What to use after megs 205

[SuperBee364]

No, I never tried the UF. And as I only do a few corrections per year, working to master finishing-by-rotary just doesn't appeal to me :nixweiss



Eh...I just finish out via Flex or Cyclo. It's just a personal preference of mine, but I simply don't like using my rotaries. REALLY don't like. Whereas the Cyclos are about as close to fun as this stuff gets for me.



On the "oils absorbed into the paint", I'm having issues with M205. Seems to take a *LOT* of IPA wipes to eliminate an oily haze that I can only see under my SunGun :think:



Oh, and I'm glad to hear you have your wash sorted out :xyxthumbs IMO that's the most important thing to master in the whole of detailing.

Yup, same here. Giving the affected area a quick once over with RMG, then removing the RMG with IPA is easier than trying to just remove the 205 with IPA.

 

[Accumulator]

.. Giving the affected area a quick once over with RMG, then removing the RMG with IPA is easier than trying to just remove the 205 with IPA.

I remember somebody doing something similar on a Jag recently. I tried a few things but not combined with the IPA wipe...I'll give that a try next correction, maybe with my beloved Meg's #5.



Nice to know that I'm not the only person having this issue with the M205, doesn't seem to be much mention of it (maybe because it's only visible under certain conditions).

 

[SuperBee364]

I remember somebody doing something similar on a Jag recently. I tried a few things but not combined with the IPA wipe...I'll give that a try next correction, maybe with my beloved Meg's #5.



Nice to know that I'm not the only person having this issue with the M205, doesn't seem to be much mention of it (maybe because it's only visible under certain conditions).

But when it *is* seen, it's so nasty that you wonder how in the world it's only visible under certain conditions. Direct sun really brings it out, as you can imagine.

 

[scary bill]

No, I never tried the UF. And as I only do a few corrections per year, working to master finishing-by-rotary just doesn't appeal to me :nixweiss



Eh...I just finish out via Flex or Cyclo. It's just a personal preference of mine, but I simply don't like using my rotaries. REALLY don't like. Whereas the Cyclos are about as close to fun as this stuff gets for me.



On the "oils absorbed into the paint", I'm having issues with M205. Seems to take a *LOT* of IPA wipes to eliminate an oily haze that I can only see under my SunGun :think:



Oh, and I'm glad to hear you have your wash sorted out :xyxthumbs IMO that's the most important thing to master in the whole of detailing.

That makes a lot of sense, I went back to the rotary after a few years off because I could not get on with the PC for corrections. Maybe I should've gotten a Cyclo, as I hear they are superior to the PC for all of that stuff.



The Honda's hood was the only panel to do it, too. It wasn't hard to clean up the polish residue, it would just *dry up* as soon as the buffer pad touched it.



As far as washing...



What I found was living on a gravel road sucks. Dirt gets into everything. Thats why I used a PW w/ foam cannon followed by a ONR wash.

 

[Accumulator]

But when it *is* seen, it's so nasty that you wonder how in the world it's only visible under certain conditions. Direct sun really brings it out, as you can imagine.

Ah, but what *really* drives me nuts is when it's so mild that I can't see it in sunlight. I checked the Yukon over and over outside at just the right time of day for such inspection, even got Accumulatorette to help (she's great at seeing such stuff). Looked perfect....



Later that night, in a completely pitch-black shop, I decided to check out my oh-so-great work with the 3M SunGun. Uh-oh...it showed that the problem was not fully resolved. I spent forever sorting it out at o-dark-hundred, had to recharge that stupid SunGun battery for a few minutes over and over again once it ran down as it doesn't last worth [much].



My experiences with (true) holograms are different; my wife and I spot them best in natural sunlight every time, the SunGun isn't as good for those when they're very light. But when it comes to M105/M205 issues, the SunGun is simply in a league of its own for some reason :nixweiss

I went back to the rotary after a few years off because I could not get on with the PC for corrections. Maybe I should've gotten a Cyclo, as I hear they are superior to the PC for all of that stuff.

If I had the magic touch with a rotary (maybe with more practice, but I guess I'll never find out), and/or if I liked using it better (no accounting for personal preferences), then it'd be great to just do everything with those, so I fully understand why some people are rotary-only.



And yeah, there can be some cases where a PC just isn't the right tool for the job.



I do best with a bunch of different polishers, these days primarily using the Flex/PC/Cyclos in combination on most jobs. Eh...it's sorta like how I like using a bunch of different wrenches when somebody else would just do a job (and do it just as well) with one Crescent wrench.

What I found was living on a gravel road sucks. Dirt gets into everything. Thats why I used a PW w/ foam cannon followed by a ONR wash.

That sounds like a great approach for your (very challenging!) situation :xyxthumbs