mmmmm swirls..in Arctic White

[carls2006]

Im new to removing swirls or other, But about 7 days ago i whipped out my New Griots 6 " and went to town, on my 2006 vette, Arctic White.
I used WolfGang swirl remover 3.0, then i did WolfGang Finishing Glaze 3.0
And i used,, Blue and Gold- Lake Country pad's.
Now when i look at car, i see i have the same amount of swirls i orig had.
Could these be my biggest mistakes ?

1 -Not enough pressure ?
2 - Wrong Pad's ?
3 - Product ?
As i look at the orbital, i now see i had it on Speed 1
So do i just redo and at higher speed and pressure ? or pad's ?

[TTQ B4U]

wrong pads and wrong speed.

you'll want a medium to high cutting pad such as an orange lake country thin pad to use with the swirl remover. Especially so on a Vette that tends to have some tough clear coat. the new thin pads work well on standard DA Orbitals. Especially 6" sized ones. I suppose the Their hybrid light blue would work but you were at way too slow of a speed. Not my first choice of pads for removing swirls though. Use both on a much her speed. Then Move to a white pad for the Finishing Glaze.

I don't own the GG unit but I would suspect it goes to a speed setting of 6 or so. the glaze/polish might be able to be done at one notch lower but the key with your unit is to keep it spinning.

[carls2006]

wrong pads and wrong speed.

you'll want a medium to high cutting pad such as an orange lake county flat pad to use with the swirl remover. Especially so on a Vette that tends to have some tough clear coat. Then white pad for the Finishing Glaze. I suppose the hybrid light blue would work but you were at way too slow of a speed. Not my first choice of pads for removing swirls though. Use both on a much her speed. I don't own the GG unit but I would suspect it goes to a speed setting of 6 or so. the glaze/polish might be able to be done at one notch lower but the key with your unit is to keep it spinning.

Thanks...Ill give that a shot.

[custmsprty]

And always do a test spot first.

[rlmccarty2000]

Wrong pad, wrong speed, and possibly wrong product. The blue and gold pads are very soft and won't cut well. Definitely going to need to go to speed 5-6. Depending on the condition of the paint you may need a compound followed with a polish. White is very forgiving. Try Menzerma 400 to cut and Menz 3800 to finish. I personally like the Meguires cutting and finishing microfiber pads. Good luck and enjoy!

[carls2006]

PIC. But hard to see problem area's.

[The Guz]

Check out Mike Phillips videos on the Autogeek youtube channel

Here's one. The others are there as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUHRnHsSXZU