Hack vs. Good

Okay so some figure it could be the 3M 3000 Ultrafine? Which, is one thing I considered. But what gets me is its part of a 3 step system, and the #3 being meant for the final stage, after a rotary compound, rotary polish, then track/hologram removal?

All in all, this just makes me want a flex so much more for after compounding with my dewalt! :(
 
Mirror Detailing said:
Okay so some figure it could be the 3M 3000 Ultrafine? Which, is one thing I considered. But what gets me is its part of a 3 step system, and the #3 being meant for the final stage, after a rotary compound, rotary polish, then track/hologram removal?

All in all, this just makes me want a flex so much more for after compounding with my dewalt! :(
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Step 2 of that three part system is the Perfect-it 3000 Swirl Remover. ;)
After using the 3M swirl remover, you should be almost swirl free.

If I'm using only a rotary and starting with 3M perfect-it 3000 compound on a wool pad, I will almost always be doing a 4 step polish...especially on a black car.

3M compound - wool
M105 - orange LC
M205 - white or black
3M UF - blue or red LC

After M205 the paint should be pretty much swirl free, especially if I can go from orange to black. Obviously this is not set in stone though.

What were all the steps you had used?
 
RaskyR1 said:
Step 2 of that three part system is the Perfect-it 3000 Swirl Remover. ;)
After using the 3M swirl remover, you should be almost swirl free.

If I'm using only a rotary and starting with 3M perfect-it 3000 compound on a wool pad, I will almost always be doing a 4 step polish...especially on a black car.

3M compound - wool
M105 - orange LC
M205 - white or black
3M UF - blue or red LC

After M205 the paint should be pretty much swirl free, especially if I can go from orange to black. Obviously this is not set in stone though.

What were all the steps you had used?
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Well for the case that made me want to bring it up was...

M105/Purple Mirror Glaze Pad
M205/White Pad
3M 3000 Ultrafine/Two Steps with a Red Pad

Which then the paint was perfect. What gets me is why almost 95% of the cars I do, the Ultrafine/Grey pad work just fine on removing all holograms and buffer tracks. Yet this truck just was not having it with the gray pad...In the holograms where going up and down, and I tried to remove them side to side, the holograms after that would be going side to side. Yet I pull out the red pad, kick the speed up to 1800 rpms and slightly longer on the paint and they where gone.
 
Mirror Detailing said:
Well for the case that made me want to bring it up was...

M105/Purple Mirror Glaze Pad
M205/White Pad
3M 3000 Ultrafine/Two Steps with a Red Pad

Which then the paint was perfect. What gets me is why almost 95% of the cars I do, the Ultrafine/Grey pad work just fine on removing all holograms and buffer tracks. Yet this truck just was not having it with the gray pad...In the holograms where going up and down, and I tried to remove them side to side, the holograms after that would be going side to side. Yet I pull out the red pad, kick the speed up to 1800 rpms and slightly longer on the paint and they where gone.
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Right there tells you it was the pad, it has slight cut. Also you were working on a slightly soft paint.
 
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