Originally Posted by
Stokdgs
Oh, here it is - your GMC Yukon -
You did a pretty good job for the first time.. GM Paint is usually pretty hard,, so it takes a little bit of work to get the defects out..
You will need lots of pads to do a better job, as they load up with dead paint particles and dead compound, so you need to be wiping the pad down with a clean white towel, so you can see what color is coming off, and do another section of the panel..
For any DA machine to work it has to have pad rotation and in the case of a regular DA, as much downward pressure as you can give it on high speed and not lose too much pad rotation..
Pad rotation is what works the compound, polish, etc., the best into the top layer of the paint and smooths down all the sharp points and levels them all so you get straight light reflections back at you.
And along the way, this will also get all or most all of the defects, scratches, swirls, rubs, etc., out of the paintwork and all you will see is clear, very glossy, reflections, when you look at it in good lighting..
More time spent on each section will get better results, but you really need several pads, especially for a big Yukon in Black...
Then you will need a good pad cleaner - I have used snappy clean for over 10 years and there is nothing out there that I care about trying since this product works perfectly and yields clean pads with no soap, or any residue in them after they are dry and re-used...
If you can use your garage and get good lighting, this will be easier to do and you can also perhaps control the temps so its not too cold this time of year in there..
So, looks like you are on the road just fine !
You will be able to make that Yukon look like a giant black rolling Mirror, sometime, with more hours on the machine with good pads and products !
Dan F
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