What products do you recommend for DA Polishing

[mudhog79]

I have an HF DA Polisher, i am looking to order a back plate and some pads as well as compound and polish.

I am leaning towards an Astro back plate of a Lake Country

I have been looking at the Lake Country 5.5" flat pads. I am looking at getting 3 orange pads and 3 white pads. Would you recommend something different for a brand new car as well as a car with light swirls?

I am also looking at the M205 or McKee Fast Polish as well as the McKee Fast Compound as i have seen many times of complaints about the 105 dusting a lot. Any other suggestions of user friendly compounds / polish.

As a final product i plan to use the McKee 37 Coating

I am looking for suggestions / input for any of the above.

Thanks

[BillyJack]

I always recommend a new user start with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and Meguiar's 205 polish. Both have an easy learning curve and are very available and inexpensive. Once you get more experience, you can always branch out to other brands later, but you'll never regret having UC and 205 in your arsenal.

Bill

[Rsurfer]

The product that I would recommend for DA polishing is a better buffer.

[Kamakaz1961]

Any of the Menzerna Combos are great. The following are great too. Jescar combo (it's Menzerna product). McKee's, Pinnacle and many more. AGO sells them all...but I would look at their combo products ie Compound/Polish combo

[mudhog79]

Billy Jack thanks for the helpful input. Any recommendations on the pad combos? 3 orange and 3 white or something else?

[mudhog79]

Thanks Kamakaz.

[BillyJack]

Billy Jack thanks for the helpful input. Any recommendations on the pad combos? 3 orange and 3 white or something else?

That's a good start. You can use either pad with a polish, depending on how much correction you need. I'd add a couple waxing pads too, so you're prepared to do something other than a coating
Once again, you can always add to your collection later. Keep it simple to start.

Bill

[Klasse Act]

I've had great experiences with LC CCS pads lately, also their blue cyan pad as well. As far as polishes I recently was blown away with Optimum hyper polish but it was used on a brand new car but ZERO dusting. When I need to correct something more major, my go to is M101 and Meg's Ultimate Compound are 2 that can't be beat!

[The Guz]

Here are some good write up's to read through

How many pads do I need to buff out my car?

NEW! Meguiar’s Foam Buffing Discs

5.5" SUPER THIN FOAM PAD OPTIONS for your Dual Action Polisher

See Joe's post here about McKee's 37.

McKee 37 Paint Coating Questions Before I Dive In

[mudhog79]

I've had great experiences with LC CCS pads lately, also their blue cyan pad as well. As far as polishes I recently was blown away with Optimum hyper polish but it was used on a brand new car but ZERO dusting. When I need to correct something more major, my go to is M101 and Meg's Ultimate Compound are 2 that can't be beat!

Thanks for the input, i will check into the pads.