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[madkatz]

*chickselog: sealant are very much liquid in consistency, more liquid that liquid waxes, they are very easy to spread, but the thing is its usually clear so sometimes its actually hard to tell if you still have some products or if you are still spreading the product.

[madkatz]

I just got myself a BnD Blower for 3400, its a bit cheap compared to buying it from popular hardwares. I opted for the BnD since the Makita blower is also made in china and because basically they both have the same motor, and the Makita would cost me around 1k more. I have to say im very happy using it to dry creases and those hard to reach areas, i wouldn't recommend you use this to dry down the whole car though, i tried it and noticed that if you use this to dry the whole car, its not as glossy as compared to being dried using MF cloth, and at times if water comes out from creases its a little dusty so it dries out with dusts pushed out by water from creases. But overall im happy, now i just wipe the majority of the area with MF cloth, blow the edges and creases, rewipe the areas where dusts and dirt comes out especially in doors creases and from inside the side mirror, for those hard to reach area's i just blow it off and it dries nicely.

Another use for this thing, that i thought of and worked quite well was that you could just it to remove a huge part of the dust from your car, since its very dirty here i tried it a while ago and a majority of the dusts came right off, so i guess that means less dusts for the duster meaning longer lifespan for my duster.

[locoroco777]

another question again for GURUS

Is the Megs 82 better than the Swirl X? or is it just the same?

sorry if this was already asked before...

TIA

[jmpet626]

Mas Agressive yung Swirl X. Depende sa severity ng swirls.

http://craigdt.web.officelive.com/im...rasives2.2.jpg

[locoroco777]

Mas Agressive yung Swirl X. Depende sa severity ng swirls.

http://craigdt.web.officelive.com/im...rasives2.2.jpg

sir, when you say aggressive does it mean mas effective?

[ess]

sir, when you say aggressive does it mean mas effective?

Well... yes and no.

When a product is more aggressive, it means that it will remove more paint using the same level of effort.

If your paint is severely marred, then maybe a more aggressive product will be more effective.

But if your paint's condition is not that bad, then using a more aggressive product will still work, but you'll end up removing more paint than what is needed.

[jonjon_u]

Well... yes and no.

When a product is more aggressive, it means that it will remove more paint using the same level of effort.

If your paint is severely marred, then maybe a more aggressive product will be more effective.

But if your paint's condition is not that bad, then using a more aggressive product will still work, but you'll end up removing more paint than what is needed.

I agree.

This is one of the reasons why in paint defect removal, we should try a less aggressive product/combo first.

[locoroco777]

Well... yes and no.

When a product is more aggressive, it means that it will remove more paint using the same level of effort.

If your paint is severely marred, then maybe a more aggressive product will be more effective.

But if your paint's condition is not that bad, then using a more aggressive product will still work, but you'll end up removing more paint than what is needed.

I agree.

This is one of the reasons why in paint defect removal, we should try a less aggressive product/combo first.

Ahh I see then....so can I say... Swirl X= too much swirls & paint defects and Megs 20=for not to much swirls and paint defects?

sorry for keeping the language to my level...hehe...its just that I'm not too familiar with the terms being used in this thread........like moments ago, I just realized that the PC 7424xp is a machine buffer and not a wax...


thanks guys for the inputs...

[jmpet626]

Yung Swirl X uses SMAT (Super Micro Abrasives Technology) and yung 82 ata uses DAT (Diminishing Abrasives Technology)


http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...-products.html

[jonjon_u]

Ahh I see then....so can I say... Swirl X= too much swirls & paint defects and Megs 20=for not to much swirls and paint defects?

At first glance, the answer would appear to be a yes. But in the real world, it really depends. Apart from the product, we have to also consider other factors, such as the paint itself, your choice of machine, polishing speed, pad construction, pad size, and pressure.

In other words, perform a test spot. That will greatly help in determining whether or not your product and pad combo would work on the defects of your car's paint.

Try to read this article from the MeguiarsOnline forum:

Let's talk about "Total Cut"

sorry for keeping the language to my level...hehe...its just that I'm not too familiar with the terms being used in this thread........like moments ago, I just realized that the PC 7424xp is a machine buffer and not a wax...

thanks guys for the inputs...

No worries. Ask away. Members would be here to help. That's what this forum is for.