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13th June 2015, 13:21 | #1 |
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So I'm sure this will have come up but on a quick search couldn't find.
What category does the paint on our Mk1 cars fall into. Is it hard or soft? I've had VAG cars where the paint has been so hard it was difficult to make an impression. Just wondering which pads and polish to start with for minimal correction (light scratches/swirls) Harry |
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The paint is different on all cars depending on what kind of life it's had over the years. Always start with the least aggressive and work your way up if need be. Make sure you prep well and your paint is as clean as possible before you apply the polisher. 2bm, remove tar and iron deposits, clay and you're good to go.
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The paint isn't as hard as vag for the most part but like said above least aggressive first, shouldn't be difficult to improve the finish
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You can still do correction with foam, I use blue 3m pads for polishing and black for finishing with 101 and 205 respectively. Admittedly you would be hard pushed to get above 90% correction with this and I was using rotary so the mf pad option is probably a better one for das6! Serious performance make good ones apparently, I actually have some but sold my da before using them so they're sitting in the garage unused Seeing as you're using menzerna you must remember to work it and keep working it until it cannot be worked anymore! This is when the hazing type finish starts to end and you can see shine through the polish. Good thing about your setup is, when you get the hang of it you'll get better results than a lot of rotary users with smat polishes I.e. myself |
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Bit much for swirls but yes gives a great result, shame you seem to have struck through to primer on the whole panel
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Hey Jordan, thanks for your interest and advice on my threads. PM me if you want to sell the unused MF pads. I will have a 5" backing plate on my set up.
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No worries, I will probably keep them for now may list them up when I organise my garage in the next couple of weeks as I am off of work
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