D_Nyholm
04-01-2009, 04:41 PM
Hi all,
I am currently polishing my wife's Mini Cooper S that has been through a few car washes and is pretty scratched up. In the past, i was able to get almost everything out with 1-2 passes of SIP and an Orange pad using a Porter Cable. I am working on it tonight and having trouble getting the swirls/scratches out with that combo. I have a feeling I will need at least 4 passes to get it out. I am trying to find out what would be my next step up in aggressiveness. I have:
Purple foamed wool pad
Yellow Pad
Menz Powergloss
Optimum Compound (this seems weaker than SIP to me)
Makita with only white pads available
Should i step up to the Powergloss on a orange pad or the SIP on a yellow pad? Or go all out with the Powergloss on a yellow pad? Should i just switch to the Makita with SIP (or powergloss) on the white pad or will that be less aggressive than the SIP/Orange?
Any suggestions you can give would be greatly appreciated since i don't think i have enough SIP or orange pads (OR TIME!) to make it through 4 passes!!!
I am currently polishing my wife's Mini Cooper S that has been through a few car washes and is pretty scratched up. In the past, i was able to get almost everything out with 1-2 passes of SIP and an Orange pad using a Porter Cable. I am working on it tonight and having trouble getting the swirls/scratches out with that combo. I have a feeling I will need at least 4 passes to get it out. I am trying to find out what would be my next step up in aggressiveness. I have:
Purple foamed wool pad
Yellow Pad
Menz Powergloss
Optimum Compound (this seems weaker than SIP to me)
Makita with only white pads available
Should i step up to the Powergloss on a orange pad or the SIP on a yellow pad? Or go all out with the Powergloss on a yellow pad? Should i just switch to the Makita with SIP (or powergloss) on the white pad or will that be less aggressive than the SIP/Orange?
Any suggestions you can give would be greatly appreciated since i don't think i have enough SIP or orange pads (OR TIME!) to make it through 4 passes!!!