So this Is what I have....currently

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solekeeper

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Hey guys, as you know I've been wetsanding my car.. I've buffed almost all of it with 3m compound.



And now this is the end result.

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It hasn't been washed or anything yet obviously, because I know I need another step.



So what do you guys think it should be to get rid of that swirl or buffer mark.. or whatever that is.. lol

Some recommended 3m ultrafina on a finishing pad.. Will that work for sure?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Nothing's for sure, but that sounds a safe bet.



PS You don't look like a guy in that reflection...
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It's a vest, that's why. loollll



Anywho, what is that line exactly? A swirl?
 
You need something above Ultrafina. You're skipping a step there. You need a mid polish before you get to the nano polish. But you're definatly on the right track. Save the UF for the very last step of your polishing. You can use just about anything at this point in the mid polish level. I've got some XMT swirl remover or Danase swirl abolisher system that works great that I would personally use. But again any decent polish should get you some really good results.
 
So the nano polish would classify as a glaze? And the unltrafina would be considered the nanoplish?



And after the unltrafina, I could go straight to seal/wax correct?

What kind of pad should I use for the mid-polish? Orange cutting pad?
 
I wouldn't classify the nano-polish as a glaze. Glazes technically shouldn't have any polishing ability.. They are just that. a glaze. But the UF has always been considered by me as a nano polish.



And since I personally HATE the orange pad (CCS) with a passion (just a personal preference) I would recommend something with a light cut for the mid polish. I don;t know what the colors are for cut for the pads you use. every company seems to change them up. Most light polish pads are usually white. But again it all depends. For a mid polish you really want the product working more than the pad. (really starts to enhance the gloss once you get to the end and make lighter passes) And then goto a non-bite pad for the UF.
 
solekeeper said:
It's a vest, that's why. loollll



Anywho, what is that line exactly? A swirl?
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:think: I don't see what that has to do with it...if you were a female I would compliment you on your reflection and your wetsanding of cars...



I would call that line a hologram.
 
Jakerooni said:
Yep classic buffer swirl
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Yeah, buffer swirl but not what we usually refer to here at Autopia as a "swirl", which although perhaps not 100% correct, is how we refer to wash-induced "spider-web" swirls in day-to-day conversation.
 
LOL true... Holograming or swirling.. To me it's all the same defect because to get either out it's the same process. I guess a more correct term even more would be you're classic buffer trail.
 
Guys, the orange pad with say an SIP polish doesn't creat holograms?



Do you get holograms through wrong technique, or through too coarse of compound?
 
You did this with a rotary? Many rotary users say they can't finish hologram-free, and finish with a DA. Of course, the rotary users who finish out with a rotary say that's BS. So, I think the answer to your question is no, not really wrong technique, it just takes a lot of practice to finish out hologram-free with a rotary, but regardless, you'll want to step your compound/polishes down, you don't want to go from a compound to a finishing polish with nothing in between, as Jake noted. (although many have touted that Meg's 105 is a compound that finishes well enough to go straight to a finishing polish)
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Yeah, buffer swirl but not what we usually refer to here at Autopia as a "swirl", which although perhaps not 100% correct, is how we refer to wash-induced "spider-web" swirls in day-to-day conversation.
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....tomato, tomaato I suppose. Technically, scratches (like those that are wash-induced) will reflect light in a radial pattern when viewed (for example) in direct sunlight. The scratches reflect light toward the source (the reflection of the sun in this case) causing the "cobweb" effect most folks are used to seeing. ....and when you move your head the circular pattern appears to move with you and the point of light (even though the scratches may not be spherical in nature). Some may still refer to these as swirls/swirl marks but others reserve that term only for actual rotational marks like those that might be caused by a buffer. ....it's arguable I guess and depends who you talk to.
 
Kean said:
....tomato, tomaato I suppose. Technically...
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Yeah, well, some days we are all technical on here, and some days very colloquial...but I really must have irked you to cause you to make one of your once-a-year posts :p :D
 
Ok so Basically If I used an orange pad with say Menz. SIP that would most likely create MINOR swirls..?



And what about another polish such as Menz IP? Minor swirling as well?
 
SIP and IP are similar in their swirl/buffer trail potential. Those trails didn't look that bad to me, but what do I know? I would go SIP/IP on a white pad and then really "jewel" it with UF on the specific (blue) pad for that.
 
IP is less cutting then the SIP? Just making sure lol....

And when you say "jewel" this process would be removing the swirls etc.. correct?
 
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