PC Help with swirls!!

Scroder · 04-22-07, 10:45

I'm a noob--Im trying to help my roommate get his silver 98 ranger up to par to sell it. The paint isn't to bad except for a lot of swirls that look like the rest on here. I tried going over it with the PC with #83 and 8006 pad and #80 with 9006 pad but it didnt do anything. I was at 5 or 6 on the pc and hit the area with 5 passes but the swirls wont leave. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks

Dave

MobileJay · 04-22-07, 10:50

try using OC and OP they worked for me.

Yal · 04-23-07, 08:29

I think you are going to have to step up to a cutting pad. Either the Meguiars W7006 cutting pad or an orange, maybe even yellow, Lake Country cutting pad.

BigLeegr · 04-23-07, 08:32

If you are set on using the Megs stuff, try looking over the Megs forum. Lots of Megs specific helpers there, including MikeP. You should be able to get a product specific answer there.
I've found that silver tends to be tougher than some other colors to fix up. Maybe try going slower? A bit more pressure? Regardless, try experimenting on a small section at a time rather than a whole area. This way you don't waste time doing things that are ineffectual.

With 83, I've found that it gets "finicky" if used on warm/hot surfaces, so try to do as much in the shade if possible.

Accumulator · 04-23-07, 01:01

Scroder- Depending on how hard the paint is, you might need to switch to a 4" pad system, which allows the PC to behave much more aggressively. I never do serious correction by PC with larger pads.

Sounds like you might need a more aggressive product too. I've been very happy with Hi-Temp Extreme Cut from Top of the Line Auto Detailing Supplies

clnfrk · 04-23-07, 01:18

I especially agree with posts 4 & 5 above. I have definitely found from experience that the larger 6-7 inch pads are much less effective at paint correction with the PC, even when using an aggressive cutting pad. There's also much less control and there are just too many areas where the bigger pads won't get to.

With that said... I pretty much stick to 4' pads for all correction work when using the PC. Although time consuming, the results are far superior than those that can be accomplished with larger pads. As was already mentioned in the above posts, pressure and speed of passes are particularly crucial during the cutting phase. When finishing down with a finer polish and polishing/finishing pad to remove compounding haze, much less pressure is required to "burnish" the finish to a high gloss.