Getting all the swirls out.

[twistedframe]

I have a quick question. I am going to do a detail on my moms car for her and try to remove some nasty swirls in her Infiniti G35. I did a test area last night and found that Poorboys SSR2.5 w/ a 4 inch LC CCS orange pad got almost all the swirls out, but not every single one. I follow this up with SSR1, Black Holes glaze and EX-P. It all looks great except these little tiny swirls. My question is, am I going to mess up the paint if I try to work out the rest of these little swirls? How much pressure can I use on the PC to work this area and how long can I work the same area for? Normal people wouldn't even notice these swirls, but they are bugging the crap out of me. Thanks in advance for any advice!!!

Sorry no pics at this time.

[Matt S.]

Instead of using excess pressure, I would probably just step up to a yellow pad, which should take care of the issue. The odds of you harming the paint are still very slim.

[twistedframe]

Originally Posted by matt@autogeek.net

Instead of using excess pressure, I would probably just step up to a yellow pad, which should take care of the issue. The odds of you harming the paint are still very slim.

Thanks for the info and reassurance!

I found that even with the orange pad and SSR2.5 I had to go over it again with the SSR1 and a white pad to get a haze free finish. Will I need to do another step if using the yellow pad? Like Yellow SSR2.5, Orange SSR2.5 then White SSR1? I'm sure this is a totally noob question but I just want to make sure!

[Matt S.]

No, you can go straight from yellow/SSR2.5 to white/SSR1.

[twistedframe]

Originally Posted by matt@autogeek.net

No, you can go straight from yellow/SSR2.5 to white/SSR1.

Thanks again for the great info!

[killrwheels@autogeek]

I would add if you see significant micromarring (very small scratches) after using the yellow pad, then go back to orange with same polish before skipping a pad and moving to lighter polish.