I'm new and a little lost

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95mustang302

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Ok, so I bought a 7336 earlier this summer and i've used the crappy pad that came with it and some cheapo polish to get some great results compared to where my car was at.



I'm looking to upgrade to some new pads and better products but it is so overwhelming. I know your going to say search, and I have, but I"m so lost yet.



I'm thinking about going with meguiars high end products, I'm thinking about meguiars #2 with an orange pad, #7 with a grey pad, and finishing with #26 and a grey pad



If anyone has any better suggestions, please help a novice make his cars paint come back to life, and free it from swirls!!



Thanks



Derek
 
You may want a black pad as well if you want to do wax by PC. And from my experience so far, you'll want a couple of each. As far as products, do searches. They all have differences in how they work and such, so find what you think will be good for you. Myself, I started out with Optimum. Seems to be a good choice since I can work it a long time and it doesn't really dust which is nice because I hate dusting.
 
I recommend Lake Country Pads which are sold at Danase.com. Unless your swirls are really bad I would recommend going with some of the orange, white, and black pads. Unless you already have a backing plate, thats something you should also invest in, I use a 6" but it seems like quite a few around here use a 5"



As for polish, Ive tried a few, not near as many as some people here, but so far I have had nothing but amazing results with Optimum. Once again, as long as your swirls are horrible, you will just need Optimum Compound and Optimum Polish. Both can also be had at Danase.com
 
Maybe some pics of your paint would be helpful. A darker paint may warrant an extra light polishing step.



Meguiar's #'s 80, 81, 82, and 83 get some pretty good reviews here. Their pads are also of good quality



A great place for Meg's products would be auto detailing solutions. They offer 'sample' sizes on alot of products.



Menzerna seems to be the highest regarded polish, but it's a little bit pricier and trickier to work with than Optimum.
 
95mustang302- Let's see if I can help a little, I use LC pads a lot.



By "#2" I assume you mean Meg's #2 Fine Cut Cleaner (new version that's PC friendly), if not, then please correct me. The #2 may/may not finish out fine enough and the orange might/might not be soft enough for a final finish. You might plan on doing a follow up with a milder product and a softer pad.



If you meant "DC#2" instead of the #2 listed above, note that the DC#2 is a nonabrasive "glaze" similar to the #7 (as is the #81).



If you don't have some Meg's #80, I'd pick some up. Very handy all-around polish.



Speaking of #7, I prefer to use it with a more open pad than the LC gray/black, which can load up with the "trade secret oils". The LC white is usually funcionally nonabrasive and is what I'd probably use.



For LSPs, you can use the finishing pad.



Regardless of brand, you should probably have a light cutting pad (e.g., the orange), a polishing pad (e.g., the white) and a finishing pad (e.g., the black/gray). But get a few of each (and more of the polishing pads) because you might want to experiment and, more importantly, because [stuff] happens, usually at the worst possible moment ;)
 
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