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GeO2110

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Hi, again from Guatemala, finally get my PC and pads...
Have a Mazda 3 Red Cooper, what i did was:

1. Wash the car
2. 3M Fine swirl remover with LC Orange pad at level 6 with the PC
3. 3M Fine swirl remover with the LC white pad at level 6 with the PC
4. Step 1 of Meguiars 3 step wiht LC white Pad at level 4 with PC
5. Step 2 of Meguiars 3 step with LC white Pad at level 4 with PC
6. Poor Boys Sealant and wax
7. Remove with MF with the PC


The car, turn out amazing, but when looking it on the sun, now it don't have swirl marks, but it have like small swirls, i guess that is for the 3M Swirl Remover.








I was thinking to try with the swirl remover and the LC orange pad or the white pad, to take them out, but please help me out....

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I am having a very hard time with seeing it in the photos. But sounds like to me you have a little bit of swirls left from your polishing.
 
Meghan said:
I am having a very hard time with seeing it in the photos. But sounds like to me you have a little bit of swirls left from your polishing.
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Sorry for the photos, i will try to take them with my camera, does are from my phone 2.0 MP.

I thing they are swirl left it by my polish, do i doing something wrong???

Could be that i not putting enough product, so it dry too fast???

I'm so confuse now, i don't want my car like that...

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Did you apply wax with the PC? At times applying or removing a heavy application of wax with the PC will leave visible trails. Could that be it?
 
GeO2110 said:
Sorry for the photos, i will try to take them with my camera, does are from my phone 2.0 MP.

I thing they are swirl left it by my polish, do i doing something wrong???

Could be that i not putting enough product, so it dry too fast???

I'm so confuse now, i don't want my car like that...

:eek:
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Did you do a final wipe with a detail spray and microfiber? If not, try that first.

If that doesn't fix it, make sure to watch our videos showing the PC-7424 in use to ensure that your technique is good.

Porter Cable Swirl Removal Videos

If you can take some larger pictures, that would also be helpful.
 
Jimmie said:
Did you apply wax with the PC? At times applying or removing a heavy application of wax with the PC will leave visible trails. Could that be it?
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No i don't apply was with the PC, since i don't have a gray pad, just take it of with a MF Boonet, when i remove the wax doesn't look so much, so i think the MF was dirty or something and it try remove it with and meguiars quick detailes, and there was when i see that i remove the big swirl, but made a anothre more fine..

Could be that i need a better finish polish, could be that the scrach remover from 3M has a less abressive than the swirl remover???
 
Dwayne said:
Did you do a final wipe with a detail spray and microfiber? If not, try that first.

If that doesn't fix it, make sure to watch our videos showing the PC-7424 in use to ensure that your technique is good.

Porter Cable Swirl Removal Videos

If you can take some larger pictures, that would also be helpful.
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Thanks to all you people...

I check the videos before i start, but the 3M product, is kind of strange, i don't know if i apply to little product, because it dry so fast...

Could be that i need a finish polish???

Like when you begin with compound, and you have to do swirl remover made by the compound??? Do i need, something that removes the swirls left by the swirl remover???

That don't sound logic, jajaja...

Thanks again, and i try to put better pictures tomorrow..
 
Well, read in the forums i guess that my problem is marring or haze.

Could be that the scratch remover from 3M removes the marring left by the swirl remover???
 
Your marring likely came from the orange pad. Do you have access to Meguiars ColorX, and do you have a finishing pad?
 
RaskyR1 said:
Your marring likely came from the orange pad. Do you have access to Meguiars ColorX, and do you have a finishing pad?
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I think here is not available Meguiars Color X, and the finishing pad i have is the white pad..

What i have is the 3 steps of Meguiars i think this could correct this, but it don't..

I have a orange, a blue, and a white pad...

Here is available, hand glaze and scratch remover from 3M...
 
GeO2110 said:
I think here is not available Meguiars Color X, and the finishing pad i have is the white pad..

What i have is the 3 steps of Meguiars i think this could correct this, but it don't..

I have a orange, a blue, and a white pad...

Here is available, hand glaze and scratch remover from 3M...
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Is the blue pad a finishing pad? Try using that instead of the white or orange with your 3M swirl remover.

What is the part number on your 3M swirl remover?

Meguiars 3-step consists of step 1, which is a chemical cleaner, step 2 is a pure polish, and step 3 is a carnauba wax. How about some Meguiars #9?
 
Well, after a long search and all of your help, i find out that i need a last step, 3M UltraFina Se (06068) that is NOT available here in Guatemala. What they have is the 3M Final Haze (6066), could this be my solution to remove the micro marring or the holograms that i made with the swirl remover???

Could someone help me out???
 
GeO2110 said:
Well, after a long search and all of your help, i find out that i need a last step, 3M UltraFina Se (06068) that is NOT available here in Guatemala. What they have is the 3M Final Haze (6066), could this be my solution to remove the micro marring or the holograms that i made with the swirl remover???

Could someone help me out???
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I don't believe the 06066 has any cutting ability. I think it's more of a glaze or wax. With your limited selction of products it's hard to say. Are there any other Meguiar's products availible to you? How about Menzurna?
 
RaskyR1 said:
I don't believe the 06066 has any cutting ability. I think it's more of a glaze or wax. With your limited selction of products it's hard to say. Are there any other Meguiar's products availible to you? How about Menzurna?
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Nope, there isn't.. It's really sad my limited selection... Well after all your help people, I buy Scratch X with the white pad, it seems to do the work.. I will try to find all the products you recommend me to try to get it work..

I will try the photos later, to see if is more helpful...

Thank you again...
 
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