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I've heard that scholl s3 is very good if you are polishing outside on a warm day. I know it's not ideal conditions but think it's a good idea to have a compound to remove moderate scratches etc when you have little choice but to work in the warm. Anyone tried s3 outside? Any other...

After a lot of searching I've finally decided to try some fg400. I'd like to be able to polish moderate scratches but wondered if you could recommend a pad to compliment this compound. If there's anything that minimises dusting I'd be very interested. I see a few use microfiber pads but never...

I like to use farecla g mop on a rotary polisher and find that after a while things get clogged up. Also I think polish starts to dry up in the pad as a lot of dusting happens. Wondred if I should be swapping pads during the polishing for a fresh clean one? If so how often roughly and do you...

This will sound a stupid question but what factors determine when to use wet sanding? I find a lot of time i can buff out a lot of scratches with a rotary polisher. I thought trying with buffer first reduces how much clearcoat I'm removing but maybe not. Or does this depend on hardness of...

Hoping to fill a deep scratch with paint. I know it won't look perfect but if like to try my best with paint. Is it better to use some kind of filler before using touch up paint or can I keep adding layers of paint? The paint is a light gold colour and metallic so wondered what might be the...

So you buy a new wool pad that has never seen compound before. Should I be priming it with compound in any way before use like you would with a foam pad? Thanks

Cable on my polisher seems too short to have it over my shoulder. (About 1.5 metre) Any advice on a suggested length and show of cable to replace it with? Thank you.

Just enjoyed watching this video: YouTube This guy demonstrates how easy and quick he can remove 1500 sanding marks using a microfiber pad. As a newbie microfiber pads are new to me and wondered if they cut quicker than a wool pad? I have an air compressor and ordered a used snap on da to do...

When you encounter someone's poor attempt at touching up a chip with paint without clear coat what do you do when polishing? Just carry on regardless? I didn't notice there was a blob of paint till I saw the colour on my polishing pad then panicked. What would you do? Quickly change pad and...

I've tried all sorts of usual spray glass cleaners to remove water marks that have been left for a long time but no joy so far. Nearest I've got to making any difference is Autoglym Car Glass Polish but the marks are still there. Wondered if using a polisher and compound might help? Any...

Finally had a go today on a rotary. I have a dented door I replaced and kept for practicing paint correction I intentionally put a few marks (not deep)on it to see if they would buff out with farecla g3 premium polish and wool pad. I did eventually get them out but found the paint very hard...

Can an electric orbital sander like the one linked below be successfully used as an alternative to an air DA for using sanding discs for deeper scratches? Makita BO5041K 5-Inch Random Orbit Sander Kit - Power Random Orbit Sanders - Amazon.com

It seems that the more I try to keep the pad as flat as possible against a panel the more the polisher wants to get out of control and then I tense up more which I know is not helping things. This doesn't seem to change much with slower speeds. If I angle polisher slightly it seems to resolve...

Hi all My first post on this so please be kind. 😊 Do you use same type of microfiber cloths for all aspects of detailing or do you have different ones? For example do you use same type for removing compound as you would wax? Obviously you won't want to get them mixed up. Also are there any...