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Accumulator · 05-15-08, 10:46

I dunno folks...every time I see a newbie (no offense intended, BigFly10) being advised to switch from a PC to a rotary I shudder and think that a) that's not likely to make things overall *easier* for him, b) he's not likely to go buy (and learn) a whole new polishing system anyhow, and c) there just aren't all that many cases where you can't get an acceptable finish without using a rotary. When somebody just wants to get their vehicle looking OK, I genuinely believe they can almost always do it without using a rotary. Just my $0.02...hope it didn't sound too

BigFly10- Glad you found my response helpful, though IMO it wasn't as specific as I woulda liked as I just don't know about SSR1 or Ford clear.

But yeah, that was way too much product (I only use a few ounces at most to do a Suburban) and way too little time (it'd scare your pants off if I told you how long this can take via PC

but it's a *LOT* longer than the 3 minutes).

Try using just enough product to lubricate the pad and work it until it's almost gone. Generally, you don't want to go until it's dry (dry polish can leave marring) but you *do* want to work it a good long time.

While I try to stay away from this kind of advice in cases like this, I can't help but think that if you were using 1Z brand polishes you could get things dialed in *very* quickly with far less frustration. If I were there advising you, we'd do the truck with 1Z Paint Polish. If that didn't leave a good enough finish (i.e., if we got hazing) I'd go over it again with 1Z Metallic Polish with Wax. Or *maybe* just do the truck once with the Metallic

Then, no AIO, just wax. I'd utterly confident that things would turn out super with a minumum of frustration. Just something to consider if you decide to try a different approach.

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Accumulator Practical Perfectionist Accumulator is offline Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 20,382	Re: Black F-150 - What did I do wrong? I dunno folks...every time I see a newbie (no offense intended, BigFly10) being advised to switch from a PC to a rotary I shudder and think that a) that's not likely to make things overall easier for him, b) he's not likely to go buy (and learn) a whole new polishing system anyhow, and c) there just aren't all that many cases where you can't get an acceptable finish without using a rotary. When somebody just wants to get their vehicle looking OK, I genuinely believe they can almost always do it without using a rotary. Just my $0.02...hope it didn't sound too BigFly10- Glad you found my response helpful, though IMO it wasn't as specific as I woulda liked as I just don't know about SSR1 or Ford clear. But yeah, that was way too much product (I only use a few ounces at most to do a Suburban) and way too little time (it'd scare your pants off if I told you how long this can take via PC but it's a LOT longer than the 3 minutes). Try using just enough product to lubricate the pad and work it until it's almost gone. Generally, you don't want to go until it's dry (dry polish can leave marring) but you do want to work it a good long time. While I try to stay away from this kind of advice in cases like this, I can't help but think that if you were using 1Z brand polishes you could get things dialed in very quickly with far less frustration. If I were there advising you, we'd do the truck with 1Z Paint Polish. If that didn't leave a good enough finish (i.e., if we got hazing) I'd go over it again with 1Z Metallic Polish with Wax. Or maybe just do the truck once with the Metallic Then, no AIO, just wax. I'd utterly confident that things would turn out super with a minumum of frustration. Just something to consider if you decide to try a different approach.