| Machine polishing
I have been polishing cars for about 10 years now, and am the owner of the elite detail shop in the Seattle area. I run my buffer at 3k rpms all day and usually remove scratches with either a wool/synthetic pad, or a cutting foam pad. The next step is then swirl removal, go to a medium softness foam pad, and slow rpms down to about 1800, then go to a finishing pad and slow rpms down to about 1400 and then apply your wax. Always keep polisher flat and move very slowly accross the paint, especially when you're at the swirl removal process. The paint will get hot, but nothing to worry about. When removing swirls, always use a non-silicone swirl remover, and many manufacturers will hide the word silicone in their ingredient lists pretty well. Silicone will only fill the swirls, and after a couple of car washes, the silicone will be gone, and the swirls will be back. Check out my before and after picture in extreme detail contest on Corvette. |