Spot correction using gg6

[sircharlespiko]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to machine polishing, and was cleaning my fairly new, 2013 truck yesterday. The paint is in pretty good condition with little to no swirls overall. I was using klasse aio with a white lc pad to clean the surface prior to collinite 845.

However, I came upon a few random independent scratches when examining the paint more closely. The scratches don't seem too deep, but definely weren't removed by the kaio. I read the article on removing rids using sandpaper, but was wondering if I could remove them by just using my gg6 (I'm a little scared to use sandpaper) .

I only have megs uc as my most aggressive compound as well as orange hex logic pads. Will there be any problem in running that combo over just the small sections with the scratches in an attempt to remove them? And if that doesn't work, do the same with a more aggressive compound /pad?

Thanks in advance

[FUNX650]

This is a follow-up thread:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/44816-ultimate-compound-wet-sand-scratch-removal.html

Taken from this thread:
Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound (http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?29753-Scratch-Removed-using-Ultimate-Compound)


Bob

[sircharlespiko]

This is a follow-up thread:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/44816-ultimate-compound-wet-sand-scratch-removal.html

Taken from this thread:
Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound (http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?29753-Scratch-Removed-using-Ultimate-Compound)


Bob
Awesome, thank you!

[allenk4]

Be careful that you do not spend too much time with the GG6 focused on a small area

Heat can build-up rapidly and twist some CC


Make sure to take some good, close-up Before & After photos to share

[wdmaccord]

Be careful that you do not spend too much time with the GG6 focused on a small area

Heat can build-up rapidly and twist some CC


Make sure to take some good, close-up Before & After photos to share

I can attest to this. I was focusing on a scratch (luckily on my personal vehicle) and the spot started smoking. Fortunately no damage to the paint, but I learned to not focus in too small of area. I expand the area slightly and use slower machine speed. This was with a 4" orange LC pad/3.5" backing plate/GG6/M105.

[allenk4]

If the defect is confined to a small area....work that small area

Just touch the paint frequently to make sure the heat is not excessive

If the surface is getting above say 120 F, take a break

If I am doing spot correction, I dab some polish on several of the defects that are relative close together and hit them each for a few seconds and then go back and hit them again. This gives each spot a little time to cool


Be especially careful of the area is on a plastic body panel as these heat up much more quickly

[sircharlespiko]

Thanks for all the tips. I'll refer to them when trying to work on the scratches. I appreciate all the assistance