Quote Originally Posted by madkatz View Post
*jon: i had Rain Clear gel applied on my car during that drive, i wasn't able to use the windshield wipers that time, but i did notice that having Rain Clear made the bugs splatter removal by hand a lot easier. The bugs splatters i had on the windshield was already dried up when i removed them and its like with some light pressure they would come off whole, like small bug splatter cakes.
Thanks for the update. I guess the Rain Clear Gel really held up vs. the splatter.

Quote Originally Posted by madkatz View Post
*Jon: i have a question, i've tried the Megs 105 and 205 as well as SwirlX and Ultimate compound, and at some point they also become clear, does that mean it has reached its cut? or can i still go on and it would still provide me some more cut? Now that you mentioned about SMATs and traditional polishes becoming clear when broken down, i was just wondering if SMAT becoming clear would also mean it has reached its cut limit? I've used 105 and 205 on an old BMW and based on how i look at it i think it also looses cut after sometime, but the good thing i noticed was even if its clear already you could still polish with the residue to produce a great gloss, same things with UC on a PC.
I've also noticed my SwirlX and Ultimate Compound become almost clear when I work it for some time. If I understood it correctly, and if I were to speculate, the abrasives, being non-diminishing, are still there. It's just that the lubricating oils were just used up or spent.

That's why there's a special technique for using these products. From what I've read, they've likened the process of using these products to the process involved in wetsanding - the paper to the polish or compound, the water to the lubricating oils, and the pad to the sanding block. When using these products, you just need to properly prime the pad with product, maintain constant polisher speed, maintain constant hand/arm pressure throughout the passes, and just make around 2 to 3 passes; then stop and check your progress.

On the other hand, when it comes to products containing diminishing abrasives, we've been accustomed to use the zenith point technique. Here, we have to spread the product using a low polisher speed with light pressure, then we have to make a number of passes using a higher speed with firm pressure, then later on ease up on the pressure and lowering the speed again once the polish turns almost clear mainly because the abrasives have broken down.

Please note that this is just my readings of how the products work. I could be wrong on my interpretation.

Hope this helps though.