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I few years back I remember reading here that there is a guy who has held classes/gave training on buffing techniques from the lancaster PA area. If someone can pm me his contact info I would appreciate it. thanks

Also are there distinct lines where it looks like the clear peeled off?

1996 is probably clearcoated, Ford was changing over those years to StainGuard III acrylic clear. You can test it by lightly sanding a small spot, if it is red then there is no clearcoat.

my post was only a joke, should have seen some of the rides I've had over the years.

There is no place for picture like that on Autotopia, btw you will never see my truck posted her

I worked for BASF when they were developing ceramiclear, I don't about know the final formula (which can change drastically from inception) but it started so hard it couldn't be buffed which was a problem for Mercedes because they couldn't buff their dirt. Everything was a repaint. Kind of...

I read the above thread wrong, you are correct, single stage enamel is easier there is more paint, unless its old laquer which has proably washed down the drain by now.

You have less to work with because the automakers put such a small amout of clear on the cars, burn thru it and get out the paint gun. The exceptiomn is my place of employment Harley who uses a uniquie powder clear to give 3x the clear the out makers use on the sheet metal.

To me a PC is for "jeweling"or the last couple polishing steps and AIO, in that case a 6 inch backing plaet with 6.5" pad whould be fine. I leave the heavy work to the dewault, I am not talented enough to remove swirls and "jewel" with a Dewalt, need the PC for that.

clay won't touch this overspray it is heavy urethane, Since XMT #4 is a heavy duty swirl remover/polishing compound that cuts hard, can you use XMT #1 after the application of XMT #4 to restore the clarity and gloss after compounding, skipping 2 & 3?

I think the best solution for the mdoerate hobbyist is to switch to the 6 inch backing plate. If you have heavey correction to do use a Dewalt with a wool pad. The PC was made for shine and luster not heavy oxidation/etc.

So with the 5.5" backing plate that come with the PC you need a 5" counter weight?

I ordered the PC heavy duty kit and have a few questions: 1. They sent black instead of grey pads, the description seems the same but I'm not sure they are the same production and can be used in the same applications 2. They sent Pinnacle #4 heavy duty , but now 2 or 3, they sent #1...

Hello from PA: Any SE PA Susky valley auto buffers around?

Do you have a link for the 6" backing plate, I have bought so many useless backing plates for this thing I want to make sure I get the right one. thanks in advance