So here`s the deal. I used some UC on my hood (yes, after a small test area) and it really worked well. I had to use an orange pad in a couple places to really cut and I have removed the scratches to the point where they are BARELY noticeable. ***NOTE*** I could continue to work on these but given it is a new car, I don`t want to burn through the clearcoat with less than 500 miles (maybe it wouldn`t, but I`m a chicken). Second thing to note, I tried to f/u with ScratchX 1.0 but I actually had to remove some haze with the UC (maybe it`s just too old, I don`t know). So I ended up going over the whole hood, after polishing out some areas with UC and an orange CCS pad, with UC and a white CCS pad. There is a slight compound haze so I`m gonna hit it with some SwirlX when later this weekend after I purchase it. The haze is only noticeable in certain angles and it is there even with just the white CCS pad, so on dark cars I can definitely see where you need to f/u to remove the haze.
Rock on!
UC is pretty good stuff. I first used it when I ran out of 105 about 1 fender short of completing a job.
Sounds like things are working out.
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So, I polished the hood (the only area I`m currently working) with some swirlX with a White CCS pad. I think it made a difference but flourescents don`t seem to show micro marring (or whatever) very well. At this point, I think I see a halo around everything from staring at the reflection of the lights in the hood. I used speed 5 and put less pressure than when I used UC. Of course it`s raining and overcast tomorrow. Maybe I can use a flash light to see what`s really going on.
Most plastic films do hide light scratches, I would ask the installer, he should know what to expect.
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