Hand Polishing Q

[JeffM]

Hey all, been a long time that i have been here. I am in need of a 2 step polish that i will be doing by hand. Anyone have any opinions of products?

[Mobilejay]

you may not get anywhere with a hand polish. That said, 105 works good by hand

[JeffM]

I was going to be showing my brother the basics of a detail on his car. Maybe i should just grab something off the shelf and use that. ZPC by hand work ok?

[Mobilejay]

Depends on what you are trying to do. Generally you use a polish to rid the paint of oxidation, or swirls, or other imperfections such as those. ZPC will work but not to take out swirls by hand, it doesn`t do it that well by machine so by hand I don`t think you will get that great of results.

If you are not trying to get out swirls or other imperfections just show him how to clay and wax a car. For polishing, I would leave it for the machines.

[wannafbody]

Megs Ultimate compound or 105 by hand. ZPC won`t remove defects by hand but it is a good paint cleaner and should clean up any hazing left by UC or 105.

[Accumulator]

Two different approaches for two different situations:



Serious: M105 (or Ultimate Compound), IPA wipe, M205 (or Scratch-X v2.0). Lots of work but you might get some really stunning results.



Less serious: 1Z Paint Polish. Less correction but much more user-friendly.



In this case I`d go with the 1Z Paint Polish and a coat of Collinite over top of the stuff the 1Z leaves behind. Maybe not "Autopian" but the best thing I can think of for situations like this.

[JeffM]

Thanks guys,



Geesh Accumulator 23K posts!!

[Legacy]

Megs Ultimate compound or 105 by hand. ZPC won`t remove defects by hand but it is a good paint cleaner and should clean up any hazing left by UC or 105.Meg`s Ultimate compound by hand is a winner.