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Hi all,
I've been doing some research with respect to the topic in the title but would like some added input before I proceed with anything.
I own an '03 e39 BMW that I've generally been meticulous in my care toward. I learned to use a Meguiar's DA polisher a few years ago and have since utilized the DA Microfiber Correction System, twice, on the whole car with amazing results.
Recently, though, the clear coat on the rear quarter panel started fading away, inching upward toward the rear passenger window, along with the entirety of the top of the trunk lid. I had it resprayed professionally at a local shop. The end result is great, but not optimal (I'm very particular with details); there is a lot of orange peel everywhere said respraying has been done. A couple or so weeks ago, I decided to research if there's any way orange peel can be removed from automotive paint without sanding, and that's when I came across the wondrousness of CarPro's denim pads. For those who aren't aware what these are, see here and watch this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1ZaF10nbo
Through this process I learned of electronic paint thickness gauges, their importance in the auto detailing world, and purchased one.
The disparity between the readings of, say, my hood, which, to my knowledge has factory paint and has been subjected to, as mentioned, a full treatment of Meguiar's DA MF Correction System a couple of times, and the newly-painted trunk lid are stark.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but 1 mil = 25.4 microns of material. The readings of various parts of the hood range from 2.4 mils to 1.5, while the trunk reads 9.4 mils.
Assuming my conversion of mils to microns there is correct, here's my first question for the experts: Is 9.4 mils enough to warrant the safe application of this orange peel removal via a denim pad from Carpros coupled with Meguiar's M105 or M100 compound and a DA polisher like the one I also own from Meguiar's (assuming, of course, I follow proper guidelines laid out in the thread linked above and other similar threads)?
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My second inquiry has to do with my continued usage of Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction System in the future to remove swirls from the paint.
I realize that 1.5 mils, such as what parts of my hood register, doesn't amount to much paint. Should I proceed with caution in the future in seeking to remove swirls from such areas of the hood?
How many microns, or mils, of paint does the DA MF Correction System generally remove?
If using this system is indeed to risky on such thin material, what other system or combination of materials from Meguiar's would you folks recommended that effectively removes swirls from the clear coat but is very minimally abrasive?
I've been doing some research with respect to the topic in the title but would like some added input before I proceed with anything.
I own an '03 e39 BMW that I've generally been meticulous in my care toward. I learned to use a Meguiar's DA polisher a few years ago and have since utilized the DA Microfiber Correction System, twice, on the whole car with amazing results.
Recently, though, the clear coat on the rear quarter panel started fading away, inching upward toward the rear passenger window, along with the entirety of the top of the trunk lid. I had it resprayed professionally at a local shop. The end result is great, but not optimal (I'm very particular with details); there is a lot of orange peel everywhere said respraying has been done. A couple or so weeks ago, I decided to research if there's any way orange peel can be removed from automotive paint without sanding, and that's when I came across the wondrousness of CarPro's denim pads. For those who aren't aware what these are, see here and watch this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1ZaF10nbo
Through this process I learned of electronic paint thickness gauges, their importance in the auto detailing world, and purchased one.
The disparity between the readings of, say, my hood, which, to my knowledge has factory paint and has been subjected to, as mentioned, a full treatment of Meguiar's DA MF Correction System a couple of times, and the newly-painted trunk lid are stark.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but 1 mil = 25.4 microns of material. The readings of various parts of the hood range from 2.4 mils to 1.5, while the trunk reads 9.4 mils.
Assuming my conversion of mils to microns there is correct, here's my first question for the experts: Is 9.4 mils enough to warrant the safe application of this orange peel removal via a denim pad from Carpros coupled with Meguiar's M105 or M100 compound and a DA polisher like the one I also own from Meguiar's (assuming, of course, I follow proper guidelines laid out in the thread linked above and other similar threads)?
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My second inquiry has to do with my continued usage of Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction System in the future to remove swirls from the paint.
I realize that 1.5 mils, such as what parts of my hood register, doesn't amount to much paint. Should I proceed with caution in the future in seeking to remove swirls from such areas of the hood?
How many microns, or mils, of paint does the DA MF Correction System generally remove?
If using this system is indeed to risky on such thin material, what other system or combination of materials from Meguiar's would you folks recommended that effectively removes swirls from the clear coat but is very minimally abrasive?
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