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Downgear · 05-16-08, 07:22

I have gotten quite good at using my rotary however I am looking for some further tips to avoid buffer trails. I have been polishing with menzerna 85RD and 106ff using a Grey lake country pad at around 1200rpms. With this process I can get all the swirls and imperfections out of most moderate cars however on some soft paint black cars i sometimes notice new micro buffer trails and holograms. I keep my pads my pads moist and make 3 passes or so over the panel i am working on. Could it be that i am not working in the product enough or not making enough passes? I know these polishes break down as you work them in, eventually resulting in the least abrasive and subsequent smoothest finish.

I guess my main question is after your done polishing a section and you see some minor buffer trails do you re-apply the polish to the pad and do the panel again or do you just spray a little water on the existing pad and keep working the product in further until imperfections are gone? I just wanted fellow autopians opinions on how to prevent and remove these imperfections.

Thanks for any insight!

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Downgear Registered User Downgear is offline Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 44	Tips on buffer trail prevention I have gotten quite good at using my rotary however I am looking for some further tips to avoid buffer trails. I have been polishing with menzerna 85RD and 106ff using a Grey lake country pad at around 1200rpms. With this process I can get all the swirls and imperfections out of most moderate cars however on some soft paint black cars i sometimes notice new micro buffer trails and holograms. I keep my pads my pads moist and make 3 passes or so over the panel i am working on. Could it be that i am not working in the product enough or not making enough passes? I know these polishes break down as you work them in, eventually resulting in the least abrasive and subsequent smoothest finish. I guess my main question is after your done polishing a section and you see some minor buffer trails do you re-apply the polish to the pad and do the panel again or do you just spray a little water on the existing pad and keep working the product in further until imperfections are gone? I just wanted fellow autopians opinions on how to prevent and remove these imperfections. Thanks for any insight!