Paint Correction Questions

[aheibul]

Guys. Need some direction on my paint correction.

GG6 with orange cg hex logic pad. Meguiars compound. Running at 6.

I can take 80% of oxidation out of the paint on my wife's bmw and 75% of surface scratches out of my work truck.

If I hit the same area over again I don't take anymore out.

Would I be better off adding a yellow pad or a different compound?

Also, on my bmw I use conpound first then switch to a white hex logic with meguiars Polish. For the life of me I cannot tell the difference when I polish it. I'm not getting any swirl marks when I use compound so maybe that explains it.

Any help would be great.

Thanks.


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[J Cole]

Guys. Need some direction on my paint correction.

GG6 with orange cg hex logic pad. Meguiars compound. Running at 6.

I can take 80% of oxidation out of the paint on my wife's bmw and 75% of surface scratches out of my work truck.

If I hit the same area over again I don't take anymore out.

Would I be better off adding a yellow pad or a different compound?

Also, on my bmw I use conpound first then switch to a white hex logic with meguiars Polish. For the life of me I cannot tell the difference when I polish it. I'm not getting any swirl marks when I use compound so maybe that explains it.

Any help would be great.

Thanks.


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What color is the BMW? If it's white it is difficult to see any marring left behind by the compounding step.

How many passes are you making over one area - and how large of an area are you doing at one time?

[aheibul]

Space grey 535i.

I will do a 20x20ish square making 4-6 section passes at as slow speed.


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[conquistador]

Step up to a Microfiber pad

[Mantilgh]

Those percentages sound like pretty good target numbers for what you are working on. Possibly a frequently used vehicle and a work truck.

You might not want to go chasing better results without a paint gauge.

Or proceed carefully.

[Detail-Impressions]

If it was me, I fill a spray bottle with water and spritz the surface when the compound quits cutting. Check the result and see it there is improvement.