Trouble correcting paint

[valleyrider]

OP - I think you have unrealistic expectations. Every car is different. You can, but you shouldn't really compare yourself to others. The one suggestion I'd provide is for you to SLOW DOWN so you can correct faster. We as pro detailers sometimes spend 30-70 hours on a car just correcting, do you think you are slow?

Slow down.

I went plenty slow while correcting, so I thought, I was just under the assumption that many people do corrections only needing a single set of section passes vs 2 sets of passes to get to an acceptable level while compounding but then again every car is different.

I finished up the car today, here are a few before and afters of it. I used BF finishing polish on a white pad and coated the car with PBL surface coating.

[KillaCam]

Looks good to me! Swirls are gone.

[cardaddy]

We'll said I have spent well over 30 hours on numerous cars

I hear that! Last one we did, spent 19 hours straight (plus almost 9 my wife had in it). No interior work AT ALL, just washing, claying, taping, buffing and coating. She can do some buffing, but is awesome doing hand work like the tight stuff and the paint cleansing / Eraser / IPA/ paint cleaning polish type work. Man do I love still doing work like that with her, even after 36 years.

OTOH, I know a guy that a few months ago was griping to me about spending 25 hours on a job that paid two grand! One that I spent another 10 hours prepping, taping, and first round of compounding on, and only charged him $150.

We never know till we're deep in the poop sometimes.