the Canadians up there in the interior! Not the pasty-faced city folk around here. :D :p
 
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