35mastr

Its that time to Wet sand Compound and Polish my new paint. Its been about 18 years since I have done a whole car.

Now my question is what Pads,Compounds,Polishes and Buffers are you body guys using these days? I know that there have to be better stuff then the 3m Microfinishing compound that I used then.

Thanks in advance
George

Gary's 2 442-S

I used Meguiars Diamond Cut Compound 2.0 to cut first after I wet sanded using 3M sandpaper 1200 and then 1500. When I applied the 2.0 I was using a compound pan. This was just wearing my arms out so I went out a bought another polisher to apply the compound. I used wool polishing/cutting pads to apply and also to polish.After I cut it I then used Meguiars Dual action Polish. One thing I found out when I was trying cut and polish was that if I sprayed a mist of water on the car while doing this I got a glossy shine than I did without using the water. I then used Miguiars Mirror Glaze which is a Polymer Sealant to finish it off. I was really amazed how it turned out. The car came out with a "mirror" shine on it. I then used micro fiber towels to go over the finish and it removed any swirls. check out http://www.smartshoppersinc.com/ for some really great prices on different compounds to use. Fellow member Ijasond told me to use this product and he has his own paint shop in Atlanta

coppercutlass

if its a simple cut and buff i would start with 2000 then 3000 trazac i would use the 3m buffing compound and the dark glaze. start with wool pad for compund and the foam pad for dark and i would follow it with a hand laze from miguiars to protect it . I wouldn't use water while buffing as the pads get soaked and make a mess i would just use less compund jmo. i also wouldnt use 1200 if it has been buffed before and 1200 is more for a recently finished car and is very aggressive . 2000 will cut it nice then a 3000 will leave a nice shiney but dull look and it should buff very fast if you use the 3000 trazac pad to finish sanding