What pad for Megs 105?

[imported_Chris223]

What a great site for the hobbyist that doesn't need to purchase in bulk like a pro would!



I ordered 12oz. sample bottles of 80, 83, 85 and 105 along with single servings of some misc. items I needed (wet sand paper, sanding block and an extra grout sponge) for less then I was ready to order a bottle of SIP for! ADS for the win!

Agreed. A lot of people here probably have swirls they want to take care of, but if you're going to need to correct it ONE time, it's a total waste to buy a 32oz bottle of something that'll get used once and then collect dust. I must have sold off like 10 bottles of stuff at my garage sale a few weeks ago... just stuff that's been collecting dust since I used it one time for what I needed it for.

 

[NSXTASY]

Well I'm not a pro detailer. I need a polish for 4 cars at the moment, all family. And if a few friends want me to do theirs I'll do it, but the great majority of products I buy are for my car online, but I've tried SSR2.5 on an orange pad and really worked it and it didn't do much for me. I'm going to try #80 first, I'd consider #83 but I've seen on this board more than once that it can be a pain in the *** to use. I'm also going to try IP and FPII but I don't have the money to try ALL of those things listed above, I'd wind up with 8 bottles of polish in which some *might* get used once, and then never used again. I already have enough bottles of product sitting on my shelf that never gets used.



I may even try 105 by hand first, before I go to the PC with it. But by putting it down and going right to 6, wouldn't that sling it everywhere? Wouldn't I want to spread it around first?

I understand, I just meant that you may want an intermediate step between M80 and M105. M83 is meant to be used by a ROB, I never had a problem with it once I got used to how it worked. M80 and M105 are close to the extremes in terms of cutting in the Megs Line.



As far as applying to the panel first, thats how I use it by rotary, so I do the same for PC. Because of the (M105) short working time I pick it up on the panel and get straight to work. PC's barely spin as it is, once you lift the edge at a slight angle the pad slows considerably, with a bit of trial and error, there shouldn't be any splatter.