I have started to t-cut my car as it desperately needed it! Anyway once i've finished it i am going to do the meguiars 3 stage :D

 

So i want to know, do i use the machine to apply the paint cleaner??? And i am guessing i can use the machine to apply the polish, yes???

 

Cheers,

Isaac :)

you can use a buffer but only on a slow speed, its stuff like G3 your supposed to use a buffer on

you can use a buffer but only on a slow speed, its stuff like G3 your supposed to use a buffer on

 

Thanks Chris :D I am in the middle of G3ing it, so once done i'll paint clean it by hand and then polish and wax :nana2:

The Megs paint cleaner is fine with an orbital polisher. Its no where near as aggressive as cutting compounds for orbitals only.

 

Youll get the best results with the paint cleaner if you use a relatively slow speed, and make sure you work in the cleaner until the polish goes translucent, and then wipe off straight away. Same with the polish.

 

Check out my rides and youll see what the results are like

 

HTH :D

The Megs paint cleaner is fine with an orbital polisher. Its no where near as aggressive as cutting compounds for orbitals only.

 

Youll get the best results with the paint cleaner if you use a relatively slow speed, and make sure you work in the cleaner until the polish goes translucent, and then wipe off straight away. Same with the polish.

 

Check out my rides and youll see what the results are like

 

HTH :D

 

Thanks for the advice Nick, reall appreciate it mate :D :bow:

 

And i remember you posting pics of your very shiny car, looked superb. I doubt i'll get it close to that, but worth a try eh...... :D

No worries mate.

 

A big big big must is to clay bar your car first. Megs do a kit for about £15 quid, and theres a few good vids on you tube. It makes life sooooooo much easier when trying to get out defects. I found prior to claying the car, all the ingrained crap that you cant see (brake dust on the rear edges on the wings) would "hold on" to the polish and make for hard work when taking the polish off. Honestly mate its an absolute MUST! Some people seem scared to use clay, but it really is a piece of piss.Heres one of the better vids

 

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It does take time, and my paint was aweful (as below which is a before and after of my bonnet). The best way i found was to split the panels up into sections, eg, the bonnet into quarters and doors into 3 top to bottom sections, and keep working it till your happy. Another good thing is the polish in the 3 stage system, has quite a high amount of silicon fillers in it, which masks the defects as opposed to removing them, and is generally alot safer on older paint. If you struggle to wipe the polish off without leaving streaks, spray a touch of quick detailer that you get in the clay kit, and itll give a streak free finish.

 

Oh and stay well well away from that horrid cotton cloth stuff that halfrauds sell (or any other place) that you cut off a roll. It tends to leave a dust layer on the car, which if is rubbed on hard enough with leave scratches in your paint and ruining your hard work. Some of the best bits of kit i bought were the Water magnet cloth (similar to a chammy but much nicer to use) a couple of microfibre cloths and a proper deep pile terry cloth.

 

Good Luck

Thanks sooooo much for the advice bud :bow: :bow:

 

A quick question though, i am using G3 rubbing compound on it first as my car is full of overspray from when my dad sprays outside! Will this not do the job of the clay bar???