Matthew_McNally Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I used my new PC for the first time properly this week. Very happy with it :D Polished my fathers car, and it came up sooooo well - was very happy. But - I couldn't wax it properly. I was using P21S. I applied it by hand, and then tried to buff it off using a buffing bonnet. But - it did not come off very cleanly at all, the buffer was leaving quite nasty marks on the surface. They looked a bit like the ones below - except no where near as bad what was I doing wrong? was it because I used too much wax (I didn't really use much at all though) should I have taken the wax off by hand, and just used the bonnet to buff it up? should I have applied the wax with the PC (if so - with what pad?) I managed to "fix" it by buffing it for AGES - it eventually all came clean, but it took a long time. no pics sorry - I am a crpa photographer, and they were all too washed out to be worth showing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1995_ES300 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 well, when i worked under meguires, policy was to use the pc only to apply the wax, and then remove the wax by hand with a microfiber....totally flawless results with that regimin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_McNally Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 well, when i worked under meguires, policy was to use the pc only to apply the wax, and then remove the wax by hand with a microfiber....totally flawless results with that regimin. ← :( buts thats the hard way :( :D so - which pad should I use to apply the wax, and more importantly, how do I get it out of the tub and onto the pad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1995_ES300 Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 you know, i am not too sure what pad they used... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Yeah I havent found good results using the PC to remove the wax. The P21S is so easy to apply and remove personally I dont see why you'd need the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_McNally Posted April 16, 2005 Author Share Posted April 16, 2005 Yeah I havent found good results using the PC to remove the wax. The P21S is so easy to apply and remove personally I dont see why you'd need the PC. ← to be honest mate, I was using the PC, as I polished (sonus paintwork cleanser and a blue pad) then used the buffing bonnet, and was awestruck by how well the paintwork was coming up. it was so smooth and shiny - it was almost silky. so - I naturally thought "WOW - imagine how good the wax is gonna come up with this thing!". Thinking about it - I have sorta decided to wax and buff manually, and then taking the buffing bonnet to it for the final finish next time. I am also considering dropping the waxing stage to be honest. I was totally impressed with Klasse All In One and Sealant Glaze when I applied them by hand to my IS, and if they come up as good as I imagine using the PC, I suspect the waxing may just be an unnecessary final step If so - I'll finish my tub of P21S and Souveran, and stop waxing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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