socommatthews said:
how do you tell if your polish is broken down enough?ill be using the 7424 w/the sonus DAS pads and sonus swirlbuster polish.the swirlbuster is new so theres probley not to much info on it but in general how do you tell?is it when the polish is not so milky white and more translucent?
I've never used Swirlbuster polish, so as far as visual I can't help...but this is what I do with any new polish I try or use:
* Using a 1'x1' section - apply the polish the same as any other polish
* using little pressure and speed 4.5 - 5 work the polish in.
* At each change in the polish I remove a section and see how the paint looks
* repeat at each change until very little or no hazing is present (this will very depending on the abrasiveness of the polish).
The reason for speed 4.5-5 and little pressure is, it goes through the stages slower so you can determine when it's broken down without under or over working the polish.
After doing this you will now know what it looks like when the polish is broken down and you can increase the speed, pressure, etc. to get the job done.
The amount of passes and time will vary - polish, temperature, humidity, speed, speed of movement, pressure, pad & paint all play a factor on "how long to work the polish in".
I also have some pictures and videos on my website showing different polishes at work and breaking down.
http://paintcare-n-detailing.com
Here are some other videos showing the XMT line:
http://www.autogeek.net/xmt.html
