well i did a car with a pc the other day and had great results. it had medium swirls so i used dacp on a polish pad and got 90 percent of them out. i found myself going over a 2x2 area about 6 times (3 west to east and 3 north to south) i did a work in at 4, then sped it up to 5 or 6 and put a little pressure and did it pretty slow, then i let off the pressure and went over it again. ive heard people say that it takes them 2 hours for a hood. it only took me about 20-30 minutes. am i not doing it for long enough? how slow do you guys go and how many passes? the stuff i am using with the pc is megs dacp,80 and 9. so what is your method of applying these?
how many passes do you make with your pc?
- Thread starter andrew300
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Depends on the severity of the marring. Sometimes the marring can be eliminated or reduced enough for a less abrasive polish to finish off in just one application (with 2-3 west-east and north-south passes per application). As for speed, PC set at 4.5-5.5 and move the pad maybe a foot every 15 seconds or so.
LightngSVT
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depends on the product your using and what you are working with. I did a Mountaineer today in about 35 minutes, including removal. Keep in mind this was doing a LSP. But it noramally takes me about 45 minutes to do a thorough DACP polishign on an average sized car.
sQuashed
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I tend to rush sometimes and it shows. I dont know exactly how many times I go east to west/north to south but I know I work the product in really well and when I buff it off, if the improvment is only slight, im going to fast(not PC speed but hand speed).. When im rushing the PC,then I will need to go over the exact same 2 x 2 area a few times,buffing on and off. Thats when I get the "2 hour" hood. This example is with Megs #80 or 3M PIII MG with a polishing pad.
allright cool, i just thought it was wierd because i see people working hours on just small sections when i did a whole car that had moderate swirls in about an hour and removed 90 percent of it. i heard dacp was suspost to haze? mine didnt haze at all, im guessing its not because you have to buff the hazing off so i am thinking i did it right?
AMDin93103
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manawar,
You say you got 90% of the swirls out, in an hour? Of course you did it right!
Sometimes you may need to step down to a less abrasive product to take out the last. . .in your case 10%. You could stick with the Megs line and go with what would be my next step, Hand Polish. I don't always get the same results with the same product, as in characteristcs of flashing or breaking down. I have always made a few passes after DACP begins to dust before lifting my PC and removing the 83. Thats just me. Someone else mught have another techinque :nixweiss HTH.
-Stu.
You say you got 90% of the swirls out, in an hour? Of course you did it right!
Sometimes you may need to step down to a less abrasive product to take out the last. . .in your case 10%. You could stick with the Megs line and go with what would be my next step, Hand Polish. I don't always get the same results with the same product, as in characteristcs of flashing or breaking down. I have always made a few passes after DACP begins to dust before lifting my PC and removing the 83. Thats just me. Someone else mught have another techinque :nixweiss HTH.-Stu.