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galerie

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I have a 1995 volvo 850, don't know if the paint is hard (as mentioned on this board), but I am having a problem with the hood of my car. I have these swirls that no matter what I use I can't get them removed.



I have tried so many different polishers/swirl removers. Wolfgang, Sonus Swirlbuster, Optimum Polish, Megs 3 step, Mothers Power polish. What am I doing wrong. All of these polishes were used with a yellow Sonus DAS pad.



I work in in at 3 then move up to 5 on the porter cable. Maybe I am not letting it break down (is the break down of the polish when its almost invisible).



Then to top it off, a friend of mine borrowed my car and decided to take it to a car wash and used the brush so now it is swirled all over.



Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong. Should I get another type of polish, maybe something more aggressive. I do have 3M polishing compound.



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Sorry, but those pics just don't show any swirls??



Not sure how hard 10+ year old Volvo paint is, but most German cars are pretty hard.



Maybe a rotary is in order?
 
Volvo's are Swedish and from my experience they are moderately hard. Try speed 6 after you've worked it around and exert 10-15 pounds of pressure on the machine. Remember to move slowly - about an inch per second.



Unfrotunately the only product you've tried that I have any experience with is the Optimum Polish - that won't cut it. If the other's are comparable in cut that may be part of the problem (although the pics don't look bad).



If all you have are the products you mentioned I might try the Sonus again and work it more agressively i.e. slower, more pressure etc. Try it a couple of times at least to see if you're making any headway.
 
Here are the same pics that are circled where the problem is. They are not so much as swirls but look like scratches although I can not feel them when I use my fingernail. And yes Volvo is a swedish made car.



I guess I need to get a more aggressive polish. Any suggestions on what might be appropriate.
 

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galerie- If the paint on your Volvo is anything like that on the 850 we used to have, then yeah, it's pretty hard.



Best way to get aggressive with the PC is to use 4" pads, they utterly change the effectiveness of the machine.



Generally I advocate speed 6 when doing correction, but in some cases speed 5 will suffice with the 4" pads.



The most aggressive stuff I've used by PC/4" is Hi-Temp Extreme Cut. Follow that with something milder to clear up any micromarring. If ~6 passes with the 4"/H-T EC don't fix something, I'd probably live with it. Those scratches are *NOT* something I would just assume I could safely remove.
 
Thanks Accumulator



I was thinking of using my 4 inch pads. I will try that combo when the weather gets a little nicer (its suppose to rain all week here in MD). We'll see what happens
 
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