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Marky771

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Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« on: 23 January 2013, 19:38 »
Will menzerna power finish work ok with 3m yellow pad on shadow blue
And I have 3m blue pad but don't no what to use with it ??

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Re: Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« Reply #1 on: 23 January 2013, 20:46 »
Your meant to start with the lest abrasive polish and pad and work your way up to you get the level of finish your after. 

all polishes will work with all pads to some sort of level. Start with the lest abrasive of the two and see what the correction is like if its no good try the more abrasive one.

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Re: Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« Reply #2 on: 23 January 2013, 22:12 »
Is it 85 rd 3.02 or 203s?

Both do effectively the same job but 203s has more cut and finishes down nicely too, both are good polishes,
Are you looking to just jewel the finish up or is it in need of a little more attention?

3m yellows are fine and great pads for crisping the finish up with, the blues are for use with fine finishing polishes/glazes.
« Last Edit: 23 January 2013, 22:34 by Dan J »
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Re: Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2013, 23:46 »
Yes dan just got a few light swirls on the car just looking to get it back on its toes again what do you recommend I should do first

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Re: Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2013, 22:15 »
Is it 203s or 85rd 3.02?
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Re: Just a quick question on machine polishing !!! Help
« Reply #5 on: 24 January 2013, 23:04 »
85 rd

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« Reply #6 on: 25 January 2013, 11:25 »
Ok cool, 85 rd has less bite than 203s so "MIGHT" take an extra pass or two to get the results your after,

If you need more cut I'd get some 203s ,also some 85 RE 5 which is the finishing polish from the range and is fantastic for jeweling the finish up.

See how you get on with 85 rd 3.02 on the 3M yellow and go from there. Keep your machine speeds on the low side.
« Last Edit: 25 January 2013, 11:28 by Dan J »
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