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Remember the golden rule Charles......start with the least aggressive combination and then step it up bit by bit until you find what works then you know what works.
Id start with a medium cut pad and a light cut polish...If that doesn't get the results you want then you can repeat the process with the same combo (make more passes) or step up a notch with the polish keeping the same pad. You shouldn't need a heavy cut pad...Keep in mind that freshly painted surfaces don't fully cure/harden for 2 to 4 weeks
Remember that Menzerna polishes need to be worked for longer than say Meguiars products to make sure you don't end up with any holograms imparted into the finish...
Finish whatever work you've done with the final finish pad and SF4000 Menzerna polish....Absolute perfect results can be obtained with this as a final step
Using a 50:50 mix veg and diesel (which it doesn't like when cold) I did 640 miles on 13.4 gallons on my run up to Anglesey and back, so in cold, motorway conditions where I did put my foot down, and a lot of slow bits, an average of just under 48mpg, which I think is rather good. Using LPG economics, that works out at a healthy 58mpg equivalent.
Not a bad figure at all. NONE of the new cars I have tried come close to that.
91 3.0 sei M. 4852 EXY Black
92 2.1 sed M. 5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24. 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1 sd M. 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
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90 2.1sd M. 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1sd A. 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1sd A. 6218 ERT Triton
91 2.0si M. 5187 EWT White
The Xantia HDi will and does average 50 mpg... with 271k on the clock. This is an encouraging figure Charles, ok an auto will use a bit more, but my driving around here is more dual carrageway cruising rather then stop start town driving..
Projects:(eventually if theres any bodywork left)
93 L Xm 2.1t D auto project
93 L xm V6 12v Sei Manual
Others
In use.. 1995 M reg S2 2.1td auto exclusive
no idea what you mean Charles!