Polishing with UDM-Help needed please

[pampos]

i was trying to repair a scratched Audi A4 paint and i had some problems.all the swirls are gone but some scratches are still there..I tried the most aggressive combo i had but nothing (SFX-1 spot pad+Menz RD3.02).I TRIED ALSO LAMBSWOOL PAD BUT STILL NOTHING.i cannot fill the scratches.here are some pics to see them..Maybe i have to try more passes?maybe i have to give up (noway) !!!maybe i have to switched to a rotary and repair the holograms with UDM?Help pleas because i am going to continue on that car tomorrow

The "repaired" side



the side without touched at all

[SuperBee364]

You mention that you "cannot fill the scratches". Remember that you aren't actually filling them by using a UDM and abrasive polishes, you are removing the clear coat to a level below the scratch.

Audi clear coat is *very* hard. It's hard to correct with a rotary, and *especially* hard (as in almost impossible) to correct with a UDM.

Your best bet it is to use Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a 4" Lake Country orange CCS foam pad, and just keep working at it. It will take a huge number of applications to really get that paint corrected. And don't expect to get all the scratches out; judging by your pictures, some of them look too deep. You can minimize the appearance of the scratches that are left after you are done polishing by using a filling glaze, then using a carnauba based LSP over the glaze.

I really wouldn't use a polish any stronger than Menzerna Super Intensive Poliish. You will likely get compounding marks that are extremely hard to remove if you use a stronger polish.

[pampos]

Originally Posted by SuperBee364

You mention that you "cannot fill the scratches". Remember that you aren't actually filling them by using a UDM and abrasive polishes, you are removing the clear coat to a level below the scratch.

Audi clear coat is *very* hard. It's hard to correct with a rotary, and *especially* hard (as in almost impossible) to correct with a UDM.

Your best bet it is to use Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a 4" Lake Country orange CCS foam pad, and just keep working at it. It will take a huge number of applications to really get that paint corrected. And don't expect to get all the scratches out; judging by your pictures, some of them look too deep. You can minimize the appearance of the scratches that are left after you are done polishing by using a filling glaze, then using a carnauba based LSP over the glaze.

I really wouldn't use a polish any stronger than Menzerna Super Intensive Poliish. You will likely get compounding marks that are extremely hard to remove if you use a stronger polish.

Thanks...
i am trying to remove them not to fill them...So i will do my best with RD3.02 and DAS white pad or SFX-1 spot pad and i will fill the rest with some AG SRP i guess...