which pad to use with Meguiars #82

[vubuilt]

can i use a lake country orange light cutting pad with this followed with a white pad and p21s cleansing lotion?

[DietoRemain]

82 is relatively mild so using the orange pad will give it a little more bite. I'd suggest 80 for real swirl removing power.

[HiTek21]

You should start with the least abbrasive pad and move up if necessary. How bad is the condition of the paint?

[vubuilt]

Originally Posted by HiTek21

You should start with the least abbrasive pad and move up if necessary. How bad is the condition of the paint?

i just took a look at the paint and it doesnt look bad. i just want to do some really good polishing since i've had the truck for over a year already. so you recommend using a polishing pad with #82? you think i should switch to soemthing less abbrasvive like poorboys ssr1?

[HiTek21]

You should claybar your truck before polishing if you haven't done it already. Start polishing with #82 to get rid of the larger swirls then step up to a finer polish to get rid of any fine swirl marks.

you can always start with the SSR1 on a small panel, see if you're happy with the results. If not you can go back with the #82 then go to SSR1.

[DietoRemain]

Definitely use some clay and definitely do a test spot. See what works for ya!