I just ordered a PC 7424 and a 6" backing pad, along with some 6" pads from CMA (3 yellow and 3 white). I have a few questions about how to use it properly, and what products to use.
I have a 2003 BMW 325Ci that has paint in fairly good condition. It's never been polished since I bought it, but I have tried to keep a good coat of wax on it all the time. It has some swirls from the idiot dealers who keep forgetting that I told them not to wash it, along with some water spots and bug stains. Also, it's been sitting in a Cambridge, MA parking lot for the past eight months while I'm in school.
I'm thinking of using either 3M Finesse-It II Machine Polish or 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze after claying, followed by Zaino. Which one of those would you recommend (or is there another product I should be using)? I'd like to stick with 3M products. From what I can tell reading other forum threads, it seems like they are pretty close in abrasive level, so what's the difference between them? Perfect-It III is newer, so is it easier to apply/remove or something? Which one gives better results?
Also, if I end up having to use the yellow CMA pad with either of those products, will I need to go over the paint again with the white pad in order to produce maximum gloss?
Finally, what do you guys do when using the PC on tight areas, say around taillights, A-pillars, on the the flat horizontal surfaces on top of bumpers, and things like that. Do you try to apply the polish by hand, or just use the PC?
I have a 2003 BMW 325Ci that has paint in fairly good condition. It's never been polished since I bought it, but I have tried to keep a good coat of wax on it all the time. It has some swirls from the idiot dealers who keep forgetting that I told them not to wash it, along with some water spots and bug stains. Also, it's been sitting in a Cambridge, MA parking lot for the past eight months while I'm in school.
I'm thinking of using either 3M Finesse-It II Machine Polish or 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze after claying, followed by Zaino. Which one of those would you recommend (or is there another product I should be using)? I'd like to stick with 3M products. From what I can tell reading other forum threads, it seems like they are pretty close in abrasive level, so what's the difference between them? Perfect-It III is newer, so is it easier to apply/remove or something? Which one gives better results?
Also, if I end up having to use the yellow CMA pad with either of those products, will I need to go over the paint again with the white pad in order to produce maximum gloss?
Finally, what do you guys do when using the PC on tight areas, say around taillights, A-pillars, on the the flat horizontal surfaces on top of bumpers, and things like that. Do you try to apply the polish by hand, or just use the PC?
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