Do you guys use a PC or roarty machine when removing swirls from pillars?

[74 thing]

A lot of cars have swrirls all over including on the pillars by the front and rear windshield and I was wondering if you guys used a rotary or PC to remove the swirls-I have been kind of hesitant here since there is not a lot of paint (width wise) to work with compared to the size of the polishing pad so it might grab.

[Black240SX]

I use my PC on the pillars, but I turn the speed down a bit.

[imported_Neothin]

have you thought about 4" pads? those let me get into even the tightest of areas.

[White95Max]

Yeah 4" pads help with narrow spots like that. I`ve used them (and 7" pads too) on pillars lots of times.



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[David Fermani]

Just tape off the moldings/edges of the pillar and your good to go.

[joshrog]

I have some 6.5" LC CCS pads, PC and XMT on the way. Any tips, other than taping, when doing pillars?



The PC cannot get here soon enough!

[Roger V]

I used my PC with OC on my carbon fiver b-pillars to get the scratches out of the clear coat. They shined up like crazy as well.

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

A, B, and C pillars are where I make sure to tape off mouldings... Then use a 4" pad on the PC! :goodjob

[JasonD]

You can also do them by hand after you are finished the rest of the car, and use the foam pad right off the PC. This is what I do sometimes.

[Accumulator]

Sometimes I`ll tilt the rotary so that a limited portion of pad works those small areas...but I *always* have to follow up with the PC as that`s...uhm..not the optimal way to use a rotary polisher and the finish I get is far from perfect Nice to knock out the worst of the marring quickly though.