megs #83, #80 and then #82, still haze slight haze, what now?

[Alfisti]

Fixed it, i will just put the same thing in this thread:



Alright i figured it out.

Kinda embarrasing but i wasnt working it long enough.

This stuff you have to work FOREVER. I have never had to work it this long to get these results.



But anyway here is me working my arse off.

I still have micro marring on my hood, its 98% better.

The rest of the car is coming out great, 100% micor marring free!

Hey Coupe, just something I noticed. You're using the BLUE pad - might be your problem. I have the DAS range, which are excellent, but the blue pad is just too soft for something like #82. It isn't firm enough to breakdown the abrasives in a timely manner. As a result, abrasives don't finish down properly, leaving a hazy finish. Breaking them down with the blue pad would take forever, as you discovered. You'll find better results with the green pad next time - perfect firmness for #82 and similar. :2thumbs:

 

[coupe]

i just wanted to say that you said people are confused of the numbering meg's uses, but you wrote out the same order meg's uses?? meg's says #83=6, #80=4, and #82=3

same thing as you said and the chart you linked to says... he is wrong, but you're wrong about meg's system being wrong hahaha

anyway, car looks great and i'm glad everything worked out

especially since i'll be ordering those same products very soon

I quoted the wrong member, it was finerdetails that i was supposed to quote in post #8.

Re-read those posts, they where saying #82 was more aggresive than #80.

I dont see how im wrong in the order.

Hey Coupe, just something I noticed. You're using the BLUE pad - might be your problem. I have the DAS range, which are excellent, but the blue pad is just too soft for something like #82. It isn't firm enough to breakdown the abrasives in a timely manner. As a result, abrasives don't finish down properly, leaving a hazy finish. Breaking them down with the blue pad would take forever, as you discovered. You'll find better results with the green pad next time - perfect firmness for #82 and similar. :2thumbs:

Actually the blue was the only pad that wouldnt make it haze. The orange pad and green pad kept hazing my paint no matter what i did.

 

[Alfisti]

Actually the blue was the only pad that wouldnt make it haze. The orange pad and green pad kept hazing my paint no matter what i did.

Ok...that's interesting. I guess it just goes to prove again that there's no 'magic bullet' when it comes to polishing.



Just thinking about something you wrote about on an earlier post. I find the amount of polish applied to the pad effects the polish's cutting and lubricating ability. How much polish did you end up using per application?

 

[coupe]

After the pad was primed i used 2-3 dime sized dots.

After you spread it out (12"x12" area) its basicly already gone clear.

Thats what made it tough, after its spread out you cant see it anymore so you have no idea how much to work it. So i just worked it and worked and worked it. After awhile you could see the product repear but it reaperd oily (im assuming this is the polish coming out after the abbrasives broke down). Then i worked that a little longer then i wiped it off.



Hard to put it into words.

 

[imported_Ivan Rajic]

I quoted the wrong member, it was finerdetails that i was supposed to quote in post #8.

Re-read those posts, they where saying #82 was more aggresive than #80.

I dont see how im wrong in the order.

no no, like i said, you're right in the order... you just said that people were confused with how meg's numbers their polishes, but meg's numbers their polishes in the order you said, so there's nothing to be confused about, that guy was simply wrong... you get me??

i'm on your side man haha

 

[coupe]

Oh yeah lol

 

[EdLancer]

#82 does not have as much cut as #83, but has a longer working time, whereas #83 has more cut, but breaks down faster and contains a filler and light protectant. This is why Meg recommends #83 can be used with a wide range of pads since it breaks down faster and the use of the word versitile. I myself like #82 on my ride, provides better optical qualities in the paint.