Speed Glaze Questions

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CostaK

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Using speed glaze today with some mixed results.



I cant seem to work it hard enough to get it to go powder dry. I am using a pc with meguiars uellow 8006 pad at a speed of 6,00opm.





Either I am using too much product or not working it long enough. How do you know when it is done?



Does it just dust off with a towel or do you really have to scrub it. Not so much that it is sticky but it does smudge a little.



Today I was doing each panel for 3 - 4 minutes then wiping with mf towels. They gummed up really quick and I was using 2 - 3 towels per panel.



Any hints. I have tried a search. Lots of rave reviews (and when I got it to work I was really impressed myself) but not much by way of instructions.
 
Sounds like you are using too much. I usually make a thin line across about 2/3's the pad and work it until it is just starting to dissipate. It should wipe away easily.
 
I work it until it is almost clear, then allow it to dry. I do the entire car, allow it to dry, then remove. Try it this way and see if it works better for you.
 
Precisely, i use it often. Even if theres too much product, its remains oily enough to continue working even to another panel, to help spread it around. I dont have any dust residue problems. Its my miracle product...Even if you dont think your using enough, your probably just right....Do a panel or two, and if its difficult to remove, then your using too much product.....Continue until your happy with removal process and looks!
 
thanks for the tips.



I think it is a combo of using too much and not letting it dry enough - maybe I will work another panel before wiping the previous one.



Doing the other side of the car today.
 
Costa, your bigger of the two problems, IMO, would be using too much product. Drying really isnt an issue if you only use "just enough."
 
Yep, what Patrick said. It's a product that removes just fine either way wet or dry. Your problem is using too much.
 
Well, I said it first...:)



SpoiledMan said:
Sounds like you are using too much. I usually make a thin line across about 2/3's the pad and work it until it is just starting to dissipate. It should wipe away easily.
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"speed of 6,00opm"



I don't know what that is. Are you using a PC? Use #5, if so.



Otherwise, what has been said is good advice... It's a great product; breaks down quicker than DACP...



If it gums up your towels, too much product remains. Buff longer/faster? Use less?



Good Luck!



Jim
 
I had the same experiences with Speed Glaze. It wouldn't seem to dry for me and I kept working it in and working it in. I finally realized that I was using too much product. It buffed off easy no matter what but its definitely different than DACP. It doesn't seem to dry to a haze.
 
Tried again today and with slightly less product had outstanding results considering it was my first time using speed glaze, my car is (Honda) non metallic black and it was the first time machine polishing.



To me at least, its a thin line between two much and just enough but today I better understood when I was approaching it (or crossed it).



I am about to post a few pics in click & brag (topped with WG twins).



Jim - I dont have a pc as you cant get them in Australia and by the time you import them and pay about as much as the pc again for a step down transformer (changes our 240v to US 110v) it gets a bit silly cost wise.



Instead a few of us down under make do with random orbital sanders. My one is multiple speed with a minimum "no load" speed of 6,000 opm (orbit per minute) (which I think is about equivalent to a pc on 6).
 
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