ok i need some PC help *56k BEWARE

[maxedmax]

Alrighty, just getting some experience with the porter cable. I usually do all my stuff by hand, but I can never get ALL the swirls out. Now, I am running into the same problem with a machine. I used 1z paint polish with the Sonus Orange pad. I applied the polish slowly, at speed 2, then I moved the speed up to 4, and then 5. I polished several times. The side I polished is the passenger side of the hood. I need some tips on getting out ALL the swirls...any help would be appreciated.



P.S. I also have vanilla moose glaze...would that help with the swirls at all?



Thanks for your help...Max



This is a nice shot of the polished side...



http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/reflection1.jpg



Another Shot:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/polish_up_close.jpg



Unpolished side

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/swirlside2.jpg



Unpolished side:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/swirl1.jpg



Polished side:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/noswirl1.jpg



Another shot of the polished side:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/noswirl2.jpg



Swirl Comparo:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/swirldropoff.jpg



Just a nice reflection shot:

http://img67.photobucket.com/albums/v204/maxedmax/comparison.jpg



So I just wanted to know how to get ALL the swirls out....thanks a lot for any tips.

[andriver]

Max, try resizing your pictures for viewing. You will need to give the paint several passes with PP until you get the look you want. I usually set my speed at 5 to 5.5. I usually use the yellow pad and then step down to the white pad with Metallic Polish or if you prefer VM. VM will fill any swirls left over.

[jimmybuffit]

Not to get into a brand thing, but you clearly need a more aggressive pad/polish combo... a glaze would, typically, just fill/hide.



G`luck.



Jim

[ezd96]

I agree with Buffit, you need to move to a more aggressive product along with the proper pad. I used my PC DA in the past when I first started detailing to remove those type of scratches but it just don`t work.



The spider webs that you see are just fine scratches that are cause by normal washing. Swirls are fine scratches as well but kinda look like a hologram and are cause by high speed buffers with the wrong combo of product and pad. This is the typical result you get from dealer prep when you buy a new car or a $59.95 detail job at the local carwash.



I use my high speed(Mikta) with the setting one click under 3 along with a 8" 3M foam polishing pad and 3M Trizact polish. Down side with the Trizact is the $price$. I have even got great results with Menzerna Intensive Polish in place of the Trizact. If you still have the webs just move to a compound pad with the same products and up the speed 1 or 2 clicks(if needed). That for sure should do it. I don`t think you would need to move to a wool pad. Thats when you could start to leave those swirls behind.



Hope this helps.

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