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    amateur paint correction help

    Thanks for all the feedback fellas. as a few of you mentioned, i think the audi paint is harder than most as the griots orange pad + megs UC left a lot of scratches. I'll look into a more heavy duty compound. i'm in an apartment currently so unfortunately i have to plan out my detailing...
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    amateur paint correction help

    never mind! - watching the video now and you've answered those questions. looking forward to testing this out in a couple weeks
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    amateur paint correction help

    Thanks Mike. Lots of good info there. i'll plan to grab a 5" backing pad and some 5-5.5" pads for the correcting step. given the fact that my porter cable is a little weakling, do you recommend running it at it's highest speed then? what sort of pressure should be used ~ 15lbs? i wasn't aware...
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    amateur paint correction help

    thanks for the quick reply! I'm using a 6" backing plate, 6.3-6.5" pads, speed 5 (max is 6 i believe), 5-6 passes, light pressure, and the pad is definitely spinning quickly. i usually get about halfway done with each step and change pads. i haven't noticed much caking at all. Just checked out...
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    amateur paint correction help

    I realize this question has probably asked a lot but I was hoping for some help on my specific situation. I’ve now paint corrected my car twice and done my wife’s once. Overall, I was happy with the results but I think I went too conservative with cutting step, then used too hard of a pad for...
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