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      06-28-2015, 05:13 PM   #1
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Polish & Pad Recomendations

Hi all,

Looking to do some paint correction on my Saphire Black e92, it's been a couple of years since I've done any real retaking/paint correction but figure it's time to dust off my trusty porter cable DA polisher.

Could anyone recommend me both a good cut and refining/finishing pad and polish that will work well on BMW paint with a dual action polisher?

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Hey Russ,

Sapphire Metallic Black is usually quite hard... this means 2 things. One, it will be more challenging to remove defects from the paint. Two, it will be very easy to finish down without marring/haze.... so there are some pros/cons to working with hard paint.


Depending on the current condition of your paint, you may need to resort to something like microfiber cutting pads and a cutting compound for defect removal. If your paint is in relatively good shape and just has some minor defects, you'll likely just need a foam polishing pad and medium polish.

Here are some of my recommendations for you:

Meguiar's Microfiber Cutting Discs
Light Cutting Foam Pads
Polishing Pads

Meguiar's D300 Cutting Compound or Meguiar's M100 Cutting Compound
Menzerna PF2500 Medium Polish
Meguiar's M205 Polish



Here are a few examples of Sapphire Metallic Black using D300 and MF Cutting Pads









After polishing and topping with Chemical Guys Black Light, it looked stunning



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