Heavy swirls removed with PC?

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I currently have a PC and am not looking to upgrade to a Flex anytime soon. I am wondering if using an orange cutting pad with say M105 or another strong swirl remover would work very well with only 6K OPM? :cheers:
 
I have a Flex, never used a PC and I'm relatively new to serious detailing. That out of the way...

When compounding I set the Flex's speed to 3 or 4. I'm sure that is within PC range. If not just make a few more passes, check your work and repeat if necessary. I would recommend working in no larger than 2' X 2' sections, working on small areas really makes a difference for heavy compounding IMO. Try a smaller pad (4") or LC's Foamed wool or similar pad if you need more cutting power. Then Finishing polish, seal and wax. Just my $0.02

Even if it's not perfection, your results will surely turn a couple heads. Post some before/after pics, we'd all love to see 'em! :cheers:
 
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I use a PC on my Chevy (which has a harder CC than some other cars). For the most part, a white pad with SIP knocks out a fair amount of the swirls on the first pass. Some of the deeper swirls/scratches either require a second pass or I just move up to an orange pad. And yeah, just keep the PC on 6.
 
M105 and an orange pad would work great with the PC. Use speed 6. M105 doesn't have a long working time so expect 2-3 passes overlapping on a 2x2 section A4 said. Apply a decent amount of pressure. Search here or on Autopia for a thread regarding how to prime a pad. It is specific to PC use and M105 but basically you need to fill the pad's pores up with M105 initially and then on subsequent passes, just add a small amount. Clean the pad regularly or switch to a new one every 1-2 panels. The 105 tends to get pretty gummed up and dusts a lot making things more difficult. Careful when you wipe off the residue as these abrasives ibn the 105 could cause marring on their own.
 
joshs07redss said:
I use a PC on my Chevy (which has a harder CC than some other cars). For the most part, a white pad with SIP knocks out a fair amount of the swirls on the first pass. Some of the deeper swirls/scratches either require a second pass or I just move up to an orange pad. And yeah, just keep the PC on 6.
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I hate doing this because I know it bugs everyone on the forum but what is SIP?

dublifecrisis,

When you say 2-3 passes what do you mean by that?


Oh and I'm not a total newb at polishing I'm just new to all of this heavier duty polishing for a NO swirl at all finish. Thanks guys! I posted up some pics of my last detail. Sorry about the mustang phone pics!
 
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Sip=menzerna super intensive polish.

Calling an Orange pad w/m105 on a pc a strong swirl remover is an understatement. Start with something less agressive. Maybe m105 on a white pad
 
I was thinking of a strong swirl remover as in like 105 with a rotary and a wool buffing bad.... :buffing:
I'll start with the M105 on a white pad then!
 
Hey super....SIP is a great polish. It's meant for cars with hard CCs. You would probably have great results with SIP and a white pad on your paint. I've never worked on Ford paint before, but I think it's a little softer than Chevy paint. You always want to start with your least aggressive combo first. M105 and a wool pad might be a little too aggressive to start with.
 
I do beleive the Ford paint is softer than chevy paint. My dad has an 08 Tahoe in Pearl White and his seems pretty hard.

I'm not going to be doing anything with a wool pad. I'll start on my car with the M105 and the white pad and work up from there. Thanks for your help.


Does anyone have any experience working on Gelcoats? I'm thinking an Orange pad with M105 is going to be needed to even start to go through any scratches on Gel Coat?
 
Great info guys...

Speaking of CC hardness/softness...anyone with experience able to list some car manufacturers with softness levels and products that would work best with it?

Looking to work on a few cars this summer (GMC, Honda, & Toyota) w/ PC. I have several pads (5.5" & 4") but would like to know best products and pads as to not overwork it into the CC. I know to start w/ least aggressive pads but which products and on what car makes??

Thanks fellas! :)
 
Superdutytd said:
I do beleive the Ford paint is softer than chevy paint. My dad has an 08 Tahoe in Pearl White and his seems pretty hard.

I'm not going to be doing anything with a wool pad. I'll start on my car with the M105 and the white pad and work up from there. Thanks for your help.


Does anyone have any experience working on Gelcoats? I'm thinking an Orange pad with M105 is going to be needed to even start to go through any scratches on Gel Coat?
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If you're going to be using a PC, you will never need a wool pad. If you get a Flex DA then you could use one because those are a little more powerful than the PC.

oski83 said:
Great info guys...

Speaking of CC hardness/softness...anyone with experience able to list some car manufacturers with softness levels and products that would work best with it?

Looking to work on a few cars this summer (GMC, Honda, & Toyota) w/ PC. I have several pads (5.5" & 4") but would like to know best products and pads as to not overwork it into the CC. I know to start w/ least aggressive pads but which products and on what car makes??

Thanks fellas! :)
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GMC have relatively hard CCs and Honda's are very soft. Not sure about Toyota. There's already a thread about CC hardness somewhere around here. You will have to try different combos because every car is different. One panel might get 100% correction with SIP/white pad, and then a different panel might need a couple passes using M105. It just all depends.
 
Not to keep asking but do you think an orange cutting pad with 105 on 6k will cut through gel coat on a ski boat?
 
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