Forum,
Rarely does the need come up to use a rpm higher than 1800 when working with the majoroity of paint problems, so has been my experience.
I worked on a Jag yesterday with moderate swirls, hard water spots and scratches. The Jag was a metallic black 2001. Plan of attack was foam cutting pad with 600 grit remover - polishing pad with 1500 grit remover - from here I went to my normal polishing process and never went over 1500 RPM's.
The key is slow yet steady movement of your wheel. Keep the pads clean, not allowing product build up and practice speed control of the wheel on edges rather than "triggering" the speed because this can cause swirls.
Anthony
