First Time DA Polishing

[cjwilson]

Hello,



Second post here, Autopia has been great source for information and a friendly community! Here's little about my situation. I have a '10 WRB WRX. It was damaged, ski gear dragged across, keyed, or something to that effect at Homewood Mountain, Tahoe. After having the paint repaired I noticed fine scratches around the car, nothing deep, very superficial and only noticeable in the right lighting. The body shop did a great job repairing the paint, but I'm sure they didn't give as much of a s**t about properly washing all the mountain road grime off the car as I would have.



So here is where I'm at. Just purchased a HF Chicago Electric DA Polisher minus the backing plate for $42. Will be purchasing a proper backing plate when I put my pad and product order in. I understand somewhat the differences in using the various pads. From what I can tell I don't think the paint is in need of serious correction, just more then a wax and a little TLC. I tried to take pictures with my phone but the camera is crap.



In my initial post, someone mentioned using a green pad. Would I be able to get away with using a blue or even black pad with the proper polish to make minor corrections to my paint? What products would you guys recommend for correcting Subaru's paint? Is there a product that would be good for correcting swirls in Venture Shield/Clear Bra? Also, I'm open to Wax/Sealant recommendations.



This is my first time polishing my car, but it has been professionally detailed twice a year since I bought it, waxed by me 3-4 times a year if not more, and garage kept when at home.



Thanks in advance!

 

[Accumulator]

.. From what I can tell I don't think the paint is in need of serious correction, just more then a wax and a little TLC. I tried to take pictures with my phone but the camera is crap.



In my initial post, someone mentioned using a green pad. Would I be able to get away with using a blue or even black pad with the proper polish to make minor corrections to my paint?...

Even when the marring isn't all that deep/severe, I would *NOT* expectd a gentle "finising pad" to do the work. I'd rather use a mild polishing pad. Not saying the other approach won't work (and I'm sure it has its advocates), but it's not how I'd go about it.

What products would you guys recommend for correcting Subaru's paint?

I'd suggest 3D's Uno and Speed.



I'll let others address the other polishing Qs as I'm not up to speed on the polishing of PPF.



For the Last Step Product ("LSP", i.e, your wax/sealant), I'd use either a wax from Collinite or FinishKare's FK1000P. But if you're ordering from 3D anyhow, you could do a lot worse than their Poxy.