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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    i started at 11:30 and im still going at it I got one section left on the hood

    Im having to do about 4 or 5 passes on one section
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    I was looking at the test spot and i noticed an orange peel look
    It don't look bad im just wondering is this something you can get out with another step or is this just a paint job defect
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    Im about to go buff the entire hood. After I buff Im going to apply a thin coat of Carnauba premium paste wax.

    Whats the difference between glaze and polish.
    Should I do eirther after the adapt...
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    Im going to do the entire hood tomarrow

    Im going to tape off with masking tape and news paper because I noticed tiny polish specs on my windsheild and even on the side window

    I pressed the...
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    Yes I love my inspection light
    I got the flex swirl finder light and it does the job even came with a little case
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    Last pass
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    the rest with the orange
    and I lost track in between most of the pics but there in order
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    One pass with the white pad and not a whole lot of pressure
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    I think I got my technique better
    just made some passes with the hd adapt
    I made about 5 passes
    one with the white pad
    the rest with the orange and more pressure

    here are the BEFORE
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    Re: Need some product suggestions

    whats a good dedicated polish to use
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    Re: Need some product suggestions

    Compounds and Polishes

    will I be able to remove the swirls with just the hd adapt
    will I need to follow up with a polish?
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    Need some product suggestions

    I have a porter cable with 5'' backing plate
    5 white flat pads
    5 orange flat pads
    1 bottle of hd adapt

    Im trying to remove some light swirls and im a beginner
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    I picked up some adapt with 5 orange and 5 white pads
    will this hd adapt leave my paint dull after the white pad pass?
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    I was watching junkmans videos and he used a compound with orange pad and it left the paint dull
    he said to follow up with a polish

    will this hd adapt leave my paint dull after the white pad?
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    can you put scratch marks by spreading the polish in with a pad without the buffer on
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    im definitly getting a inspection light didnt even know there was such a thing i tried using some shop flood lights before
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    why did i get these swirl marks using a white pad and poorboys professional polish
    this leads me to beleive the pads are no good
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    an orange and white pad was recomended
    i was thinking maybe an orange and black finishing pad would be better or am i wrong
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    can I use Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Pads with the adapt?
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    how do i pull up mikes videos?
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    can I use Lake Country 5 1/2 Inch Flat Pads with the adapt
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    I want to go the foam pad and polish route
    but i don't know if I like the all in one polish idea
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    i read the post and its a bit confusing
    are you saying i can just get that one polish with orange and white pads
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    i live in houma la this is a 98 mustang
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    ok i have a 5'' plate so I had the wrong size pads i guess i was using cobra cross grove 6.5

    ok so what type of product do i need and what color pads and what is the order i go in
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