Setec Astronomy
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SIP has harder abrasives for the ceramic clearcoats. They are both rated at 3.5 cut on the Menzerna scale Menzerna Polishing Compounds Products, menzerna polishes, menzerna car polish, menzerna nano polish, menzerna final polish, menzerna compound, . The SIP/IP would be to remove the swirls. Possibly you would step down to a finer polish before "jeweling", which is the term that has become popular here for working the paint to its maximum gloss. You need to remove the swirls before you "jewel".