Recent content by waldron80

Hello all, My parents just bought a 2 year old black Mercedes Benz. It's a beautiful ride but has some swirl. Not a lot but you know how black paint show everything. With the kind of money they spent my dad wants to get things started on the right track. Is German paint different and is...

Just curious about what procedures all of you use? When attempting to remove imperfections from paint and your first step doesn't work do you have a tendency to grab a more aggressive compound or a more aggressive pad? Kind Regards, Waldron80 :buffing:

I run the PC on 5 or 6, but after a while I have to run at 5 bc at six the pad starts warping pretty bad and I don't get good rotation. I also make sure that I keep the pad as flat as possible while polishing. I just want to get the same rotation from the 6.5 pads as I do the 5.5 pads but...

Question, Currently with my PC I am using the 5" back plate with my 6.5 LC pads. At first I get great action and the buffing works great. After some time the pad gets a little soiled and then a fine line is created between how much pressure I put on the PC that makes it bog down. I then...

I have the same defect on my hood as well. I have a black 2000 civic ex. I did lots of research and received many opinions. The conclusion is the same that everyone else is giving. Clear Coat Failure. Nothing you can do about it except repaint. And yes, once I polished and waxed my car the...

Yes, It was like this before I polished. I was counting on the XMT 3 to get it out but it didn't. If the XMT 3 doesn't get it out, what makes you think Isopropyl Alcohol/water mix would work? Also, how would dried polish leave little scratch looking marks? Thanks so much for your help and...

Yes I did Clay. I just got in the XMT 3, 360, and 180. I applied the xmt 3 with the orange pad, 360 with white pad, and 180 with black pad. I'm still disappointed. I can't seem to get out these tiny little scratch looking marks that are all over the hood of my car. They all seem to be the...

So while I'm away my Dad picks up my PC to polish his boat. He uses the white Pad with NuFinish then the Blue pad with NuFinish Scratch Doctor. :eek: I told him that was sooooo wrong. He says he cleaned the pads. Do you think I could clean my blue pad good enough and still use it to apply my...

:mad:Someone bumped into my car today and scuffed up my bumper real bad! No note, or contact info was left. I'm sure I'll be able to remove about 80% of the damage with the PC but a couple spots on my bumper are down to the primer about the size of a quarter. I have plenty of touch up paint...

Paint Imperfections Question +PICS I just got my PC yesterday for my B-Day. I wanted to test it out and I had some old Meguiars Swirl Remover #9 I had purchased a while back. I tested a small place on the trunk of my 2000 Black Honda Civic. I used the orange pad with the #9 and it did an...

I'm getting the Port Cable 7424 for my B-Day and I would like some feedback about the approach I am taking. Take a look at the pics and let me know what you think. Thanks. My Approach: XMT 2 with Orange LC pad XMT 360 with White LC Pad XMT 180 with Blue LC pad Is this too much? Too little...