That's possible. The problem I'm having right now is trying to decide what to do.
Option A) Return the machine, eat the shipping costs, and give the pads and compounds away. $250 ish dollar initial cost, I'd get $150 of that back minus shipping. Although part of that $250 was wax.
Option B) Keep it, throw more money at in in pads, backing plates, compounds, and hope they work.
Option C) Put it all in a box, put the box in a corner, cry for a bit, and order a rotary setup.
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Reading the last couple of responses you've written, your like of 3M, not using off the shelf products, etc, I'd like commenting some more.
As for polishes, I've basically used Menzerna, and Woflgang Polishes, which I understand the Wolfgang Polishes are made by Menzerna. Their Polish line is quite vast.
And I have little doubt that with the Griots D/A, and the right size aggressive Pads and Polishes, you could no doubt polish the clear coat right off your truck, and perhaps most of the color coat too if you worked long enough at it. On occasion
I've used Meguiars #205, but #205 is an ultra finishing last step polish, not suited for removal of more severe defects.
Sort of like Larry in the 3 Stooges when they were the Pip Boys, had a tailor shop, and Larry thought the mark on the pants was a stain, rubbed till he rubbed a hole right through the pants, and the mark was still there. Then he found out it was a ray of light shining through a window, and not a stain! Duh!
Sometimes, damage is severe enough, and deep enough, that no process, no product, and no tool will remove it, or remove all of it. And there's no Wax, Sealant, or Coating made that will protect the paint from things like I had happen to my last beater car, such as a cardboard box flying across the road at 40mph in a windstorm and hitting the backside of the car, or running headlong 65mph colliding into a tumbleweed the size of a giant Beach Ball doing 40mph on I-25 just south of Albuqueque, NM one afternoon.
In both instances, the damage went though both the clear coat, and color coat, nothing one can do but do the best you can to repair, and count your blessings I reckon that it wasn't worse, or worse yet, an accident.
I'd say before making a call, sleep on it some more. I believe the Griots 6" can serve you quite well once you fine tune processes and accompanying accessories, to then at least acquire a smaller 5" Backing Plate, a host of good Polishing Pads, such as the Lake Country Thinpro in their various colors-aggressiveness are very good.
And to acquire perhaps a couple-few more Polishes, one that perhaps may be more capable of addressing more severe paint damage. Probably the Menzerna FG-400 might be a good one. Compounds such as Meguiars #105 can commonly be gotten at the big box auto parts stores, and even some wally worlds carry it.