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[mike claire]

A couple months ago I got the new Meguiar's DA unit, along with some M105
and M205 polishing compounds and assorted foam pads.

My "test mule" was a '98 Caravan, which didn't look too bad for a 12 year
old minivan that I don't remember ever waxing :).  I wanted to see how
careful I needed to be on my other cars, so I went straight at it with
M105.  This compound starts with a fairly aggressive action before breaking
down, and I wasn't being careful.  The action was very controllable and I
got a great result very easily, without doing damage.  It looked
unbelievable with just a little effort.  I hit it again with the finer 205
and it looked even better.  I applied TechWax by hand and the whole job
might have taken 2 or 2 1/2 hours and it looks almost like new.  That van
had long, light scratches running the whole length of the vehicle and
they're much less noticeable.  I could have buffed them out entirely, but I
didn't see the need and decided to spare the clearcoat.

My 2 Audis were a piece of cake - I started with the finer 205 polish and
went straight to the TechWax.  Both cars look better than ever.

I'm sure the Porter Cable does a great job too, but the Meguiar's system is
going to be hard to beat.  I think I got a pretty decent package deal at
Autogeek (www.autogeekonline.net).


Mike



On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:33 AM, <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:

>
> I know a number of listers are die hard Porter Cable users, but I was
> looking on
> Amazon and see there is an improved Mequiar's unit...
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XOXSI2/ref=ord_cart_shr\?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XOXSI2/ref=ord_cart_shr%5C?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER>
>
> ...so I am trying to decide the way to go here. There is also the slightly
> more
> expensive Makita unit that a couple of people have raved about. Anyone want
> to toss
> in any advice, experience or comments on the options?
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve
>
>
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