My First Successful Swirl Removal

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xhaust50

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After using the PC a few times, I'm pretty comfortable with it. Here are pics of an 87 Monte SS that my brother recently bought. Unfortunately, it has a MAACO painthjob that has a really cloudy reflection and was swirled severely. I think it would need to be wetsanded to make the paint look any better. Also, the batteries in my camera dies before I could finish taking after pics so what you see is that car about halfway done!



Process:

DACP via Cutting Pad X 2 (6000 OPM)

SFP via Polishing Pad X 1 (6000 OPM)

Mothers SG via Finishing Pad X 1 (2500 OPM)

S100 X 1 by Hand



The after pics are only after DACP and SFP though.



Before



http://build.tripod.lycos.com/image...jpg.w560h420.jpg&target=_self&title=HOLOGRAMS

http://build.tripod.lycos.com/image...04.jpg.w560h420.jpg&target=_self&title=SWIRLS



After (Halfway)

http://build.tripod.lycos.com/image...pg.w560h420.jpg&target=_self&title=Comparison

http://build.tripod.lycos.com/image...s/.pond/cars017.jpg.w560h420.jpg&target=_self



Question:

Because of the cloudy reflections, I opted to go with a wax instead of a sealant to minimize the reflections. Was this the right thing to do, or would a sealant make the reflections look better? (I guess it's a tough question with no after pics)
 
xhaust50 said:
Also, the batteries in my camera died before I could finish taking after pics so what you see is that car about halfway done!
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Hopefully I can take pics on friday because this car is stored in a different location. I think it's supposed to rain here though. It came out a lot better than it was, but nowhere near the caliber of some of the cars on here because the paintjob is so bad. I'll post pics as soon as I take them though.
 
Looks great!



The first time I removed swirls, I felt like I was conquering the world :)



What part of LI are you from?
 
GSRstilez said:
Looks great!



The first time I removed swirls, I felt like I was conquering the world :)



What part of LI are you from?
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Thanks for the praise. I'm from Smithtown. Congrats on winning btw. Can I ask what you're gonna spend the $100 on?
 
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