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    Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    I happened to be playing around with Langka blob eliminator on a few slightly deep scratches on my driver's door.

    It appeared that the blob eliminator caused some fine scratches into the finish, so I tried some M205 to clear this out
    by hand, but it only seemed to make more fine microscratches. Since I had intended to polish my car soon with a Griot's DA,
    using M205/M105, this makes me now feel uncomfortable that M205 is going to finish down to a glossy finish(black car)

    I wound up using some scratch-x by hand to remove the fine haze from the M205 application. Is there a possibility that using M205
    by hand is problematic???

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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    What did you use for an applicator?


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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    Well 205 is known to be finicky on soft black but can also be the technique one uses when hand polishing. Most of us have a tendency to "scrub" or apply a lot of pressure with our finger tips that can haze up the paint. Since you have it I'd say give it a shot during your test spot and see how it does with the da

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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    Mike,

    I used a regular grade Meguiars gold microfiber cloth. I have many more plush microfiber towels, but was trying not to have to re-wash my extra good stuff. I should also mention that I didn't really wad the towel into a small square, so I'm sure I was using much more fingertip pressure over a small area then I should be. The scratch-x did clean up the scratches however with some mild fingertip wiping through the cloth.

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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    I’ve never ever have had that happen
    when I use M205.

    •I’m thinking two things:
    1.) Did you polish ‘long enough’?
    2.) Did you polish ‘clean enough’?

    RE: #1:
    Keep in mind that M205 has SMAT abrasives,
    that do not break down like those in DAT;
    which in turn gives M205 polish a long
    working time. {Often it takes more than
    just a few passes to correct paint blemishes,
    all the while: not instilling more.

    RE: #2:
    Cleanliness is next to Godliness—even
    when it comes to Detailing. Checking
    pads, towels, products, etc. on a regular
    basis for debris and other such contaminates
    is a must, IMO.



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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    Bob,

    I washed the car a few days ago and had not driven anywhere. I used some Meguiars's quick detailer and then some RM wax and grease remover before working on the paint area. Yes indeed, I spent the minimum amount of polishing time I could as I did not want to abrade any more than necessary. The odd part is that Scratch-X has no problems with mild polishing with pressure from a few fingers under the cloth (Yes I see I did make a big mistake doing this, but the scratch x has something unique in it to make it foolproof)

    Originally I was trying to remove the scratches the Lanka blob eliminator created. I think my blob eliminator needed thinning with water and was too pasty.

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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    Re-polish using clean foam applicator.

    Fibers are abrasives -Mike Phillips



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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    I'm glad I found this out today. The microfiber towels I was using had been used and washed before with Micro Restore, but there is no telling if the individual fibers were less soft than normal.
    However, the only foam applicators I have lying around other than foam for the DA are foam encased in fine blunt microfiber. I will have to look on Autogeek's store to find something suitable.

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    Re: Meguiars 205 by hand - scratches??

    Quote Originally Posted by charlestek View Post
    I will have to look on Autogeek's store
    to find something suitable.
    These are what I use:
    24 Pack Pinnacle Foam Wax Applicator



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