echo46
04-23-2012, 10:29 AM
I finally got around to purchasing the Meguiars 105/205 polishes and Dodo Juice Purple Haze. I decided to detail my e36 as a test case just to get some practice with these new products. It was my understanding that the 105 would provide significant cutting to reallly attack the swirls and minor scratches.
My e36 is pretty clean but has some accumulated minor scratches, hazyness and swirls. I clayed it last fall so it did not need a claying. I used my Porter Cable 7424 Orbital buffer with orange pads. The 105 polish made very easy work of the haze and swirls but I had mixed results with the scratchs. It took care of the very light shallow scratches but was not as effective against the medium type scratches. I'm thinking maybe I should have used a more aggressive cutting pad? Overall, I was very happy with the 105 polish.
I then moved onto the 205 polish. What a joy to work with. Buffed on and off nice and easy with incredible results. The paint took on an almost wet depth that really popped.
As much as I liked the 105/205 polishes, I liked the Dodo Juice even more. It spread like butter and set up in about ten minutes and buffed off beautifully. The paint looks absosuley incredible. I highly recommend the Maguiars 105/205 combo followed by the Dodo Juice wax.
Do the experts out there think I would have fared better with a more aggressive cutting pad than the orange pad? I know the BMW clear coat is fairly hard. Or is the issue in the fact that the Porter Cable buffer will not generate enough heat?
My e36 is pretty clean but has some accumulated minor scratches, hazyness and swirls. I clayed it last fall so it did not need a claying. I used my Porter Cable 7424 Orbital buffer with orange pads. The 105 polish made very easy work of the haze and swirls but I had mixed results with the scratchs. It took care of the very light shallow scratches but was not as effective against the medium type scratches. I'm thinking maybe I should have used a more aggressive cutting pad? Overall, I was very happy with the 105 polish.
I then moved onto the 205 polish. What a joy to work with. Buffed on and off nice and easy with incredible results. The paint took on an almost wet depth that really popped.
As much as I liked the 105/205 polishes, I liked the Dodo Juice even more. It spread like butter and set up in about ten minutes and buffed off beautifully. The paint looks absosuley incredible. I highly recommend the Maguiars 105/205 combo followed by the Dodo Juice wax.
Do the experts out there think I would have fared better with a more aggressive cutting pad than the orange pad? I know the BMW clear coat is fairly hard. Or is the issue in the fact that the Porter Cable buffer will not generate enough heat?