Mikenap gets in over his head!

[weekendwarrior]

Mike - you should be very proud of that finish.

Regarding oily finishing polishes....sometimes, they can be a pain to deal with. A couple of things you can try are using varying types of towels for removal....long nap, medium, etc...as well as swapping to a fresh towel frequently. I have had good results using the Meguiar's Detailer Line glass cleaner (giving it a spritz during the removal process).

One thing you want to be careful of is to not wipe the oils so much or so hard that you instill more swirling/defects.

 

[ZL1Mark]

Mike, first of all the correction looks killer :rockon:

PO85rd has a thick lubricating oil, and is quite different in use then M205. In comparison to M205..

Use less product, one the pad is damp with product only 2 to 3 pea sized dots (or a thin straight line via rotary) is necessary.

Once the pad becomes saturated it will be very difficult to tell when the abrasives have broken down.

It has a substantially longer work time.

It is much more difficult to wipe off completely!

How much more difficult? The thick lubricants in the product will clog microfiber towels fast. While it is possible to get complete wipe-off with just microfiber towels, you will need a lot of them, as once the towel get coated you end up smearing the residue on the surface.

Also, as another side note, alcohol will remove the oils completely, but depending on the amount of oil on the surface, you may need several wipe downs, particularly if you are using a strong solution of alcohol (that flashes off and redeposits the oil on the surface. Consider using a diluted solution of alcohol, about 50/50 and saturated the surface. Wipe with a microfiber towel, then come back with a clean microfiber and buff clean.

Even with alcohol the towel will become coated with oil, meaning you will start to redeposit the oil back on to the surface. Fold you clean buffing cloth in half twice so you have 8 clean sections and switch to them often. Even then you may need two clean microfibers to successfully wipe all of the residual oil away with out leaving some behind.

Wow, what a pain in the a** to use this stuff. Does 106FA have such thick, lubricating oils?

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

Wow, what a pain in the a** to use this stuff. Does 106FA have such thick, lubricating oils?

Its not a pain at all if you will just take the time to learn how to use it. IMO 85rd is the best finishing polish there is. Soooooo Glossy artaaay:

 

[ZL1Mark]

Its not a pain at all if you will just take the time to learn how to use it. IMO 85rd is the best finishing polish there is. Soooooo Glossy artaaay:

Do you prime the pad with 85rd?

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

Do you prime the pad with 85rd?

I don't personally (maybe I should) I just lay a small bead around the outer perimeter and then ad product (couple of dots) as needed. I also do a water only wash between each polishing stage :smile: