MK5 Golf GTI
General => Detailing => Topic started by: K9 on October 19, 2016, 03:56:02 pm
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as subject. Rupes foam pads vs megs microfiber finishing and cutting pads.
on Vag paints etc. post your reviews
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I usually use microfiber for cutting and foam for finishing. I use megs microfiber and lake country or hex logic foam pads. Can depend what compound or polish you're using too. It's a lot of personal choice to get the finish you want :smiley:
I've used a few of the rupes foam and microfiber pads. I liked the microfiber pads and the white foam pads but didn't like the blue or green foam pads, again it's just personal preference. I would suggest getting one of each and see what you like using.
I use a megs g220v2 DA polisher but when I was using the rupes pads it was with a rupes 15 DA.
Hope that helps.
would highly recommend a paint depth gauge if you're doing a heavy cut on any paint :happy2:
Chris
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I usually use microfiber for cutting and foam for finishing. I use megs microfiber and lake country or hex logic foam pads. Can depend what compound or polish you're using too. It's a lot of personal choice to get the finish you want :smiley:
I've used a few of the rupes foam and microfiber pads. I liked the microfiber pads and the white foam pads but didn't like the blue or green foam pads, again it's just personal preference. I would suggest getting one of each and see what you like using.
I use a megs g220v2 DA polisher but when I was using the rupes pads it was with a rupes 15 DA.
Hope that helps.
would highly recommend a paint depth gauge if you're doing a heavy cut on any paint :happy2:
Chris
What paint depth gauge do you recommend?
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I bought this one a year or so ago and it's been great. Just check the calibration every now and then and it's usually fine or only a couple of microns out. It's also on sale right now! Not cheap but the way I looked at it is that it's cheaper than having a panel re-sprayed because you've burned through the paint :happy2:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-accessories/paint-thickness-gauge/prod_781.html
Chris
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I use Megs Mirco fibre for cutting and 3M or Menzerna foam pads for refining/finishing/sealant. depends on what products your using as well .
I have the same PDG as the link above, no complaints with it.
I wouldn't worry to much about burning threw with a DA, its been shown many times on YouTube users with a DA and cutting pad being held in the same spot for over a minute with hardly any issues, Rotary is a different story..... that sh*t is like a chainsaw through butter :happy2: (slightly exaggerated)
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Every car will react slightly differently to different polish and pads etc, they always have different depths too :smiley:
I've just been working on an 2014 audi and the paint was generally about 110-130 microns apart from the lower front wings and front doors where it was down to around 80 to 90 microns, lowest point was 77 microns, had I attacked that with microfiber pads and cutting compound, even with a DA I would risk going through the top coat. Generally anything less than 80 you need to be careful. :happy2:
Chris
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anyone mind selling a used PDG :happy2:
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Both a good, I use megs on softer paint and rupes on harder paint. Rupes have to be used on a rupes unfortunately and the coarser the pad the less product you put on blue eg only need 2 pea size drops on it. Megs are easier to work with but because they're microfibre do take a lot of energy to keep cleaning etc