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Landerholm · 09-13-06, 04:18

I started out PCing my recently purchased 1998 BMW M3 (silver) with my yellow cutting pad and 3M Finesse-It 2. The car is very lightly swirled but I needed to step up to 3M's Perfect-It 2 to get out some of the heavier swirls....I wasnt too suprised given my experience with BMW's very hard clearcoats.

Normally I would have gone over the car with Klasse AIO after the Finesse-It 2 and then waxed it and been done.

Im wondering if I can still do the same after using the Perfect-It 2, or if I have to do the whole car in Finesse-It 2 before finishing with the AIO on the white pad.

The car doesnt *appear* to have any micromarring from the Perfect-It 2 under my two 500watt halogen lights....But I also know its hard to spot on silver. Could the clearcoat be so hard that I dont have any?

Thanks!

09-13-06, 04:18	#1 (permalink)
Landerholm Registered User Landerholm is offline Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23	3M Perfect-It 2. Can I use for final pass on hard BMW clearcoat? I started out PCing my recently purchased 1998 BMW M3 (silver) with my yellow cutting pad and 3M Finesse-It 2. The car is very lightly swirled but I needed to step up to 3M's Perfect-It 2 to get out some of the heavier swirls....I wasnt too suprised given my experience with BMW's very hard clearcoats. Normally I would have gone over the car with Klasse AIO after the Finesse-It 2 and then waxed it and been done. Im wondering if I can still do the same after using the Perfect-It 2, or if I have to do the whole car in Finesse-It 2 before finishing with the AIO on the white pad. The car doesnt appear to have any micromarring from the Perfect-It 2 under my two 500watt halogen lights....But I also know its hard to spot on silver. Could the clearcoat be so hard that I dont have any? Thanks!