MightyClean
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ok so i wash , compund with 3m extra cut, must wash due to hard to remove splatter. then clay,polish follwed by intense wash then glaze and wax. is this a positive system or should it be changed?:nervous:
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3Dog
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Not sure about all you said :think:
But you clay before you start polishing. You should not need to wash between steps.
But you clay before you start polishing. You should not need to wash between steps.
That is a lot of washing and will take a long time but can be necessary if the car is bad. You should clay before compounding, though.
Try this:
Wash and clay at the same time, then compound. If the splatter is bad, wash again. Then you should be able to polish, glaze, then wax.
Try this:
Wash and clay at the same time, then compound. If the splatter is bad, wash again. Then you should be able to polish, glaze, then wax.
Accumulator
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MightyClean- Welcome to Autopia!
I'd approach it a little differently:
I'd clay after the wash but before the 3M EC. I like to get as much contamination off the paint as I can before I start with the compounds/polishes.
The 3M EC (I'm assuming you mean PI-III Extra Cut Rubbing Compound pn 05936) is some mighty aggressive stuff and it leaves considerable micromarring whenever I use it. I follow up with a milder compound (usually PI-III RC 05933) and then follow *that* with one or two milder products (usually PI-III MG 05937) go achieve a decent gloss. It always takes a lot of work to bring a finish to a decent standard after that Extra Cut, the stuff's like liquid sandpaper.
No need for washing IMO, just deal with the splatter/etc. as you go. I spray the panels with Meg's #34 when removing compound residue, this helps a lot.
I wouldn't need a glaze after doing all the compounding/polishing. By the time I get the micromarring from the Extra Cut out I'm left with a finish that doesn't need a glaze (unless you're after some specific effect that will require such a product) because I've already removed any marring that a glaze would hide.
I'd approach it a little differently:
I'd clay after the wash but before the 3M EC. I like to get as much contamination off the paint as I can before I start with the compounds/polishes.
The 3M EC (I'm assuming you mean PI-III Extra Cut Rubbing Compound pn 05936) is some mighty aggressive stuff and it leaves considerable micromarring whenever I use it. I follow up with a milder compound (usually PI-III RC 05933) and then follow *that* with one or two milder products (usually PI-III MG 05937) go achieve a decent gloss. It always takes a lot of work to bring a finish to a decent standard after that Extra Cut, the stuff's like liquid sandpaper.
No need for washing IMO, just deal with the splatter/etc. as you go. I spray the panels with Meg's #34 when removing compound residue, this helps a lot.
I wouldn't need a glaze after doing all the compounding/polishing. By the time I get the micromarring from the Extra Cut out I'm left with a finish that doesn't need a glaze (unless you're after some specific effect that will require such a product) because I've already removed any marring that a glaze would hide.