Just ordered a PC 7424

Matt94MR2

Matt94MR2

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I'm finally buying a polisher after many years of waxing my cars by hand. I've been lurking the forums for a while and I'll probably have more questions once my PC arrives. I bought this kit from autogeek. Here's the plan so far:
1. Wash car
2. Mother's clay bar
3. Wash car
4. Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polish with PC
5. Meguiars Cleaner/Wax (with PC?), I have a bunch of this stuff laying around

Any feedback?
 
Hi Matt :welcome

Congrats on the PC purchase,

on step 5, instead of a cleaner/wax you may want to follow up with either SSR1 or meg's #9 with a polishing pad (I'm partial to SSR1)
step 6
you could use the meg's cleaner/wax here but I prefer either AIO, Pro Polish, or PwC with a finishing pad
step 7
apply favorite LSP (if you use the cleaner/wax, top with a carnuaba)

Good luck, and welcome to the obsession

"J"
 
:welcome If you're polishing, I would skip the whole extra wash after the clay. There's no point in it IMO. I would also look into a longer lasting LSP than the Meg's cleaner wax. If you want something locally, look into Meg's NXT or the new Mother's stuff. Congrats on your PC purchase. :)
 
Matt94MR2 said:
I'm finally buying a polisher after many years of waxing my cars by hand. I've been lurking the forums for a while and I'll probably have more questions once my PC arrives. I bought this kit from autogeek. Here's the plan so far:
1. Wash car
2. Mother's clay bar
3. Wash car
4. Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polish with PC
5. Meguiars Cleaner/Wax (with PC?), I have a bunch of this stuff laying around

Any feedback?
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While I haven't had the problem, I have read that Meg's #83 will sometimes leave some hazing. Probably depends on the paint. Because of that, you might want to do a pretty good inspection befor you apply your LSP.

Just my opinion, but since you have a bunch of the Meg's Cleaner/Wax laying around, it's because you weren't happy enough with the results to use it up.
You might want to consider giving it away and trying something else.

Charles
 
Thanks for the welcome and advice everyone. I think I'm going to use Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze my first time since it is less abrasive and my paint isn't that bad. About the wax, I've been meaning to try Meg's NXT wax so I will probably go with that. I have two cans of the cleaner/wax which is why I was initially going to use it. I guess I'll just have to find another use for it.
 
I'm thinking about ordering a PC 7424 as well; these things are dummy-proof right? Orbital buffers can't harm the clearcoat or finish correct? I'm kind of intimidated using a machine.
 
Only if you dont heed the advice givin here!
Improper pad and product selection will yield undesirable results....If in doubt, always ask someone with more experience.....I'd say your off to a good start!
 
Used the PC today for the first time but ran out of daylight before I could finish the car. The results are much better then anything I was ever able to get by hand. The difference between the polished and non-polished areas was very noticeable. The polished areas where a brighter white and more reflective. Here is what I've done so far:
1. Washed car
2. Clayed car (Mother's)
3. Used PC with Orange (light cutting) pad and DACP
4. Put the car cover back on and called it a night
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plan for tomorrow is:
5. Use PC with White (polishing) pad and Meg's SR 2.0
6. NXT wax

Anyone know of any good tutorials on repairing rock chips?
 
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