I am questionning my technique or my patience

**Calendyr** · 07-25-2013, 08:33 PM

Hey guys,

I just spent the day working on a BMW 323i. I did a paint correction using Meguiar's DA Polisher (V2), orange buff&shine pad, M105.

After doing 8 slow passes with M105, I polished using same DA, Buff&shine green pad and M205.

After all that there were still swirls left. I have yet to manage to correct paint where no swirls are left.

So what do you think is my problem? Do I expect too much from DA correction? Should I make 16 passes to correct paint? All the guides I read say 6-8 passes. I have tried in the past to use a Microfiber Cutting pad instead of an orange pad but the result was the same, a few swirls left.

Would really like to figure this out, it really bugs me.

**Rsurfer** · 07-25-2013, 08:44 PM

Slow down your arm speed (1" per second) and 15lbs. of pressure.

**geekdout** · 07-25-2013, 08:51 PM

what he said, also what speed do you set your DA at while correcting?

**tuscarora dave** · 07-25-2013, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Rsurfer

Slow down your arm speed (1" per second) and 15lbs. of pressure.

And shrink down your work area too. Try doing a 10"x 10" area. Once you start getting the correction you are looking for, try increasing the size of your work area until you find the perfect size area for your technique.

**Evan.J** · 07-25-2013, 08:58 PM

If you haven't done so watch the video all about M105, M101 and M100

Mike Phillips Jason Rose and Mike Pennington do a great job of explaining each application and how each should be used.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugl35QexkkQ]Meguiar's M105, M101 and M100 Compounds Round Table Discussion at Autogeek with Mike Phillips - YouTube[/video]

**VP Mark** · 07-25-2013, 09:54 PM

Are you priming the pad correctly?

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**inDetail** · 07-25-2013, 10:01 PM

It sounds like your not being consistent with arm speed and pressure. You should be between 9 and 15 pounds of pressure ideally. Put a pad on your polisher and grab a scale and push down until it hits 15 so you have a feel for it.
Speed should be no more then 5 on the DA. Practice on one spot on the car. One area, do 12x12. Get that right then do the rest of the car.
If you can get a hood from a car in the junk yard. Try and get it off of the car so you have make/model/year and maybe the paint code. Practice on it.

**Calendyr** · 07-26-2013, 01:01 PM

Ok from what you are saying it seems speed might be the issue. 1 inch per second seems very slow compared to all the videos I have watched. But I will try it. From doing quick math you are talking about taking 12 minutes to do a 2 foot by 2 foot area right? Will product last that long? Seems to me M105 flashes after about 2 minutes.

**matryx** · 07-26-2013, 01:45 PM

I did my dads 2011 white corolla yesterday and had the same problem. I couldn't get it to swirl free gloss on the trunk when I did a test panel.

I first tried Menz SF1500 with a yellow B&S pad with my GG polisher on speed 5 with 4 passes. Then I stepped up to Menz PG1000 with an orange pad with 6 passes and still didn't get that perfect swirl free shine.

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**Rsurfer** · 07-26-2013, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Calendyr

Ok from what you are saying it seems speed might be the issue. 1 inch per second seems very slow compared to all the videos I have watched. But I will try it. From doing quick math you are talking about taking 12 minutes to do a 2 foot by 2 foot area right? Will product last that long? Seems to me M105 flashes after about 2 minutes.

Try working a smaller area.