Meguiar's da microfiber finishing disc, 6-inch, 2-pack

To open this review - I'm a comfortable "DIY" person, but had almost no experience in finishing / buffing cars outside of your usual eblow grease and generic wash/wax products from the autostore. I knew I needed to significantly step up my knowledge and approach to take on a classic car that sat for ~30 years oxidizing, getting sun spotted, and accumulating dirt. After a lot of reading and considering possible solutions... I arrived at the following products: - Porter Cable 7424XP and an Astro 4607 5" PU backing pad - Meguiar’s D300 Correction Compound applied with Meguiar's DMC6 Cutting Disc - Meguiar’s D301 Finishing Wax applied with Meguiar's DMF6 Finishing Disc These selections were made as something that seemed like it would provide a good result, with limited risk of burning through what paint is there or otherwise "doing more harm than good". I had high hopes but low expectations. The end result has exceeded my hopes. There is an argument that a higher cut product may have been acceptable for the car in question - but I still worried about my capabilities in using it without doing more harm than good. At any rate, the Meguiar's products did an incredible job in removing oxidation, imperfections, and restoring shine. The pictures tell the story - but I also think the pictures fail to capture how dramatic the difference REALLY is in real life. With that said, the car itself was haphazardly repainted ~30 years ago. It has plenty of knicks and dings, some areas that were damaged beyond any product's ability to save, and other assorted imperfections. I never expected a show quality car, but just wanted something that would look "GOOD" driving and having fun for a few years until I'm able to consider a more extensive restoration. With that goal set in mind, I think this was the perfect selection of products. A couple notes on application process I took for this particular project: - 3 applications of D300. The first took up most of the oxidation. All of that grime and garbage made this application kind of "ugly" looking as working. The product did tend to dry on and stay behind with this application without several pauses to clean the pad. Not unexpected given the starting condition of the car. Second application was a much smoother process where you could really start see the finish smoothing out and color coming back. Third application was subtle improvements only - IE - what you want. It almost felt like you weren't doing anything at that point. - Wipe down with a microfiber cloth by hand to get up any extra residue - 1 application of D301, working over and over and over until the wax lines / cloudiness is almost completely gone. - Follow up circular hand polish with a dry microfiber cloth to remove any excess wax and even out the remainder of the application. Per instructions on the bottle - simply clean pads with an air compressor. I blew out both discs after each application while letting them spin on the tool. I'm actually surprised at how well they continue to "clean up" - again and again. Hope this info is useful in guiding someone to taking on a project - and hopefully - being as similarly pleased as I am!

These pads are absolutely incredible. I can't understand why there are so little reviews for it. It works amazing for finishing, it's durable and attaches firmly to a backing plate. In the past, I used chemical guys hexlogic pads that would disintegrate and peel off the backing if you went over 5,000rpm or after 3 uses. The DMF6 just blows those pads out of the water. I was hesitant to use microfiber pads because I thought they might scratch paint. These are definitely safe on paint and won't leave scratches. While it is machine washable, I would urge you to wash by hand first. This should be done with all pads so you don't get product all over the inside of your washing machine.

Fantastic results given from these pads. Both pads in the photo have been used 4-6 times each. Fibres are still good, no issues with the pads. Cleaned thoroughly after every use with great results every time. Would purchase again. I love Meguiars

Bought these pads to polish and wax my boat. They did a great job. Very easy to wash and reuse. I was able to use this at low and high speeds without any issues.

I bought for 30 year old cutting board and it fixed it right up and the furniture also looks good . I have walnut furniture and it's nice and shinny now. I am pleased with the results.