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What products should I use????
I'm in the process of polishing my car and I would like to know what products to use. The car is a 1973 Impala with House of Kolor Brandywine on it that was painted about 5 year ago and has always been garaged kept.
The paint is in very very good condition but has minor surface scratches and very very light swirls that can only be seen under very bright garage lighting. I dont think i need to use a compound to remove this because of the condition of the paint.
what products should i use and what steps should i take to remove these blemishes?
I'll be using a Makita rotary polisher.
I have used one before so that's not a big issue.
I have included some pics of the car for your review. Although the car looks very shiny in the pics, which it is, but you can't see the small defects that i would like to remove so I'm looking for the best advice I can get as far as polishing it up to a crisp shine.
I have the lake country foam pad polishing kit (5.5 inch 6 piece set) with a 5 inch backing plate. which pad should i use with what product, etc.
Thanks for any and all comments.
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Re: What products should I use????
Is it single stage or base coat/clear coat?
Team Flex PE14-2 150(Serial#0005)/3401/3403/XFE 7-15
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Re: What products should I use????
Originally Posted by IID
Is it single stage or base coat/clear coat?
Actually it is a 3 stage paint. two base coats and a clear.
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Re: What products should I use????
Be sure to get the car super clean...
Rotary buffers can create their own air current at the surface level and you want to make sure there are zero particulates of dirt of any type in any of the body seems, cracks and crevices that could be caught up into the buffing process and trapped between your pad and the paint.
I always knock out the roof first, all the way through the process for the reasons stated here,
Knock out painted roofs first, then tackle the rest of the car...
Then for cars with large hoods I do them next, that is do all the machine polishing step and work the paint all the way up to the waxing/sealing step. Then do the vertical panels. The reason for this is on a car with a very large hood you don't want to machine polish the sides of the fenders to perfection only to come back later and potentially lean against them while applying the wax or paint sealant, so work the hood up to the waxing/sealing step and then knock out the rest of the car.
That's just my way you of course can use an approach that works best for you...
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Re: What products should I use????
What is the softest pad in your kit?
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Re: What products should I use????
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Second, if all you have and want to use is a rotary buffer then get some Menzerna PO85RD Finish Polish and apply it on the slowest setting on your Makita Rotary Buffer holding the pad as flat as you can whenever you can on all the panels using slow, overlapping passes.
Is there any products that i can use that i can get at my local automotive paint store? i'm sure they dont sale that product you listed but if there is another product that can be used i would appreciate it. also, instrucitons on using the other product would be nice just like you did for the Menzerna.
thanks
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Re: What products should I use????
Originally Posted by #1STUNNA
Is there any products that i can use that i can get at my local automotive paint store? i'm sure they dont sale that product you listed but if there is another product that can be used i would appreciate it. also, instrucitons on using the other product would be nice just like you did for the Menzerna.
thanks
Most PBE stores carry 3M and Meguiar's, some also carry a few other brands...
Trying to create a 100% swirl free finish using only a direct drive, rotaty buffer is usually a challenge depending upon your criteria for perfection and how you check for it.
You can try Meguiar's M205 or M09, or 3M Ultrafine
Let us know how it goes...
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Re: What products should I use????
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
What is the softest pad in your kit?
Probably the blue lake country pad.
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