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    Re: Having issues with paint correction

    Thanks so much! I bought some of the Thin Pro Orange in 5” and one gray in 3”. I like the gray ok but using the bigger ones the machine seems to wobble. It doesn’t seem as smooth as the normal...
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    Re: Having issues with paint correction

    Thanks for the input Mike! I bought the Griots 5” vented backing plate and all my pads are 5”. I did use more product initially but then back off some. Still don’t think I was using nickel sized...
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    Re: Having issues with paint correction

    I don’t like a ton of pressure either. All of these vehicles, especially my Jeep, have very thin panels. The guy that replaced some vinyl on my Jeep leaned on the hood and dented it all up. He had...
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    Re: Orange water spots on paint

    I'm seeing something similar on my white vehicles. It seems to come from condensation at night and then what looks like dirt sticking to those spots. My Jeep had it all over the top and it was hard...
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    Having issues with paint correction

    So I'm pretty new to using a DA polisher and have worked on 4-5 vehicles now. I'm using a Griot's GG6 DA polisher.

    One vehicle I worked on was my older 99 model white GMC truck. It turned out...
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    Re: Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    The orange pad and Total Swirl Remover didn’t even put a dent in it, so would the forced rotation give enough cut to polish? If so and I use more pressure would that not heat the pad way up?

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    Re: Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    I did do a test spot on the trunk and did 3 passes. There’s a scratch there and it didn’t do anything. It removed some very very light swirls that’s it. So I went longer and still nothing. So I...
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    Re: Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    How many of the purple foamed wool or microfiber would you need on a medium sized car?

    On the 3” microfiber I noticed it always seemed too dry. Like the compound just soaks into the fibers then...
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    Re: Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    What pads would you recommend? I have a LC gray thin pro heavy cutting pad coming to try out. Maybe LC or Griots microfiber or a wool pad?


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    Re: Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    Same here. I’m an amateur just starting out but, dang, I did one section twice with at least 8 passes and didn’t even phase it. Let me know how the flex and the wool pad works out


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    Mercedes Benz C300 Questions

    My wife has a C300...It's a 2015 I believe...paint code 755. I washed, then clayed it. The paint is in great shape other than some small scratches on it from being a daily driver, as well as a few...
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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I felt like I was using too much but priming took up a good bit. Then say in the hood, I might have divided each side into 2-3 sections. I can’t remember for sure, but each section I’d apply a few...
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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    No it wasn’t. I basically used low speed to spread the compound, then made one pass then another to crosshatch, then one last one.


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    That’s a good point. It was the next day and a half and they felt dry on the outside but could have had moisture inside.


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I appreciate all the replies. Being new, all of this info helps out!


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I used it on 6. I guess I should back that down then?


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    Thanks for the info. I have just the regular DA polisher. I’ll check the pads but I’ll probably just throw them out. This was my first time polishing so I don’t wanna take any chances.


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I bet this was my problem. I have a 3” microfiber pad and it cut better. I kept feeling like I wasn’t cutting enough and my product was drying some. I tried to take care to stop when it started to...
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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    Thanks, I’ll definitively do this. Seems like one had some buildup in the center. Can’t remember if it was one of these or not. I bet it was


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    No I pulled it into my garage to polish. Although temps are in the 90s now, so probably in the 80s inside with no air conditioner.

    I’m using Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0 but also used...
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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    Maybe I put too much pressure then. I didn’t think I used too much product but maybe I did that too. The others didn’t do that so I’m trying to figure out what variable changed.


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    Yeah it’s my first time. I may have. I primed it and then put dots on the edge. I did 1/4 of the hood then added some more on the other 1/4 so maybe I did use too much


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    Re: Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I made sure to switch them out. I used two on the hood, one on top and on the trunk, one on each door.

    I made sure to prime the pad with polishing compound then added several drops around the...
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    Issues with Buff and Shine Pads

    I have two Buff and Shine pads that after one use, are depressed/indented in the center in a large spot. There’s two Lake Country pads in the back of this pic and they’re fine, as well as one other...
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    Re: Which Color Pads Green vs Blue

    Thanks Mike! How do those compare to the Buff and Shine pads? Would you recommend one over the other?
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