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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8276   
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Sorry, that was a bit of a highjack...
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3rd Aug 2016 12:25pm |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58  
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Sorry from the lack of reply, I am away atm but as soon as I get back I will do a full run down on what I use and how I use it for you all. 2009 Westminster. Mariana black with ivory leather. |
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4th Aug 2016 8:39am |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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And no worries about the hijack knowledge is power so the more info the better we all are!! Lol.
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4th Aug 2016 9:21am |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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Hi Matt. 1; Cutting and polishing pads. Typically, i use the same cutting pad for the whole car, either a 150mm or a small 60mm spot pad for tighter areas. I Personally use Lake county pads, and for general sale there is a choice of 5. They all look visually identical, but they have varying density. The firmer the pad, the coarser the cut it will give. The pads I use can be machined washed (NO softner in though, but a sprinkle of white vinigar helps to break down the polishes) and I usually get 3 medium sized cars from each 1 before its ready for the bin. Typically you will be looking at around £30 for a set of 5 pads (150mm). 2: Time per panel. This is an un-answerable question to be honest. Firstly you have to know all car paints are different. Japanese paints tend to be very soft, and require less abrasive combinations, and the flip side is German cars tend to have diamond hard paint, requiring a more aggresive approach. Then when you factor in age, sun damage and general condition of paint, it becomes a bit of a suck it and see for the novice. The best advice I can give you is start gently and work up untill you see a result your hapy with. Use a low abrasive polish on a medium pad, then work up a bit at a time. 3: Paint micrometer. Yes, I use one lol. This is the model I use: http://www.paintgauges.co.uk/fnpro?gclid=C...Ajz78P8HAQ but in all honesty, I have seen cheaper ones give the same reading as mine. Again, as with the time per panel question, paint depth is a open ended question, with infinite combinations that will all affect what depth is safe, but as a couple of 'rule of thumb' things to go by then I would say A; standard factory paint should read between 80 microns and 120 microns. anything over and you will be dealing with resprayed paint. This isnt a problem 9 out of 10 times, but be aware it IS different paint and therefore may react differently to the polish/pad your using. B, if you have a particular scratch you want to remove, if you can 'feel' it with your thumb nail, you CANNOT remove it. It has gone through the clear coat, and the clear coat is all you have to work with. Go through the clear coat and you will have to respray the panel. C, NEVER compound ANYTHING below 60 microns. SUICIDE. 4: DA Machines. There are a good few choices out there with regard to DA machines, but my personal choices would either be a Porter Cable https://www.amazon.co.uk/Porter-Cable-7424...e+polisher or a Rupes Bigfoot: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bigfoot-LHR15ES-O...s+polisher Both of those I would describe as professional. If your budget is a bit smaller then have a look at the DAS6: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Action-Orbital-Po...words=das6 which is more than capable of anything you could throw at it, but they tend to go thro brushes in the motor like butter, so be prepared to be changing them regularly. Any other question, or if you want any info for your vehicle specfically, let me know, be glad to help if i can. EDIT: Just stumbled across this on amazon, worth every penny if your looking for a good DA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dodo-Juice-Orbita...RDK9421A7C 2009 Westminster. Mariana black with ivory leather. |
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16th Aug 2016 10:07pm |
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| mattstevenson2005 Member Since: 01 Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 737  
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Thanks for your excellent write up and for your recommendation for DA's, pads and ptg.
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17th Aug 2016 4:34pm |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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Hi Matt.
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17th Aug 2016 5:14pm |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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The best ones for you to get would be the CCS pad. They give the best overall performance. 2009 Westminster. Mariana black with ivory leather. |
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17th Aug 2016 6:56pm |
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| mattstevenson2005 Member Since: 01 Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 737
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just looking at the Menzerna compounds and they don't seem to do a 2800 they do a 2500 or a 3800 could you confirm which one you used?
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17th Aug 2016 9:22pm |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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Yeah my bad, sorry, fat fingers lol, i use power finish 2500
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17th Aug 2016 9:33pm |
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| mattstevenson2005 Member Since: 01 Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 737
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cheers for that, i am thinking of going for this kit as it comes with a full range of compounds
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17th Aug 2016 10:21pm |
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| Rilla Member Since: 29 Feb 2016 Location: Douglas Posts: 58
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no problem. happy to help.
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17th Aug 2016 11:23pm |
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