Stubborn scratches

02 SC Frontier · 09-30-06, 01:13

Okay, I tried using SSR 1 on a polishing pad with no luck, then I tried SSR 2.5 on a polishing pad then a light cutting pad and still no luck getting rid of some light scratches. This is on a 2002 Black Nissan Frontier. The scratches definately arent too deep, you cant really see them without direct light on it and its not deep enough for the fingernail to catch. I went up-down and side to side with a 50% pass each time with a PC. What do you think the problem is?

HenrikP · 10-07-06, 05:21

Use something more aggressive than SSR, thats mainly for removing swirls. Your best bet would be to use some kind of compound like Optimum Compound or Optimum Hyper and then polish over that with your SSR.

Boner1 · 10-07-06, 06:56

woolpad? they work to start with

StumpyDetailing · 10-07-06, 09:18

I hope you're using a 4" cutting pad?

If not, thats your problem

Accumulator · 10-07-06, 11:01

02 SC Frontier- Combining what the others have posted, you need to use the right product on the right pad. A 4" cutting/light cutting pad on a PC oughta do it with the appropriate product (I'd go with Hi-Temp EC or HC, mixing the EC with something like OCP or the 1Z Ultra that I used).

I wouldn't use a wool pad, not much more cut but a *lot* more not-so-micro marring. Stick with foam and use 4" for correction.

FWIW, I've spent literally *hours* on a single panel doing correction via PC/Cyclo. It's not like you can always do the job with just a few passes the way you can with a rotary. But the right pad/product combo will at least get the job done (in most cases) if you put the time in.

jbizzle22 · 10-07-06, 12:03

I'm glad you brought this up....i was working on my 97 Eclipse yesterday and was having the same problem. I was using 7" orange sonus pad w/ sfx-1. I got rid of the swirls, but the light scratches will not come out.

I know it's a combo of me being new to the PC, and I probably don't have a strong enough combo. But I didn't know 4" pads worked better for correction. Makes sense now that I think about it. That, and I could probably use some kind of compound like stated above.

Anyways, your not alone, I didn't get it quite right either.

reeksti · 10-09-06, 08:04

use the optimum compound with cutting pad