PC, LC Pads, and Meg's not yielding results

Lil Mac said:
Hey guys,



I've been searching and can't find the answers I'm looking for so here is my call for help.



My car is a 2002 Black Z28. 18,XXX KM's on it (~10,000 miles)



It's got some light scratches on the surface, and some swirling.



I've got a PC, with an LC 6.5" selection of pads. I've got 3 whites, 1 black, and 1 orange.



The products I am trying to use are #83 DACP, #80 Speed Glaze, and NXT.



I'm running into several trouble spots where it appears that the products aren't even touching any of the surface. My trouble spots (or the spots where it is most visible) is my hood, and my roof. I can't seem to find a good speed.



I first started out with a white pad, and speed glaze working at a medium pace with the speed to 3. This yielded no results. Stepped it up to DACP and white pad, changed my speed a little higher and still yielded no results. I bumped everything up again, went to an orange pad, DACP, and speed at 4.5 and all I got was some micromarring, with the scratches still remaining.



The scratches themselves aren't deep, as I can't feel them with the fingernail, but can see them under flourescent light. The swirling isn't too bad.. its these PITA scratches that are bothering me.



What I'm trying to ask, I guess, is what speeds to use for what pads and what products? I had high expectations and this combo I'm using is giving me less than stellar results. :nixweiss



I worked with the above process on my spoiler and it seemed to have worked.. but the same process won't work on my roof, or hood. What a PITA.. I'm so fed up right now, spent nearly 12 hours yesterday on it and close to all day today.



Ready to explode.. :shocked
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MAC. I am really a newbie like you and have experieced the same problem. I never used LC pad. SO I can't comment on it. I use MEGs polishing pad with #83 with speed of 5 and medium pressure. I put #83 (big X) on the pad and work in the 2*2 area. From what you wrote, the scratches were not deep. I think the method should take care the problem. Don't expect the finish to be good immediately. Most of the time, you have to go over it again to see if there's an improvement over the area. If not, you could use more aggressive method ie cutting pad. I think 83 is a good product and aggressive enough for your case. You may wanna go check Meguiarsonline for further information. There are so many knowledgable people over there who are willing to help you.

Good luck.
 
Alfisti said:
You didn't say how fast you're linear arm speed is...you should move your arm/pc at 2'/sec at speed 5-6 for the first couple of *passes* of each *application* ...
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2 feet per second? Don't you mean 2 inches per second?
 
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