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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Thanks Texchappy - it does look great... and I'm very happy.

    The thing is I'm trying to learn and if I did a friend's car or family member, I would hate for me to finish an then problems become apparent two weeks later :/]

    I just don't know how to tell or if the reason I can't tell is because I fixed the issue!!!

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    That’s one of the drawbacks of using and all in one product. You might try a separate polish and the protection until you’re comfortable with the big foot. That or be ok with the uncertainty.

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    It should be fine now with the foam pads. What you saw the first time is expected with wool pads and foam is what is needed to fix it. Just needs to refine the finish.
    Bruno Soares


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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Thanks folks, I appreciate it very much!

    Reassuring to know that's to be expected with wool... I think it was worse on the nearside but I probably did apply more pressure there cos that's where my wife drives in the hedge

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Quote Originally Posted by Ben4 View Post
    that's where my wife drives in the hedge
    Glad you figured out the paint cause we can’t help with this.

    You may want to grab some regular polish without fillers. There are many but the Griots Fast Correcting Cream is a nice compound and their Perfecting Cream is a nice second step polish. Meguiars Ultimate Compound and Polish are also good. There are many other good ones but those may be available locally. Once you know your process is good, you could go back to your regular polish with confidence.

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Can speak first hand with any of these products, but I seem to have read (maybe from the recently departed Mike Phillips), that the Rupes products work really well in concert. Maybe try Uno Pure (as opposed to Uno Protect) or DA Fine (the yellow).

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    I’m extremely grateful for you all taking time to help, thank you!

    I think next time I may steer away from the all in one and instead do a 3 stage process with cut, polish and then finish.

    Does anyone have any thoughts about using the Rupes fine polish (yellow) on a wool pad in terms of whether that would give a decent cut or would the blue on a yellow wool pad work? I’m thinking based on my experience so far that blue compound on a blue wool would be VERY aggressive. Seems yellow wool is good but then probably don’t want a really aggressive compound.

    Any thoughts?

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Get rid of all the wool for good …go to foam.
    Glen -

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Quote Originally Posted by Ben4 View Post
    I’m extremely grateful for you all taking time to help, thank you!

    I think next time I may steer away from the all in one and instead do a 3 stage process with cut, polish and then finish.

    Does anyone have any thoughts about using the Rupes fine polish (yellow) on a wool pad in terms of whether that would give a decent cut or would the blue on a yellow wool pad work? I’m thinking based on my experience so far that blue compound on a blue wool would be VERY aggressive. Seems yellow wool is good but then probably don’t want a really aggressive compound.

    Any thoughts?
    Paint hardness is the variable. Wool might work for some and in some cases it may be too aggressive. Your test spot will always let you know.

    So don’t give up on wool. Foam is good for finishing but not always cutting.

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    Re: Help! I made a bit of a mess with a Bigfoot

    Quote Originally Posted by The Guz View Post
    Paint hardness is the variable. Wool might work for some and in some cases it may be too aggressive. Your test spot will always let you know.

    So don’t give up on wool. Foam is good for finishing but not always cutting.
    Thanks… I think the problem is that my test spot didn’t tell me anything because of the fillers in the product. Not all in one next time perhaps….

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