Good polish for removing clear coat scratches?

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I have a full detail coming up and am planning on buffing out some clearcoat scratches (not snag-able with nail) and a few swirls (very minor) but am not sure what type of polish to use. I am planning on sealing the car with Menzerna Power lock and was thinking of keeping with the Menzerna line-up, but they have quite a lot of products for polishing and I'm not sure which one to use. However if there is a better product out there I am more than willing to give it a shot.

Basically in a nutshell: What is the easiest to use, best results polish you guys have seen?

- Thanks


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Forgot to mention this will be done by machine (PC 7424XP).
 
Both Menzerna and Meguiar's make some really nice products. Meguiar's M105 compound and M205 Polish are two products that work well together and can tackle just about anything you'll come across.

Two additional products that you may wish to try are from Menzerna.

Menzerna Super Intensive Polish PO83


Menzerna Super Finish PO 106 FA.

Here is a chart showing the cut to gloss ratios that will help you understand their effectiveness.

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Is there a way to get just one product to get these scratches out or is this going to be a multi-step process? Takes a lot out of me just to do one pass on the whole car getting swirls out, I would imagine it would nearly kill me to do 2 to 3 passes with a PC (at least when trying to get scratches/swirls out). Any product out there that can do this job by itself? Or is this definitely a multi-step process?
 
Alright, thanks guys. Ordering now. :xyxthumbs:
 
bobby put me on mez sip and i love it! cuts great and polishes out to a glass like finish then i top it with ultima walk away sealant. our cars look showroom new and last 6-8 months though i reseal about every 3rd wash. hope this helps.

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I love 151 and use it a ton BUT the oils in the polish can mask/hide a lot... So work it well 4-6 passes and you weblike be good. I promise after 1 or 2 passes it might look good but for it to finish out correctly it needs more.
 
Does the 151 turn out the same as the two step process?
 
fredcandetail said:
I love 151 and use it a ton BUT the oils in the polish can mask/hide a lot... So work it well 4-6 passes and you weblike be good. I promise after 1 or 2 passes it might look good but for it to finish out correctly it needs more.
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Gotchya, thanks for the tip, will make sure to do that. :dblthumb2:
 
are any of the above mentioned ok to be applied by hand? or is it most perferred with a machine?

thanks
 
"You can't do by hand what you can accomplish with a machine."

Polishing

Step 1
Product:
M105 is a great product for removing light scratches and swirls
Pad:
Surbuf pads are the most aggressive I have found for PC use.
Lake Country 5.5" Orange is my work horse pad with M105

Step 2
Product:
M205 does a great job of clearing up the M105 micro-marring and adding gloss.
Pad:
Lake Country 5.5" White pad is what I use with M205

On a PC7424xp I prefer the 5.5" Lake Country flat pads using the Kevin Brown Method.

I have had excellent results with the Megs 5.5" Microfiber cutting discs, D300 and a PC.

Let us know how it comes out.
 
if I don't have a machine (I don't), am I still able to achieve the same results or is there something that is easier to use without a machine?

thanks again.
 
CLipster said:
if I don't have a machine (I don't), am I still able to achieve the same results or is there something that is easier to use without a machine?

thanks again.
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Take it from someone who used to try to do it by hand, save up for a PC. Your arm and wrist will thank you when you're trying to sleep at night...

After going through what I've gone through in the past, I should have either hired someone to do it by machine or saved up for the machine (which I eventually did).
 
Mk23 said:
Take it from someone who used to try to do it by hand, save up for a PC. Your arm and wrist will thank you when you're trying to sleep at night...

After going through what I've gone through in the past, I should have either hired someone to do it by machine or saved up for the machine (which I eventually did).
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:iagree:

merlin said:
"You can't do by hand what you can accomplish with a machine."
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Mk23 said:
Take it from someone who used to try to do it by hand, save up for a PC. Your arm and wrist will thank you when you're trying to sleep at night...

After going through what I've gone through in the past, I should have either hired someone to do it by machine or saved up for the machine (which I eventually did).
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+1 on that. Trying to correct paint defects by hand is very labor intensive and frustrating at best. A DA makes all the difference in the world.
 
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