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AudiTTman

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I have a picture here of what im dealing with. Using a PC, i tried an Orange w/SIP, then white w/Nano. Swirl are gone, but i can't get these suckers out. They're not swirls, and you can't feel them with your fingernail.

My question is.......should i try using a purple wool pad? Never tried it before. Though when i got the kit and all my stuff, it stated that you could start off with the wool or orange-depending on severity

However the rest of the car only need Nano polish and ill be honest- it looked better that ever before

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I'm no expert, but what if you tried going over that spot twice with SIP and orange? I guess you could try the wool pad, just make sure to go back over it with the orange and then the white. The rest of your car looks great man.
 
hey preciate it, yea your right, i should go back over it. For some reason i have it stuck in my head to do it once. Thanks for reminding me hahahah. By the way, your SS has to be one of the sharpest ive seen around. Im in love with the paint and the wheels
 
Thanks man! I couldn't believe it was the only one on here. I'm a member on a Cobalt forum and for the most part, all they care about is performance stuff...I like my car to look good haha. I found that my CC is hard...definitely not as hard as yours, but hard lol. Let me know if that second pass works or not. If not, Asphalt Rocket will be able to help you. He has a black Vette.
 
Same scenario for me. The Audi Forum is that same and only wants to hear about performance upgrades. I like my car to run well, but i like it to look even better. Ill let you know how the second pass goes, i might even try a third.
 
I had similar scratches on my mother in laws car. I tried a 4" pad and sip and still couldn't get them out. You might need a more aggressive compound. I didn't have anything more aggressive so I just wetsanded it out with 2000 grit.
 
Good work so far. It looks good. I agree with what you guys are trying since you can't catch the scratch with your fingernail. Another pass or two should do it.
 
Just remembered something else. You could go with Megs M105 on an orange pad, then SIP on a white pad.
 
crap i wish i had some megs 105, need to get some when i have the chane. I was hoping this was gonna be just a quick lil pick-me-up for the car since i have already given it the full treatment once before about a month ago. Turns out that nothing is easy when it comes to detailing hahahah.
 
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but.......
Keep in mind that you aren't "taking out" the flaws, you are leveling the paint around them so every pass you make with an aggressive product/pad removes a little more paint.
Sometimes a daily driver just has to have a few flaws we live with.
 
We're not actually taking off any paint..per say...more so we're taking off thin layers of clear coat to get the blemishes level. That's why many professional detailers use paint gauges to see exactly what they're working with. I think AudiTTman's car will be fine with a couple extra passes just because Audis have hard CCs, his car is new, and he knows what he's doing. There was a video posted of a guy purposely burning through paint with a rotary to show just how hard it is to burn paint...lol...now that's taking off some paint!
 
Thank you josh;). Yea charles, were not taking off paint. Im not trying to gang up on you either by the way, so dont take anything personal ;) I recently detailed just the hood and front bumper of a 1993 black miata---all i can say is that when i was done all my pads were black(mostly because it was a one stage paint process). For me, regardless if its a daily driver or a garage queen, I love to make any car look brand new again. I drive mine 50 miles a day sometimes and i can still keep it looking fairly shinny lol. Some people like flaws, some however despise them hahah "like me" hahah..its the OCD of detailing
 
With the VAG clearcoat being so hard, I'm interested to see how you handle those marks since I have some of the same on my car.

That hard clearcoat is a blessing and a curse...
 
CharlesW said:
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but.......
Keep in mind that you aren't "taking out" the flaws, you are leveling the paint around them so every pass you make with an aggressive product/pad removes a little more paint.
Sometimes a daily driver just has to have a few flaws we live with.
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:iagree:

At some point you really need to step up to a rotary too. ;)

DA + cutting pad + compound usually = marred, hazed paint. ;)

Rasky
 
The chances of taking off paint or causing more problems such as hazing, marring is more likely to happen with a rotary due to just being a more aggressive machine.
 
joshs07redss said:
The chances of taking off paint or causing more problems such as hazing, marring is more likely to happen with a rotary due to just being a more aggressive machine.
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Actually it comes down to the paint itself. The products you are using, pad choice, and your technique also play a role.

Some paints tend to leave micro marring or hazing when you use an aggressive pad or compound with a DA. On the other hand, some paints do not work well with a rotary either, and will leave holograms/swirls even with fine polishes and finishing pads...though I find this to be very rare compared to a DA. DA's also do not have the power to break down most compounds either.

There are many factors that come in to play, but typically paints don't like aggressive pads/compounds on DA's. Usually it's more of an issue on softer paints.

Meguiars actually suggests not using anything more aggressive than a polishing pad on a DA, and up until the new M105, suggested not to use anything more aggressive than M83. Even with the release of the DA approved M105, they still suggest using nothing more aggressive than a polishing pad on the DA.

Again it all comes down to the paint you are working on. I've used cutting pads and M105 without marring on some paints, but typically that is not the case.

Rasky :cheers:
 
The paint he's working on is very tough. He's already gone over it once with SIP/orange. There would be nothing wrong with stepping up to a more aggressive compound...perhaps not an orange pad like I stated earlier, maybe just a white pad will suffice. You will get marring, it's practically unavoidable, that is why you work your way down and properly finish off with a finish polish such as the Nano.
 
joshs07redss said:
The paint he's working on is very tough. He's already gone over it once with SIP/orange. There would be nothing wrong with stepping up to a more aggressive compound...perhaps not an orange pad like I stated earlier, maybe just a white pad will suffice. You will get marring, it's practically unavoidable, that is why you work your way down and properly finish off with a finish polish such as the Nano.
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I hear what your saying, I've worked on several Audi's and VW's. It's just at some point the DA is out of it's own territory. Removing scratches like that are better done with a rotary. ;)

...and TT, I was not saying you should live with the defects in your paint either. I was just saying that since it is a DD it would be something to consider.
 
No reason not to at least give it a shot though. Using a DA, especially on an Audi, there's practically no way he could ever go through his CC for as long as he washes his car, because as you said, it's not that powerful of a machine. I think that's one of the benefits of using a DA because it gives you the opportunity to use a more aggressive compound without the fear of taking off too much clear. Whether it's a DD or a pristine show car, there's no reason to not strive for perfect results.
 
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