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I am in the process of detailing my 2001 silver VW Jetta.
I have the UDM and I`m using the white pad that came with it, it`s the scratch buster pad. I am also using Mequires Professional Fine Cut Cleaner, which is a #5 on their cutting compound scale.
The problem I`m running into is it`s not completely removing the scratches. It does a decent job on some of the scratches.
The scratches I can`t get rid of are deep enough to catch your finger nail on but it is not into the paint.
So what am I doing wrong?
What product/pad should I be using?
:thx
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First off what speeds are you working the polishes in at??
Secondly, a general rule of thumb is, if you can catch a scratch with your finger nail that means it`s probably through the clear and can not be polished out. Even some scratches won`t come out after wetsanding so don`t beat yourself up too much.
It`s probably just too deep.
Josh
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As an owner of an `01 (matchstick red) GTI, I`ll tell you that the clear is pretty hard. I used a PC with #83 and 6.5" orange pads and it didn`t really completely remove all my swirling after two passes on speed 6. I then stepped up ("down?") to 4" pads, applied a good amount of downward pressure, and that did the trick. Not a fair comparison though because on my second attempt I used SIP instead of #83.
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Yep- switch to 4" pads (or better yet, 3.5" Purple Foamed Wool for the initial correction).
And settle for "better" on anything remotely deep enough to catch a nail. Remember that taking off 0.0005" can precipitate clearcoat failure, and that`s not much.
