How old can SSR be to still be effective?

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w0cyru01

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The SSR is a couple of years old, but still looked good.

I decided to try my hand at detailing after a couple of years of not doing it. I used the SSR2.5 with orange LC pad and SSR1 with green LC pad on my and my wife's car.



It looked like nothing was done and I wasted a few hours of a few days working on this. I looked at the PC polishing videos about various stages of polish break down but mine didn't behave like that. When I applied the SSR2.5 and spread it with the PC on 3, it seemed like it all disappeared. After just one pass with the PC on 5 I had to struggle to see if any polish was left on the car.



Is this how it is supposed to behave and I just didn't work it enough? Or should I purchase new swirl remover? I tried following the technique outlined in the videos, but my results were definitely lacking.
 
I have PB SSR's that are at least 3 years old and still work. Must be as you suspect that your work time was too short????



Hope you went to the Street Rod Nats in your town this weekend. I just got back after a 10 hour drive and they were fantastic.
 
I'll try it again maybe next time I wash. Maybe put some more pressure on the PC/work on technique.



Just hard in the sun on a silver car to see if what I'm doing is working or not. Maybe I'll practice on the wife's car since it's blue.
 
If you have waxed the car you're working on the slickness of the wax should be gone before trying to polish. The slick surface prevents the polish from working effectively.
 
I have had great results with 2.5 orange pad with PC.



Make sure there is always product between the pad and the surface, before applying more pressure. Try working on a cool surface if you could, or at least out of the sun, This should give you a little longer work time. Use enough product to cover your polishing area. Work small sections.



I have had my last bottle about 4 years now. I used it the other day to clean under some door handles. There is not enough to do a whole car so I use it for small areas till it's gone. :)



Hope this helps.
 
Did my wife's jeep again...not the whole thing just a small 1x1 bit on the hood.



Results were much different, I worked in the garage this time (not great lighting though) used SSR 2.5 with orange pad followed with SSR1 with green pad. Could tell a difference when I pulled the tape between the part I did and the parts I didn't do. Wasn't perfect (still had blemishes) but I was pressed for time. I would probably do another pass with the SSR2.5 when I do the whole car, but at least this time I felt like I didn't waste my time.
 
Don't be afraid of speed 6 on the pc as well, especially with the more aggressive step. Silvers on most cars, even non-ceramic clearcoated ones, are curiously resistant to correction with less-abrasive methods.
 
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