Originally Posted By: qwertydude
Most detailers get their good results on soft paint with diminishing abrasive because they're locked into old habits of working the polish for far too long. Works with diminishing abrasives but not with SMAT.
SMAT does require a different technique. When working by machine you generally do single passes at a time, wipe off and reapply polish to the pad and do another pass if necessary. You don't want to get into the habit of overworking SMAT polishes because you actually reduce the quality of the finish. That's the trouble people have with SMAT they use diminishing polish techniques.
Basically you'll get the proper finish on the first pass, if the defects aren't corrected by then, then you simply reload more polish and go for a second pass. The technique is quite easy compared to diminishing polishes. If you can break the old school habits you'll end up with just as good a finish even on softer paints.
As for what works with microfiber any high lubricity SMAT polish will work very well with it on most any paints. People using microfiber and diminishing abrasives basically are pretty lucky to get the results they have and likely are working with more modern harder finishes.
This is an old beater with older paint technology But M105 or M101 on a single pass might have been the better route because you can control the amount of paint removal better which is important if the paint were already in an oxidized state and still leave an acceptable finish especially if you were going to two step it.
Microfiber while able to break down the FG400 you're locked into removing as much paint as is necessary to break down the polish.
Great post. Totally agree.
Nonetheless, great job Critic!
Most detailers get their good results on soft paint with diminishing abrasive because they're locked into old habits of working the polish for far too long. Works with diminishing abrasives but not with SMAT.
SMAT does require a different technique. When working by machine you generally do single passes at a time, wipe off and reapply polish to the pad and do another pass if necessary. You don't want to get into the habit of overworking SMAT polishes because you actually reduce the quality of the finish. That's the trouble people have with SMAT they use diminishing polish techniques.
Basically you'll get the proper finish on the first pass, if the defects aren't corrected by then, then you simply reload more polish and go for a second pass. The technique is quite easy compared to diminishing polishes. If you can break the old school habits you'll end up with just as good a finish even on softer paints.
As for what works with microfiber any high lubricity SMAT polish will work very well with it on most any paints. People using microfiber and diminishing abrasives basically are pretty lucky to get the results they have and likely are working with more modern harder finishes.
This is an old beater with older paint technology But M105 or M101 on a single pass might have been the better route because you can control the amount of paint removal better which is important if the paint were already in an oxidized state and still leave an acceptable finish especially if you were going to two step it.
Microfiber while able to break down the FG400 you're locked into removing as much paint as is necessary to break down the polish.
Great post. Totally agree.
Nonetheless, great job Critic!
