meguiars #83, and then what??

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RonTL

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Im a newbie with this stuff and need some help. My car has some minor scratches and swirl marks. Im going to use a clay system and then use the meguiars #83. What do i use after that?



and i have a craftsman polisher/buffer. Is that good enough to use with the polishes?



I have what looks like some white paint sprinkles on my car (my cars red). The previous owner did it somehow. How would i remove that?



One of my friends car paint is faded looking ( i guess that's called oxidation). Would meguiars #83 fix that or not? if not, what should i use?
 
Pictures will help lots here. I usually follow #83 with 80 but it depends on how hard/soft the paint is. You may be able to get away with just using #80 and then whatever wax.



As for your friend, you might want to try ColorX or Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner(MPPC) and then polish as needed and wax. #83 might work on your friends car also so you can give that a try if you don't already have the other products.
 
Is your polisher/buffer an orbital? If so it will not break down #83 like it needs to be to be most effective.



Claying may remove the sprinkles you describe so see if that works.



Yes, #83 will remove oxidation but not sure how well it will w/ an orbital(if that is what you have). You can try scratchX by meguiars, apply it by hand. That may help depending how bad the oxidation is.
 
I like to "clean up" after 83. I usually go with VM or another type of finer polish, 80 would be a good choice. Ut then again if the scratches are light, you may want to just go with 80 ! 83 can be difficult to use if the machine you have doesnt have the balls to break it down properly......Shoot, its hard enough to use anyway !
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
83 can be difficult to use if the machine you have doesnt have the balls to break it down properly......Shoot, its hard enough to use anyway !
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It can be like dry concrete sometimes!
 
If 83 might be hard with my polisher/buffer. Then what's a good hand polish to take car of my problems? and what do i use after it?
 
I haven't tried it by hand but I would think #80 would work good.You can leave it on the paint for some time and it still buffs off with ease.Not to mention it also stay's wet for a long time,similar to the 1Z PP.
 
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