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Sorry about that, i guess i didn't include all of the details about. It is a mid 80's firebird with 9 or 10 yr old red acrylic enamel that i had painted back then after i did all the bodywork. After all that work the car never ended up being a daily driver as was originally intended, but still...

Question: is it normal to have paint dust being generated when polishing (with something aggressive like UC)? I noticed red dust today (paint is red). Would dust like that not possibly contribute to swirls? I was working on the one bumper today and there is no question the swirls are coming...

Well, i have been priming the pad....hopefully an acceptable way.....i use chemical guys pad conditioner and spray it on and then put the pea size drops on. After a while i actually started using a spray of the conditioner before each section when adding more product rather than just at the...

ALso, it doesn't look like i mentioned but i was using speed 5 with the PC DA and i did at least two apps of UC per area in order to get rid of the orange faded paint. No, not as of yet. I am waiting for some small 4" pads to make the front and rear clips easier but mostly wanted to consult...

Can the combination of Meguiars UC and a DA with an orange LC (CCS) pad cause swirls? This seems to have happened. This was on 9 yr old acrylic enamel that had oxidized and faded to orange from red. It actually seemed really really great just after doing it looking with a close-up light in...

ok, finally getting to these now. One of them had a few light scratches that i could feel with my finger nail so i ended up wet sanding them....now the surface is perfectly smooth. I ended with 2000 grit. What is the best way to remove the sanding marks and bring back the shine now? I have...

Thanks for the tips guys. Here is to hoping things will go ok and i won't create other problems like on the hood! I am still a little confused, what do you mean by swirl free polish? With my limited knowledge i only know of 2 kinds....pure polish (no abrasives) and cleaner/polish (with...

Well, i am going to give this detailing by machine thing a shot as by hand in the past hasn't produced as good results as i want. I now have the PC 7424 with orange, white and black pads. Situation: The car of most concern has a red acrylic enamel finish. There are some swirls that have...

Very interesting. So oddly enough, it sounds like doing by hand (except waxing of course) can actually be worse in a way. Well, being very new to the detailing arena, i just want to confirm something.......So normally with abrasive products, polishes etc, you are not supposed to work until...

Thanks for the input guys. i am still confused about the diminishing abrasives thing and machine/hand applications. Last year i used fine cut cleaner by hand on the hood (and roof) and now in the light there are excessive fine swirls on the hood (but for some reason not on the roof?). I was...

A couple questions reagarding Meguiars fine cut cleaner: 1. Is it the same sort of thing as what other brands call a compound? 2. Does it have diminishing abrasives? 3. Is there a risk when using a cleaner/compound product without diminishing abrasives.....for example, if you work it until...

ok, thanks guys! I guess I will give it a try again. Is it best to use the clay as a whole piece or make small pieces?

Just wondering how Mothers clay stacks up. I believe it is Mothers Califronia Gold Caly system or somethig like that? Not being experienced with claying, when i last used it (with quick detailer) all it did was slide like crazy.....didn't give me the impression it was doing anything.

sorry, should have clarified....."new to me" not brand new. They are used as new ones cost a fortune.

ok thanks.