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Pad and polish recomendations.

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Pad and polish recomendations.

Post by Dave1971 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:50 pm

I've been a lucky boy and got a DA from Santa/SWMBO but the problem now is that it opens up the minefield that is pad and polish combinations. I've done a little bit of reading up on this but I'm not sure if it's really helped or I'm now more baffled than when I started.

For the time being I'd like to keep things simple as all I'm looking to do is remove the normal light scratches and swirl marks. I'm edging towards Scholl s20 black as it's a 1 step solution or maybe poorboys ssr2.5 or 2 then ssr1.

Am I thinking along the right lines? What pads would you guys suggest for polishing, waxing/sealing and wax/sealant removal?
Zed No 1 2004 e85 Z4 2.2 se
Zed No 2 2007 e85 Imola Red Z4MR
Zed No 3 2006 e85 Ruby Black 3.0si Roadster
Zed No 4 2009 e89 Deep see blue 35i sDrive
Zed No 5 2006 e85 Titan silver 3.0si Roadster
Zed No 6 2004 e85 Black Sapphire Alpina Roadster S Lux #073

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Pad and polish recomendations.

Post by Smartbear » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:54 pm

Bmw clear coat is tough stuff, I use microfibre pads & meguires ultimate compound to make an impression on it :thumbsup:
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Pad and polish recomendations.

Post by Dave1971 » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:04 am

Smartbear wrote:Bmw clear coat is tough stuff, I use microfibre pads & meguires ultimate compound to make an impression on it :thumbsup:
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Good to know. I was under the impression that BMW paint was quite soft.
Zed No 1 2004 e85 Z4 2.2 se
Zed No 2 2007 e85 Imola Red Z4MR
Zed No 3 2006 e85 Ruby Black 3.0si Roadster
Zed No 4 2009 e89 Deep see blue 35i sDrive
Zed No 5 2006 e85 Titan silver 3.0si Roadster
Zed No 6 2004 e85 Black Sapphire Alpina Roadster S Lux #073

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Pad and polish recomendations.

Post by Z4M-2006 » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:03 am

Bear is right

Clear coat on bmws is tough

I use the same combo too... go for microfibre cutting pad and megs ultimate compound
Both are super easy to use and give nice results..
I use a soft waffle pad to apply glaze but always wax by hand

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