Hi, had a bit of a play today with my meguires da & ultimate compound polish with microfiber pads.
Car was pretty swirly up close & I think it's much improved after just a couple of hours-with a couple of days it would be much better.
Rob
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Looking good Bear
Today I decided to mine rather than wash it.
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Looking good there Mr bear . I have just bought some Meguiars microfibre pads, correction compound and finishing wax. I have heard good reports about them, but never tried them before. I have previously used Hex logic pad's with good results, so interested to hear how you found the microfibre pads to work with.
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Swiftly wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:03 pm Looking good there Mr bear . I have just bought some Meguiars microfibre pads, correction compound and finishing wax. I have heard good reports about them, but never tried them before. I have previously used Hex logic pad's with good results, so interested to hear how you found the microfibre pads to work with.
I wish I could impart some expert analysis, but I'm just a beginner really!
I tried several different times with the meguires foam pads with little correction evident, I got the microfibre versions after reading that bmw clearcoat is very tough & they were recommended to have more "bite"
Definitely more effective imho, it still takes time though-all a result of visits to the car wash or careless hand washing I guess
Rob
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Thanks Rob, the Hex Logic foam pad's which I've previously used took quite a few passes to achieve any impact as I too found the clear coat ito be very tough. Like you I am a novice and still learning. It will be a few weeks before I can actually put the microfibre pads to the test, but looking forward to seeing the results they will achieve, so will keep you postedSmartbear wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:23 pmSwiftly wrote: ↑Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:03 pm Looking good there Mr bear . I have just bought some Meguiars microfibre pads, correction compound and finishing wax. I have heard good reports about them, but never tried them before. I have previously used Hex logic pad's with good results, so interested to hear how you found the microfibre pads to work with.
I wish I could impart some expert analysis, but I'm just a beginner really!
I tried several different times with the meguires foam pads with little correction evident, I got the microfibre versions after reading that bmw clearcoat is very tough & they were recommended to have more "bite"
Definitely more effective imho, it still takes time though-all a result of visits to the car wash or careless hand washing I guess
Rob
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Great job Rob - I'm not brave enough to go down the machine polish route, think I will stick with the showroom shine / Mer wax / Topaz combo
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Hi Marlon, you cant go wrong with a da polisher
Its the rotary versions which can easily cause expensive mistakes for novices
Rob
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