Forgot to mention, I've been using the "PORTER CABLE 7335 Variable- Speed Random-Orbital" which I purchased from Meguiar's about 6 years ago. What is the difference between this DA and the 7424XP. Should I replace with a newer model? The 7335 seems to "bog" down with very little pressure.
I don't know if in this case a lack of power is going to cause you any issues, just make sure the pad keeps spinning so that no additional marks are caused by that.
Do you have any other polishes on hand?
For these fine swirls you are talking about, I wouldn't go to a orange pad, maybe a white if you have it, otherwise stick with the blue I would think (I have never used a blue pad, not sure when it refers to being dense, how dense it actually is). I only had problems with white leaving swirls when using it by hand, by DA my white pads finished off nicely. And are those 4" pads the CCS style from LC? I haven't used any
Menzerna products (makes the wolfgang swirl 3.0), but if you are using them with CCS style pads, I don't know how well the diminishing abrasives would be working. If those pockets in the pad are constantly introducing new polish that hasn't broke down yet, that could explain why it is not finishing off well.
I would definitely reduce pressure and maybe increase work time if the polish will hand it (should help make sure all the polish is breaking down) and see how that works out for you.
Any idea what speed (opm) you are running?
And regarding why you have never noticed the problem with your vehicles, could just be a matter of how soft the paint is and/or the color (using flat pads on your cars with 3.0?). My bike is sedona orange and it is hard to show people scratches on it without about perfect lighting/angle and forget about finding swirls on it.