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Will Do! I stayed up until 3am on Tuesday trying to finish (didn't). Yesterday I had a retirement party to go to after work and I had a few glasses of wine. So when I got home at 9:30 I didn't want anything to do with polishing. I will take some shots as soon as I get home tonight. I will...

How often do you do OTF? ever other section?

Did you mean 1-2 per section? Do you know if I can follow up 105 or UC with Wolfgang Finishing Glaze? I have a bunch of that product left. and I would hate to have to buy something new to finish with. Thanks

How often do YOU do OTF cleanings? I definitely did that. I would say the pad rotates one to two times per second. Too slow? Is there a big difference between Ultimate Compound and 105?

I have to be honest, I feel like the technique is not the problem. The yellow pad worked really well for me. My car is a black, 5 year old, daily driver. Some of the RIDS are deep and will probably never come out. The car does have alot of surface area, so that could also explain the...

I am talking about 1/2 a bottle of 16oz.! This is my process: 1) New pad, one spray of XMT conditioner, x pattern across the pad, 6 slow passes with good pressure... Still only 80-85% of scratches and swirls 2) Next section, x pattern, 6 slow passes with good pressure... same 3) OTF pad...

EXCELLENT! I am definitley going to follow that advice I am also using a spray of pad conditioner, should I take that into consideration and start with the 4 dots?

Sweet! Is it just my perception or poor technique or does the jetta have hard clearcoat?

Wow, that is alot of steps. How long does tat take you? Can it be used as a chrome polish too?

As far as liquid is concerned, I am doing what mike phillips does in his video. I am applying an X pattern on the pad and trying not to over do it. I am applying a good deal of pressure and taking it slow. Slower than Mike does in the video. I do 6 section passes with TSR and I am getting...

Okay, so I tried something new and it worked! I switched from the orange to the yellow pad and it cut the way i needed to. I went over a few sections that weren't satisfactory, but after another 4 hours, I am still not done with the TSR step :( Oh, and for my paint, I am even having trouble...

Maybe I am using too much product? I am basically following Mike Phillips instructions from his videos. I am using 6.5 inch ccs pads and doing on the fly cleanings after every other section/ My paint IS pretty swirled and sratched. I will post some pics tonight when I get home from work...

I don't know I guess I had on rose colored glasses. It sound like (or at least seems like), on a lot of guys on the forum are knocking out full details, incl. engine in a day? Also, I could never see how you could make any money doing this. I went through a half bottle of TSR at $25 a pop, not...

sorry for the double post (dumb internet) :)

Does KAIO reduce the amount of swirls/scratches that are visible? or, do most people use it after they have already polished away imperfections? THanks :props:

Does KAIO reduce the amount of swirls/scratches that are visible? or, do most people use it after they have already polished away imperfections? THanks :props:

Sparkie, I know this is a lot to ask, but do you think you can make a video of your engine cleaning technique? or do you know of a good video that's can help me out?

3 questions, Why didn't you do a 3 step correction on this? and Does the Griot's take different technique than a regular polish (6 slow passes)? and Do you see significantly less swirling/scratching after using this product?

It's not like it's an SUV, it's a mid-size sedan for god's sake. It is black though, maybe that's the reason why I re-polished so many sections. I also have a sample sized bottle PB SSR3 compound. Do you think I could use that on the nastier areas and follow it with the normal 3 step process?

I feel you brother! Aside from the correction, I spent 6 hours yesterday washing, claying, and taping. It was my first time cleaning wheel wells, so that took some time, but 8 hours of correction for the first step?!?!?!?! REALLY