Swirl Remover

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Jeonsah

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Hey guys, i just wetsanded my paint job with 2,500 grit sand paper. and the thing is covered in swirls now. I am currently too broke to afford anything except what i have. I have a Harbor Freight rotary buffer that spins pretty fast. Then it came with a whitish foam pad on it. The foam pad is probably 6-7 inches big. Anyways, i tried using mequiars new swirl remover x on it with a microfiber bonnet. It ttakes about 20min to get rid of a small 10inch by 10inch square of swirls.



So i know there are different types of foam pads (IE orange for heavy swirl remover, white for polishing and light swirl remover...etc.) so i was wondering, do you think i could just use this foam pad that came with the polisher? Its a foam pad that actually velcros to a backing plate.... So yeah, i just wanted to see what you guys may think on using the actualy foam pad to remove the swirls. heres the pic:







oh and im guessing a speed setting of no. 2 would be ideal?
 
well i buffed up a small part of the hood and im happy with how its turning out. I put the speed on 2 and made sure there was enough product on the spot i was gonna buff. The swirls are definitely coming out a lot easier than using a micro fiber bonnet. So i think im gonna try to do the rest of the hood.
 
sound like you are on the right path. just a quick question though, why wetsand if you weren't sure you had the products to finish the job?
 
Well, i had swirl remover and all the bonnets. And i just wanted to be gentle with the paint but it was being a pain. So basically, i left the car and worked on other things. But I thought i woulda had to go buy something like a porter cable or something. So i didnt have the money and i gave up. Then i just recenty got back to the swirls. I clay'd the car and and im working on the hood. Its definitly looking better. Ill post some pics up. IT just a cheap single stage paint.
 
Look into wool pads for cutting (compounding). They will run cooler, heat is a bad thing when polishing paint. Also watch out on the edges, it is easy to burn through paint on edges.



After the compounding with wool you will need to follow up with a light polish and a foam polishing (and/or finishing pad) to get the gloss back.



Do some research, the info is posted all over this forum. You can learn a lot in one afternoon.
 
So are you saying the foam pad i have is a wool pad? My plan was to do swirl remover with this pad. then polish the paint with the microfiber bonnet. And then apply wax with a microfiber applicator pad. Do you think that would be alright?
 
nvm, i didnt read your post correctly. Yeah i knew most of that except for the wool pad with compounding. Anyways thanks for the help guys. I love this forum!
 
Jeonsah said:
nvm, i didnt read your post correctly. Yeah i knew most of that except for the wool pad with compounding. Anyways thanks for the help guys. I love this forum!
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You don't *have* to use wool. Its just that cutting paint creates a lot of heat fast. Heat can lead to problems up to but not limited to a paint burn.



Also, wool is usually easier to control. Less pulling or hopping, its also more forgiving if the compound isn't just right(too much/too little/too wet/too dry).
 
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