newbie polish question.

[sk55]

hi guys



when trying to remove small scratches on paint with polish, do i work the product with a foam applicatior or mf cloth?



should i use vertical strokes or circular strokes?



thanks

 

[imported_never gone]

hi guys



when trying to remove small scratches on paint with polish, do i work the product with a foam applicatior or mf cloth?



should i use vertical strokes or circular strokes?



thanks

unless you're using a machine it's pretty darn hard and at times not realistic to really remove scratches/swirls by hand. Polishes need to be broken down at high speeds to really be able to do their jobs and it's almost impossible to maintain that speed by hand for the micro-abrasives to do their jobs.

 

[imported_smprince1]

By hand I use a terry wrapped applicator and straight motions. The terry cloth seems to have more bite than foam or MF.



But I agree it is difficult to achieve much correction by hand on scratches.

 

[sk55]

'i was gonna detail my car this weekend... so you guys think i need an orbital..?\r\n\r\n\r\ni was gonna\r\n\r\n1) clay\r\n\r\n2) sonus polish...\r\n\r\n3) then apply zaino cs afterwards?\r\n\r\n\r\ni am planning to do this by hand, well i get good results, or should i go buy an orbital.\r\nis sonus and zaino compatible, or do i have to wash again after polishing...\r\n\r\ni am looking for good results, i really dont need a show room shine since its my daily driver.'

 

[Accumulator]

sk55- Welcome to Autopia!



As most polishes are pretty mild when used by hand, it's common to do the initial work with terry as it's more aggressive. Then follow up with MF or foam (your choice) to remove any micromarring *if* the terry leaves any (sometimes it will, other times it doesn't).



Direction doesn't matter as the goal is to finally polish so gently that no marks are left behind. Do what's comfortable to you. Consider that popular polishers use "random" directions.



1Z brand polishes work better by hand than anything else I've tried.