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I just have a harbor freight buffer. I don't have resources to spend on an expensive buffer. I know there is enough clear in the car because I did all the paint myself. I wet sanded all clear coat issues with 1000,1500 and 2000 then buffed. I am using 3m compounds since that is what I'm familiar...

I previously buffed the car with 3m products to cut the orange peel. The spots have a lot of fine scratches. The spots are there all the time, but show more when the car is cleaned. I do know the whole car has some fine swirls because I haven't done the really fine polishing. I know I put some...

Here's a picture of the haze. If I rub it with my finger it goes away but comes back after I wash it. My paint just looks so "dry" in some spots and I want it to look "deep" and "wet"

This has been showing up on my car a lot. Mostly after I wash it, it's around the tire wells and lower quarter panels. It's a lot of scratches probably from buffing. Maybe somebody could recommend a technique to help remove the ones around tire wells. The only other issue is that on some spots...

Ive decided to wait until it gets warmer since the motorcycles are in the garage and its freezing outside. I did get some 3000 grit discs to use on my air da. I figure ill just resand out scratches and buff again was wondering if anybody could recommend the mothers polishes, since its sold...

here are some better pictures of whats going on picture1- if you look close you can see scratches in the paint...they were not there when I buffed but seem to appear after a while(maybe I didn't notice when buffing) picture2- swirls picture3- these show up after I wash the car. I can buff...

Sorry I did mean my da. I look at all my sections in the sun. From multiple angles. As far as sand paper norton is just what's available to me since that's the line the paint supply shop I deal with carries. They can get me any compounds I want but carry 3m and mothers in store. Would you...

Yesterday I picked up some norton 3000 grit for my buffer. I'm going to use that on one of my days off. I figure maybe I rushed through the buffing process. I can see scratches in the clear in multiple spots. I'm guessing my technique and products just were not working for what I was trying to...

Would you recommend that I just re wet sand with 2000 grit and go up to the 3000 and 6000 then re buff with less aggressive compounds? Possibly the meguiers compounds and different pads? I just cannot stand swirls in paint on dark cars.

I used the firm side wet to fist begin to knock the peel down the continued with the soft side wet as well to smooth it out. I did every panel on the car one at a time and section by section. I did just order some good supplies to was the car since all I had was a microfiber sponge and one...

Like I said in a previous post. I only used 1000 grit for a few runs, then the whole car was done in 1500 and 2000. I used a dual density sanding block and regularly switched the paper. Some spots I did with a light cutting compound and a blue foam pad and went through all othe compounds and it...

That's why I used a second cutting compound with a less aggressive pad. After the super duty compound all the things I used were a 3m 3 step product, they were labled a,b and c. I've gotten my rough sanding marks out and all I have left now is fine micro swirls in direct sunlight. From an angle...

I use Basf paints and applied 3 coats of clear. When I buffed I did 1000grit on a few runs and did 1500 and 2000on everything else. for buffing I used a wool, blue foam, black foam, black waffle, and light blue waffle(3m ultra fine polish). Compunds were 3m super duty cut compound(wool), 3m...

I have a rotary buffer for the first few cuts after sanding and I have a dual action for the final polishing. I meant da and not orbital

Heres a few pictures. Its getting dark so it looks very clear, but in sunlight you can see some micro swirls. I use 3m buffing compunds starting with a cutting and going to a polishing. Im not sure if I should use some really fine polishes on my orbital to help remove them. I have some 3m...

Ive recently painted my 1985 el camino with a black cherry metallic two stage paint. I recently got done buffing out the orange peel and defects. My issue is that Ive never had a car that was painted before, Its either had old paint or primer. I have read multiple threads that were posted on...