help correct my process with 7424xp

[13edge]

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Help me out trying out the porter cable
I know i need to order a few different pads before i continue i orderd the wrong orange... let me know.
1. wash
2. clay
3. orange pad speed 5-6 with 205
4. white pad with black light speed 3
5.???? I have petes 53????/

let me know how bad/ decent i did. I think the white spots in the corrected are rock chips you can feel with your nail... its been outside its whole life with no wax.. thanks everone.

[13edge]

the corrected still has a few swirls light scratches i feel should come out after looking at everyone elses correction pics.. im not sure how to take it the one step farther. any input is appreciated. thanks

[13edge]

another beforehttp://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad314/bm868/IMG_1523_zps0eda53f6.jpg

[ken tuep]

What kind of vehicle are you working on?


If you are wanting to correct the swirls a bit better, you're probably gonna need something a little bit coarser. M205 is a fine polish, generally used after a coarser compound. I'd recommend trying Meguiars Ultimate compound,(which is a user friendly version of M105)or even M105.

Which pads do you have? Looks like orange flat, tangerine ht, and a white ccs?

[13edge]

Its a 2005 GMC Envoy, that has probably never been waxed and sat outside most of its life.... I have the pads pictures as well as a red foam lake country..

[Love's Auto]

the corrected still has a few swirls light scratches i feel should come out after looking at everyone elses correction pics.. im not sure how to take it the one step farther. any input is appreciated. thanks

I'll warn you, trying to remove 100% swirls and scratches is dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, plus m205 is not an aggressive compound so it's not going to give you the cut you're looking for. It's a fine polish.

[13edge]

I understand thanks for your input... I feel like I have read to much on here and got confused lol.. I originally thought the vehicle wasn't in to bad of shape and comparing with others pictures using just the 205 would work, but after a test spot I feel I need to take a look at a different approach.

[BlackRam]

I'll warn you, trying to remove 100% swirls and scratches is dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, plus m205 is not an aggressive compound so it's not going to give you the cut you're looking for. It's a fine polish.

What do you think will provide cut he needs?
thanks

[ken tuep]

GM is notorious for having harder clearcoats. I suggest maybe picking up some ultimate compound from meguiars, and see how that works for you. I'd use the orange cutting pads for compounding, and the white for polishing, and your red for wax or sealant.

Wolfgang 8 oz. Swirl Remover Combo, Wolfgang polishes, total swirl remover, finishing glaze, machine glaze (http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-swirl-removers.html)

These are a tough pair to beat also, especially on hard clear coat. I've been a meguiars guy for a long while now, but recently got some samples of these, and Wolfgang Uber compound. Needless to say, I have some in my cart. They are very user friendly, and finish down nicer than the meguiars IMO.

Just be sure not too go too far into the paint, you've gotta learn when it's good enough for the sake of the longevity of the paint. More than likely you should be ok, since you say it's never been polished before, so it's safe to assume there hasn't been much removed prior to now. Give either option a shot and let us know how they work out for you.

[13edge]

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Thanks for the helpful replies I appreciate it. Thanks for giving me a few more options.. You can see in the pics here what I have done is definitely a huge improvement, maybe like you said I am wanting to much for what I have to work with.. thanks again for the help.

[ken tuep]

That was with M205? If so, that's a great end result.

[HateSwirls]

Start out keeping it simple, learn the PC.

You need to learn how to operate the PC, that's most important, all the best products does you no good if your technique isn't up to par.

If on a budget try this.

Get yourself a bottle of Ultimate Compound which is cheap and found locally.
Buy you at at least two CG'S orange hex logic orange pads and two white pads.

Clay
UC. 4-6 slow passes with good pressure, just make sure the pad has some spin.
Inspect the area, if it looks better then move on to the 205 using a white pad with less pressure but still good pressure, put a mark on your BP, watch is closely to make sure it's spinning, it shouldn't be spinning fast, just enough to see that mark going around and around.
Keep it flat as much as you can, on curved panels you may have to lift a little to keep it spinning.

Junkman has some great videos, I suggest you watch a few and watch them a few times until you feel you can do it correctly.

Good luck man:dblthumb2:

You can do this.

Btw. Once you get the hang of using the UC you can always move up to something better but the UC really can do the job for you.

[13edge]

sounds good thanks alot. Been to busy with all the snow here to mess with it much more or order anything else... .But yes those results were just with the 205. I was happy for the first time, but like i said feel like i could probably achieve a little more.

Thanks agian.