A good mild polish

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Buick_guy

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Ok, I'm sure I am asking a stupid question, but what is a good mild polish, that will handle just basic swirls on a fairly new Infiniti FX45, and a 2002 Ford Escape? I would like to polish out some of the swirls, then go over that with Meguiars 2nd step Glaze.



I will be using this buffer/polisher.



It says that it spins at 3500 RPM, so I think that should be enough.





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It will have to do, since I can't afford a PC.





So any suggestions?
 
Hi Buick Guy,



I've noticed that you've been on for quite some time now. I also noticed this post by you in the past:



Buick_guy said:


I did, but I like to have direct answers to my questions, so I don't have to gather little bits and pieces
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And also this:



Buick_guy said:


thanks man. It helps out alot when people are nice and friendly. I know some people that I have had replies just said, " didn't you ever hear of the search button?" That kind of puts you off on a forum
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You must understand that we're all here to help each other and to not serve information on a silver platter to anyone. You have to put in as much effort to help yourself as everyone puts in to help you. I see that you've already been directed to some quite useful resources that would be of tremendous help to you.



You say you get put off as a novice when people tell you to search, but other members get put off by novices who deliberately refuse to utilize readily-available resources.



You remind me very much of one particular thread, where C-MDX and I had a few words exchanged. Here is a link to that post:



http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31963&perpage=18&pagenumber=1





What I specifically am talking about are the posts beginning on page 4 of that thread, but the posts prior to that show the aggravation that lead up to it.



There was a bit of tension at the time, to say the least, but I've grown to respect C-MDX since then, and I very much appreciate the efforts he now puts in to be considerate of others, and how he helps out others when he can. Helping others consists of directing novices to information they need, but it also consists of not being a burden to others, especially when they've already given you direction.



Please understand that although we would like to help you as much as we can, we would like to see the favor returned by you paying attention to where we direct you for further help.



I hope you dont take things the wrong way, and I hope things work out well for you. :xyxthumbs



-Raymond
 
Ya, I get what you're saying, and I also saw that you all are very knowledgable people. I on the other hand am only 15, and don't know practically anything about detailing, and thats why I came to this site, to learn. I don't want to go and comment on something that I don't know about, so why be a post whore?



Pretty much the only reason I started up this thread was to see if my buffer would work with polishing. I know that 3500 RPM is a little bit faster that I have seen people post as a good polishing speed, so I also wanted to know if I would harm the paint in anyway.



Thank-you.
 
Oh and also, that second comment wasn't about this forum. It was about a Buick forum that I joined and the first post I posted, they were like HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF THE SEARCH BUTTON!!!! I was like sorry, ( I was just starting with computers). So that comment wasn't directed towards this forum, or forum users at all.
 
Buick_guy- OK, for a 15-year-old guy you come across pretty well :xyxthumbs Do yourself a favor and study up on as much stuff as you can (hit the "learn" icon). The more you know the more you know. Heh heh, more "studying", just what you want, huh ;)



FWIW, I'm no big fan of the "search button" either, but *sometimes* it works pretty well. But yeah, it strikes me as pretty snotty when someone does the "haven't you heard of..." response instead of just typing in an answer to your Q. Anyhow.. getting to your Q:



Don't worry about your buffer moving too fast. Most buffers like that bog down under load anyhow, and its movements are really "oscillations per minute", different from "rpms". The worst that can happen is that your product will dry out sorta fast, making it harder to get off (use a QD if this happens). Give it a try and see if you prefer it over doing stuff by hand.
 
It's best to have at least two polishes on hand. One on the milder side, and one more on the "moderate strength" side so that in case you find the ligher one ineffective you have a backup plan. DACP and a swirl remover is one example. This is probably more important since you have a buffer with unknown and/or dubious effectiveness.
 
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