Polish Suggestions

**JSFM35X** · 02-15-2009, 08:26 AM

I have a Black 2008 M35X that I plan on wet sanding a touched up scratch "paint bump" out of. I have the 2000, 2500 and 3000 sand paper. Once I am done with that what polishes would be good to remove the sanding marks with? I know I have seen alot of people say you need to "test" different polishes. I do not own any heavy medium or mild cuttong polishes yet. Just some light swirl remover(for removing wash induced micro marring). So I am open to suggestions and am willing to buy a few extra polishes just to be sure I can finish what I start. Also please suggest pads I should have on hand as well as which pads go with which polish.

I own a PC and Orange, black and white pads.

When using polish how many pounds of pressure should be applioed to get the results w/o going too deep?

I have never done this before in case you cant tell from my questions, but If I screw up roaylly, I will just have the door professionally re-painted.

**JSFM35X** · 02-15-2009, 11:26 AM

Hello..is This Thing On????????????

**Street5927** · 02-15-2009, 12:10 PM

It is very difficult to remove all wet sanding marks with a PC. I just wet sanded a scratch on my 2008 Saturn Sky. I was not able to remove ALL of the wet sanding marks with my PC. I used PB light swirl/scratch remover on an LC Orange pad, and then followed up with 3M Polish for Dark colored vehicles on a Black Right Look Pad. When I was done, all of the sanding marks, swirls and halograms were gone. I finished with a coat of KOI and topped with Pinnacle Souveran Paste.

**BigJimZ28** · 02-15-2009, 12:14 PM

3.5" Pfw + M105....ftw

**JSFM35X** · 02-15-2009, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by BigJimZ28

3.5" Pfw + M105....ftw

Thanks, i guess I will need to pick up a small back plate, are they all the same or is one better than another?

**imported_sal329** · 02-15-2009, 07:00 PM

3.5" PFW pads as mentioned, M105 followed by M 105 with a 4" pad try white or green then step down to 205 with 4" white, green or black pad.

**Dsoto87** · 02-15-2009, 07:16 PM

It is very difficult to remove all wet sanding marks with a PC

I used PB light swirl/scratch remover on an LC Orange pad

Maybe that was why you couldnt remove all the marks. I havent done any wetsanding but I see people mentioning to use unigrit paper since the abrasives are uniform and wont leave deeper marks.

Im sure someone else whose more knowledgeable will chime in on this

**Accumulator** · 02-16-2009, 10:45 AM

Yeah, use Unigrit/Nikken paper (or Mirka). Take out the sanding scratches with a 3.5" PFW or *maybe* a 4" yellow or orange foam (depending on how hard/soft the paint is) with something like M105, and then follow-up with a milder pad/product combo.

Take it very, very easy with the wetsanding. Remember that the milder papers and the PCing will take off *more* paint, so don`t keep going until the flaws are all gone with the aggressive/first step(s).

**Bullitt** · 02-16-2009, 07:30 PM

M105 is definitely with 3.5`s are the best way to go with what you have to work with. When you finish with the M105 it may look LSP ready, but I would take these guys advice and finish down with M205 or M80. I use the M205 but sometimes I run out and you can find the M80 at Tasco Auto Color in stock. Look up where there`s one in your area, they have them all over the country I believe, and can order any Megs or 3M product if they don`t have it on the shelves. They also carry backing plates and pads.