Removing rotary swirls with a PC?

[2drtahoez71]

A friend of mines older brother had his 2006 BMW ///M6 detailed by the local BMW dealer. By the looks of it, someone tried using a rotary for the first time on his black paint. Needless to say, there are holograms/swirls (not really sure of the correct term here) all throughout the paint. Im not sure if a rotary was used or not, but all the bodyshops ive ever been to used rotarys, and ive never seen a PC do this to paint before.

Can a PC correct this? If so, what pad/product combo would you recommend?

The most aggressive combo I have is an orange (light cutting) LC pad and SSR2.5.

Thanks.

btw...this is more or less what the paint looks like (this is not the car in question):

 

[Beemerboy]

You can but your going to have to really work the product...I would start with some SSR1 and the cutting pad to see how that looks if not then use the SSR 2.5....work in small areas and with about a dime size amount at a time, making sure that it almost disappears on the paint. Work the pc in four directions and so that you can get some heat on the surface, this will break down the product and make ot work for you.

Then move on to a polishing pad and still using the SSR1 this should start to smooth out the car finish...next a polishing pad with the P-w-C and that will start to take out the swirls that you are seeing.

 

[Poorboy]

If it looks that bad, I would go directly to the white polishing pad w/ the SSR2.5 ...make quick passes up and down and back and forth at a speed of 5-6.
Check the area after a few minutes. Repeat if needed or move to the orange if some of the swirls are deeper than expected. Then follow with SSR1 with a finishing or polishing pad. """ of course not seeing it in person, advise is only a guideline to work with

 

[Troy@Protekt]

I would go with 400 grit wetsand paper and glue it to your rotary's backing plate. Don't waste time at the slower speeds, get it up to 3000rpm and lean on the buffer a bit until you see a little smoke. :huh:

I guarantee the swirls (that were there) will be long gone :lmfao

The nice thing about this method is your not using a lot of messy compounds or polishes and you will see the results right away. :bigups

Hope this helps! :gotcha:


:rockon Troy <----:crazy2: :crazy:

BTW This was an attempt at humor, please do not try this at home!

I would stick with the advice that poorboy and beemerboy gave you.

 

[Beemerboy]

I would go with 400 grit wetsand paper and glue it to your rotary's backing plate. Don't waste time at the slower speeds, get it up to 3000rpm and lean on the buffer a bit until you see a little smoke. :huh:

I guarantee the swirls (that were there) will be long gone :lmfao

The nice thing about this method is your not using a lot of messy compounds or polishes and you will see the results right away. :bigups

Hope this helps! :gotcha:


:rockon Troy <----:crazy2: :crazy:

BTW This was an attempt at humor, please do not try this at home!

I would stick with the advice that poorboy and beemerboy gave you.

Good stuff and just think of all the product sling that you won't have

 

[dr_detail]

I would go with 400 grit wetsand paper and glue it to your rotary's backing plate. Don't waste time at the slower speeds, get it up to 3000rpm and lean on the buffer a bit until you see a little smoke. :huh:

I guarantee the swirls (that were there) will be long gone :lmfao

The nice thing about this method is your not using a lot of messy compounds or polishes and you will see the results right away. :bigups

Hope this helps! :gotcha:

:bonk: :scared: assout: :rofl

Now what's the best way to clean coffee off my laptop screen & keyboard -- 'cause I just blew it out of my nose laughing so hard!! :crazy2:

 

[Troy@Protekt]

:bonk: :scared: assout: :rofl

Now what's the best way to clean coffee off my laptop screen & keyboard -- 'cause I just blew it out of my nose laughing so hard!! :crazy2:

That's easy! First let me ask you this, How many psi is your pressure washer?

If it's not atleast 3000psi you will need to rent one. Once you have the proper PW, take some of Poorboy's Wheel cleaner and gently (using a q-tip) dab some to the affected areas. After allowing a few minutes dwell time fire up the PW and gently rinse.

***Special note; unplug the computer first.

:cheers:

Troy

Sorry to take this off topic, just having a little fun.

 

[Beemerboy]

That's easy! First let me ask you this, How many psi is your pressure washer?

If it's not atleast 3000psi you will need to rent one. Once you have the proper PW, take some of Poorboy's Wheel cleaner and gently (using a q-tip) dab some to the affected areas. After allowing a few minutes dwell time fire up the PW and gently rinse.

***Special note; unplug the computer first.

:cheers:

Troy

<----------Gets note pad out and starts taking notes, this is solid stuff

 

[audiboy]

Beemerboy and Poorboy pretty much have it covered. It's a shame that the dealership would do that to one of their flagship vehicles.

 

[2drtahoez71]

I would go with 400 grit wetsand paper and glue it to your rotary's backing plate. Don't waste time at the slower speeds, get it up to 3000rpm and lean on the buffer a bit until you see a little smoke. :huh:

I guarantee the swirls (that were there) will be long gone :lmfao

The nice thing about this method is your not using a lot of messy compounds or polishes and you will see the results right away. :bigups

Hope this helps! :gotcha:


:rockon Troy <----:crazy2: :crazy:

getting rid of swirls is that easy?!?! ive been wasting money on PB's polishes all this time. I knew PB was a con-artist, I guess the melted Bazooka Bubble Gum he melts down, dyes blue, and sells as Nattys Blue should have been a dead giveaway.

thanks for the advice guys, like I said, ive never seen these swirls in person before, and didnt know how to tackle them.

He took the car back to the dealer to have them (try to) fix the paint today. We'll see how that turns out.:scared:

 

[Beemerboy]

He took the car back to the dealer to have them (try to) fix the paint today. We'll see how that turns out.:scared:

That's like taking milk out of the refrigerator, smelling that it's bad, and putting it back in for another day to see if its better!

I would bet anything that they use a heavy filler product to mask the swirls.

 

[Kelso]

That's like taking milk out of the refrigerator, smelling that it's bad, and putting it back in for another day to see if its better!

I would bet anything that they use a heavy filler product to mask the swirls.

:bigups completely agree, theyll most likely glaze the hell out of it, he'll drive away happy and next week it will be just as bad as when he took it in originally

 

[2drtahoez71]

That's like taking milk out of the refrigerator, smelling that it's bad, and putting it back in for another day to see if its better!

I would bet anything that they use a heavy filler product to mask the swirls.

lol exactly what I said...except for the milk part.

Oh well, ill find out the next time i talk to his brother.