1993 Taurus SHO from hell! M105, M80, DG105

[rwisejr]

Great save Matt. I love jobs like these because they are so gratifying when your done.For both you and the owner. Again Great work

[matt@autogeek.net]

Thanks everyone!

For 105, here are a few things I noticed:

1) Do not over lubricate the pad. In fact, a tiny bit seems OK, but any "normal" amount of lubrication seemed to gum up the compound.

2) LESS IS MORE. Use very little, and work in very small sections.

3) Don't start off slow - apply to the paint and get crackin' on the highest speed. 105 breaks down nearly instantly so you can't waste time spreading it on a lower speed, or it will dry up.

4) This one is very important - keep plenty of pads on hand, and/or be prepared to clean your dirty pads while you work. I had 3 cutting pads, and had to clean each one twice. As the pad gets dirtier, the compound will begin to gum up quite a bit.

Also, the whole job took me 10 hours.