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Amazing how easy M83 is to use with the right technique!
Some of you may have read the thread I posted a week or two ago called "PC 7424 first use - what am I doing wrong?"
With some great tips and advice I was able to get some decent results using M83 and a W-8006 foam pad. It was hard work! I was having trouble getting the M83 off, seemed like I had to use QD and really scrub at it. Also it seemed I had a lot of dusting and had to make 4 or 5 passes to see any real results.
Well, last night I had some time so I thought I'd give it another try, but this time I was going to experiment with the amount of product. I used only 3 pea-sized drops of M83 on the pad, worked a small 12x12 area and found to my astonishment that the residue wiped right off very easily, and I could see the difference in the area I had just worked compared to the surrounding area! I made 2 passes using only 2 pea-sized drops of M83 on the pad for each 12x12 section, and I cleaned the pad on the fly between applications.
I was thrilled to see that 2 passes of M83 the right way accomplished what 5 passes required the last time (not to mention the huge amount of product used on the 1st try).
On my first attempt, I did only the edge of the fender to the crease in the hood. This time, I ran tape down the center of the hood and worked only on the driver's side. Here's some shots:
Bad swirls and holograms
After:
50-50
50-50 from another angle
Lessons Learned:
1. Don't apply too much product! Saturating the pad makes the product much less effective and very hard to remove the residue.
2. Keep the pad clean! Clean the pad after every application so it can spin freely and work on the paint.
3. Place a mark on the top of the pad so you can tell if it's spinning. This tip actually helped me to sort out my issues. Applying too much product resulted in gummed up pad that wouldn't spin. A fresh pad with the right amount of product spins freely and does a lot more work with a lot less effort!
I hope my experience will help someone else avoid my mistakes
Some of you may have read the thread I posted a week or two ago called "PC 7424 first use - what am I doing wrong?"
With some great tips and advice I was able to get some decent results using M83 and a W-8006 foam pad. It was hard work! I was having trouble getting the M83 off, seemed like I had to use QD and really scrub at it. Also it seemed I had a lot of dusting and had to make 4 or 5 passes to see any real results.
Well, last night I had some time so I thought I'd give it another try, but this time I was going to experiment with the amount of product. I used only 3 pea-sized drops of M83 on the pad, worked a small 12x12 area and found to my astonishment that the residue wiped right off very easily, and I could see the difference in the area I had just worked compared to the surrounding area! I made 2 passes using only 2 pea-sized drops of M83 on the pad for each 12x12 section, and I cleaned the pad on the fly between applications.
I was thrilled to see that 2 passes of M83 the right way accomplished what 5 passes required the last time (not to mention the huge amount of product used on the 1st try).
On my first attempt, I did only the edge of the fender to the crease in the hood. This time, I ran tape down the center of the hood and worked only on the driver's side. Here's some shots:
Bad swirls and holograms
After:
50-50
50-50 from another angle
Lessons Learned:
1. Don't apply too much product! Saturating the pad makes the product much less effective and very hard to remove the residue.
2. Keep the pad clean! Clean the pad after every application so it can spin freely and work on the paint.
3. Place a mark on the top of the pad so you can tell if it's spinning. This tip actually helped me to sort out my issues. Applying too much product resulted in gummed up pad that wouldn't spin. A fresh pad with the right amount of product spins freely and does a lot more work with a lot less effort!
I hope my experience will help someone else avoid my mistakes
Oh yeah, special thanks to Nappers' comments on "I got some M83 .. have a couple of questions" thread.
and thanks for sharing!
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