Machine polishing accessories.
Machine polishing accessories.
I got a yellow polishing pad with it. But thats it.
What else would people recommend I get for it?
Got a couple of Poorboys polishes and a meguiars finishing polish but what other pads and liquids do I need?
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Sparkystav
13-11-2017, 10:10 AM #1Right bas I hoped I would I got a meguiars g220 polisher for Christmas.
I got a yellow polishing pad with it. But thats it.
What else would people recommend I get for it?
Got a couple of Poorboys polishes and a meguiars finishing polish but what other pads and liquids do I need?
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mattlaw I got the g220 a couple of years back, watch out for the screws coming loose behind the backing plate and throwing half the internals of the damned thing across your bonnet, I thread locked mine
Will check that, thanks for the heads up
Sam B i always use 3m products when i do bodywork. Cant fault it. get yourself a 3M 'greentop' fast cut compound and 3m 'bluetop' machine polish. cant go wrong!
Thanks will have a look for them
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26-11-2017, 08:29 AM #5mattlaw I got the g220 a couple of years back, watch out for the screws coming loose behind the backing plate and throwing half the internals of the damned thing across your bonnet, I thread locked mine
Will check that, thanks for the heads up
Sam B i always use 3m products when i do bodywork. Cant fault it. get yourself a 3M 'greentop' fast cut compound and 3m 'bluetop' machine polish. cant go wrong!
Thanks will have a look for them
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G220 are perfectly capable machines, i've got 3 or 4 of them amongst my collection and they still have many uses even compared with my rotaries.
Everyone's polish and pad choice will vary, its a case of finding what you like. With the rotary i prefer 3M pads. As a general rule i like using Sonus and Meguiars pads with the 220. You will most certainly find you need a cutting pad amongst your collection if you want any decent levels of cut on offer to you, a polishing pad for refining and finishing pads are perfect for applying a glaze. I would say Sonus for cutting, polishing meguiars although the Sonus polishing pad will offer a bit more bite and either Meguiars or 3M for finishing. The 3M range are slightly softer overall so better when looking for the end results (apart from their cutting, thats a very firm pad)
Polishes again, can be a very large subject. Whatever you choose try to stick with it and learn to get the best from them rather than getting disheartened, buying more and ending up with cupboards full of stuff you wont use.
Meguiars #83 and #80 are good products but will require a slightly longer working time to get the best from them, but still very capable. The Menzerna range are one of my favourites and you'll find you will be able to reach their abilities more quickly and easily, however they can 'play up' in colder conditions.
You will also need to purchase a smaller backing plate to reach the tighter areas, bumpers, wings etc So therefore aside to the large pads above, factor in the same pads again in their smaller sizes, often referred to as spot pads. With a G220, due to the nature of dual action machines, spot pads will offer greater levels of cut, but also therefore increase the heat more easily compared to larger pads so bare this in mind. With rotaries, due to the nature of their design it is the opposite.
As a tip, make sure you draw a thick black line from the centre of the backing plate outwards. Without this it is near impossible to see how many rotations the pad is doing as it can vary so much with pad pressures when working over different angled panels. Keeping the required rotations is extremely important with a dual action, or it can be very easy to be moving the pad around the panel thinking you are polishing yet the pad is hardly moving.
Read the guides from detailing world, read them again, then practice, then go back and read them again
Best of luck mate, and most importantly make sure you relax and enjoy it or you will be as stiff as a dog by the end of the day
Christian
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27-11-2017, 12:05 AM #6Hi Sparky, just seen this so thought i would add my input.
G220 are perfectly capable machines, i've got 3 or 4 of them amongst my collection and they still have many uses even compared with my rotaries.
Everyone's polish and pad choice will vary, its a case of finding what you like. With the rotary i prefer 3M pads. As a general rule i like using Sonus and Meguiars pads with the 220. You will most certainly find you need a cutting pad amongst your collection if you want any decent levels of cut on offer to you, a polishing pad for refining and finishing pads are perfect for applying a glaze. I would say Sonus for cutting, polishing meguiars although the Sonus polishing pad will offer a bit more bite and either Meguiars or 3M for finishing. The 3M range are slightly softer overall so better when looking for the end results (apart from their cutting, thats a very firm pad)
Polishes again, can be a very large subject. Whatever you choose try to stick with it and learn to get the best from them rather than getting disheartened, buying more and ending up with cupboards full of stuff you wont use.
Meguiars #83 and #80 are good products but will require a slightly longer working time to get the best from them, but still very capable. The Menzerna range are one of my favourites and you'll find you will be able to reach their abilities more quickly and easily, however they can 'play up' in colder conditions.
You will also need to purchase a smaller backing plate to reach the tighter areas, bumpers, wings etc So therefore aside to the large pads above, factor in the same pads again in their smaller sizes, often referred to as spot pads. With a G220, due to the nature of dual action machines, spot pads will offer greater levels of cut, but also therefore increase the heat more easily compared to larger pads so bare this in mind. With rotaries, due to the nature of their design it is the opposite.
As a tip, make sure you draw a thick black line from the centre of the backing plate outwards. Without this it is near impossible to see how many rotations the pad is doing as it can vary so much with pad pressures when working over different angled panels. Keeping the required rotations is extremely important with a dual action, or it can be very easy to be moving the pad around the panel thinking you are polishing yet the pad is hardly moving.
Read the guides from detailing world, read them again, then practice, then go back and read them again
Best of luck mate, and most importantly make sure you relax and enjoy it or you will be as stiff as a dog by the end of the day
Christian
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Sparkystav
27-11-2017, 02:24 AM #7Great post, thanks for the advice!
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