Which polish/pad combination would you choose for this paint?

[js4506]

Looking for some recommendations on polishing my truck preparing it for a coating. It`s a black 2014 Silverado with light swirl marks, pictures make it look much worse than in person but it gives you an idea. I have about half bottles of D300 and m205 left, but will need all new pads.

Would a microfiber cutting pad with the D300 be overkill for this? I previously used that combination and ended with m205 on a green pad and it finished well enough for my old truck that was very swirled, but this paint isn`t as bad.

Also since I will be coating, would it be worth following up with something like PO85RD on a black pad?

Any recommendations on how you would approach this paint would be greatly appreciated!

 

[js4506]

Wanted to add that I know there are many factors that would go in to this to give a definite answer. Just looking for some recommendations since I need all new pads I cant do as much trial and error without buying much more than I`ll ever use

 

[Buster906]

Have you considered HD SPEED?

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[felixthecat]

What machine are you using & bp size? 5.5 perhaps or?

 

[Buster906]

Depending on the vehicle size, I will use a 5.5 or 6in pad. I have the Meguiars microfiber kit with the D300,301. I also have their Diamond cut kit with pads included. M105 is good but the dusting is horrible

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[felixthecat]

I`d try Griots mf pad w/ a finishing pad on a small section of the hood. Rupes blue & yellow combo works great. Or a Menzerna fg400, 2500 combo.

 

[Buster906]

Machine... I use a PC7424XP, GG 6IN, MT 300

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[js4506]

I`ll be using a GG 6in with 5.5" backing plate i believe it is

 

[Justins00ss]

Have you polished this truck before? Reason I ask is some of the new black GM`S can have some really tricky paint. For these vehicles I tend to stay away from the SMAT type products such as m205/m105 etc.

I would look at some of the Menzerna line up. Fg400 if needed. Pf2500 and SF 3800. If the truck isn`t too bad pf2500 and sf3800 would probably be a good combination.

Always do some test spots before proceeding with the entire truck. Get your process dialed in.

 

[The Guz]

Give it a test spot with M205 and a polishing pad and adjust from there.

Have you considered HD SPEED?

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Would not recommend this as a coating will be applied.

 

[js4506]

Have you polished this truck before? Reason I ask is some of the new black GM`S can have some really tricky paint. For these vehicles I tend to stay away from the SMAT type products such as m205/m105 etc.

I would look at some of the Menzerna line up. Fg400 if needed. Pf2500 and SF 3800. If the truck isn`t too bad pf2500 and sf3800 would probably be a good combination.

Always do some test spots before proceeding with the entire truck. Get your process dialed in.

I haven`t polished this truck before, but I polished my last truck so I have a little experience with it. That was a black 2004 Sierra and I used the D300 on a microfiber cutting pad followed by m205 on green pad and it came out pretty good, I`m not sure if the paint is different now though.

This paint isnt nearly as bad as my last truck so I was hoping I wouldn`t have to be too aggressive. I have heard great things about the menzerna lineup, maybe ill give the pf2500/sf3800 a try and if I need something more aggressive I can use the D300 I still have. Which pads would you recommend for the pf2500 and sf3800?

 

[Buster906]

Give it a test spot with M205 and a polishing pad and adjust from there.



Would not recommend this as a coating will be applied.

So HD SPEED does not work well with any coating or just certain coating?

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[The Guz]

So HD SPEED does not work well with any coating or just certain coating?

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It`s an all in one that leaves protection behind. Coatings are best applied to bare paint.

 

[Buster906]

Ok, thank you. I had forgotten that coatings are stand alone. I am hesitant to apply a coating to my DD

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[BudgetPlan1]

Ok, thank you. I had forgotten that coatings are stand alone. I am hesitant to apply a coating to my DD

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Why hesitant?

 

[Buster906]

For one, it`s a DD, the cost. I want to get a detailing class under my belt after I retire. Plus my truck is white and getting white to pop is difficult

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[MattPersman]

Would do a test spot with d300 and your MF pad. I see you need pads so get perhaps a few cutting and polishing. The paint will likely be "hard" and the MF kit from megs works well as you have seen in the past. If you needed to finish with the d302 or d301 or even ultimate polish


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[Accumulator]

I haven`t worked on a GM newer than the `04 Yukon XLD I had, so maybe I`m completely out-of-date here, but I`d expect that to take *MUCH* more aggressive stuff than M205 (yeah, I know some guys have done significant correction with it).

Have you polished this truck before? Reason I ask is some of the new black GM`S can have some really tricky paint. For these vehicles I tend to stay away from the SMAT type products such as m205/m105 etc.

Ah, ineresting! Why do you prefer diminishing-abrasive products on current GMs?

On my older ones I was all about NONdiminishing stuff, as I now am about all my vehicles. I`ll never touch another abrasive that diminishes in this lifetime as I want to have 100% control over the amount of work, not gonna keep going until something finishes breaking down if the situation calls for !stop abrading NOW! if that makes any sense.

(Influencing incident: my GOOD painter, who`s a genuine Rotary Meister, recently did permanent damage to the Jag buffing it with one of those very mild Menzerna polishes. Not something that happens to him once per decade but that car`s oe paint is problematic (five apparently separate incidents of partial repainting *during original construction* with more paintwork done before New Car Delivery). *I* only polish it for *seconds* at a time and thus usually avoid such problems, but you can`t do that very well with diminishing abrasives.)

 

[RaskyR1]

The newer black GM trucks have been a bit of a pain to work on IMO. A lot of the combos I tried didn`t wipe off as well as they typically would so don`t be surprised if that happens. I used M205 on MF pads to cut (KBM205MF), which worked very well and still wiped off easily. For finishing I think I used Hyper Polish with yellow BOSS pads.

This one it looks like I finished with HD 502 and BOSS yellow pads

 

[js4506]

Awesome thanks! Would you consider it a harder, or softer paint? I never even thought about using m205 with a MF cutting pad, I think this sounds like a great option because my paint looks similar to what you worked on. What is the KBM205MF you referred to?
Also, is there a reason you finished with Hyper polish? I`ve never used it but according to the polish chart it`s listed as a step more aggressive than m205?

The newer black GM trucks have been a bit of a pain to work on IMO. A lot of the combos I tried didn`t wipe off as well as they typically would so don`t be surprised if that happens. I used M205 on MF pads to cut (KBM205MF), which worked very well and still wiped off easily. For finishing I think I used Hyper Polish with yellow BOSS pads.

This one it looks like I finished with HD 502 and BOSS yellow pads