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I recently purchased a PC from lowes the 7336 i believe. Anyways after ordering the Sonus pads and watchin the how-to video i attacked my car. (2003 Torch Red Mach 1)



It has a some moderate swirls and marring and a few long scratches. I decided to do the hood first. I started with #80 on green pad. Did nothing then to #80 on orange pad nothing. Then i decided to use a bottle of Mothers Power Polish i had on another orange pad. Again...nothing. What in god's name am i doing wrong? I followed the instructions dead on. I assume maybe i'm not using the right polish. I might need something with more bite. But this is just for swirls and according to posts on here what i have should work just fine.



Any advice??





thank you



scott
 
Btw



I am making about 20 passes on a 2 x 2 area. On speed 5. With some pressure being applied to the pc. With the orange pad i kept the speed at 5 and applied same pressure...still nothing.
 
Perhaps your swirls are to much for #80 to correct , #83 DACP might be a better place to start ,followed up with #80 then your LSP. :buffing:
 
Yeah that!



#80 is a "3" on Meguiars' abrasiveness scale. It works very well for very FINE swirls. #83 is excellent for removing light to medium defects ... it also has a small amount of cleaners in it. I normally use #83 with a light cutting pad, but you'll want to start with a polishing pad, first, and check your results.



I normally use #9 "Swirl Remover 2.0" in place of the #80, after the DACP. It contains fillers to help cover those swirls that it doesn't remove.
 
excellent. i will try the 83. thanks for the advice.



I'm going to try it again with the #83 then #3 then my LSP. This ok or should i throw some #80 or some 1ZMP in there before the #3?



Also i saw that the Orange Sonus DAS pads were as harsh as the LC Yellow pads. Is this right?
 
machboy said:
excellent. i will try the 83. thanks for the advice.



I'm going to try it again with the #83 then #3 then my LSP. This ok or should i throw some #80 or some 1ZMP in there before the #3?



Also i saw that the Orange Sonus DAS pads were as harsh as the LC Yellow pads. Is this right?
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#83 is fine you could follow up with your #3 , if you get any hazing after #83 use #80 to clear that up . I don't how #3 is or where it would fall on the scale , perhaps someone else could tell you . #81 I do know would be a good final polish before your LSP .





For pad questions look over the link below , it should answer your question







http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53260
 
machboy said:
excellent. i will try the 83. thanks for the advice.



I'm going to try it again with the #83 then #3 then my LSP. This ok or should i throw some #80 or some 1ZMP in there before the #3?



Also i saw that the Orange Sonus DAS pads were as harsh as the LC Yellow pads. Is this right?
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Compare this with Rollman's advice and keep both in mind.



The #83 will probably leave light hazing. Use the #80 to remove it. The #3 is a (functionally) nonabrasive "pure polish" as Meguiar's calls 'em. It's just another version of #81 for practical purposes. Get the marring reduced/removed to your satisfaction before you switch to the #3.



I wouldn't use the 1Z MP on this one. Rather, choose between the "1Z wax effect" and the "Meguiar's trade secret oils effect". I'd go Meg's in this case.



Can't help with the Sonus pads, but if you use a cutting pad you should plan on following up with a milder one. I use polishing pads with #80 and polishing or finishing pads with #3. #3 works fine by hand too.
 
excellent. thank you guys for the advice. I've ordered #83 . I'll be using it with a light cut pad then following it with #80 on a polishing pad. then #3 then my LSP. I'll let you guys know how it turns out. BTW how much pressure should i use with the 83 on a cutting pad? I've previously been putting some weight on it. enough to depress the pad a little.





Edit: where does Mother's Power polish fit into all this? I heard it was pretty versitile and could be used on any type of pad. yea or nay?
 
In my experience, you really don't need to use much pressure at all, if you're using #83 and a light cutting pad. I simply use the weight of the machine on the horizontal panels and the equivalent pressure on the vertical panels. Typically the machine weight is sufficient enough so the entire surface of the pad is being used. I would make repeated passes rather than applying more pressure, if need be.



I've never used mother's power polish. And I can't tell the abrasiveness just from the mothers website. Sorry .... I'm no help here.
 
I, on the other hand, put as much pressure as I can on the PC without compromising its operation, at least I do when I'm doing moderate correction.



The "compromising its operation" bit is where you put so much pressure on it that it bogs down and just "jiggles". From that point, let up until it moves more freely. Sorta hard to explain but experience will teach you quicker than anything. Note that with the 4" pads you can put a *lot* more pressure on it without it merely "jiggling".
 
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