how many swirl removal can I do?

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On a OEM paint who has never been polish how many swirl removal process can I do before broke the clear?? I mean, if I make a 2 steps polishing example:M105/M205 to remove very light swirls an little scratch today and next year I would to repeat the same process i it possible or is dangerous to broke the clear??
 
Have you taken paint thickness readings? Each car is different and a blanket statement could lead to trouble. Just curious, what is the car?


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I don't have the gauge.Is my car a Chrysler 300c SRT-8 2006 crystal clear bright black
 
3 times with a 105/205 combo would be about all I'd do personally, hopefully just 205 will fix it, always go with the least aggressive approach first :)
 
Really??? 3 times..that's it??? Oh boy..i better be careful. Not sure I should ever polish my truck again. I "only" do it once a year. I use good methods to clean it but I get some marks over a years time.
 
Once a year isn't bad, properly maintained you shouldn't need a compound like 105 every year, but a fine polish & good technique shouldn't hurt.
 
if I have just little swirls can take M205 with white pad on my DA and turn up the speed at 5?
 
BenSRT said:
if I have just little swirls can take M205 with white pad on my DA and turn up the speed at 5?
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You just have to try it to find out how deep those "little" swirls are. You should start with M205 at speed 5 using the directions on the bottle (like 4 regular passes, 2 light pressure passes) and then evaluate the results. It will probably remove some and you can repeat M205 again.

Yes, a new polisher's fear is always removing too much clear. There is little risk of going through the clear unless the paint is very thin or it has been polished heavily before.
 
if your worried about it i was always told . that if the cars been heavily polished a few times the best bet is to just use a glaze and mask it if there very slight swirls. that will hide em pretty good. given they will always be coming back if u just use a glaze but its safe lol
 
Is the amount of orange peel visible in a reflection a reliable way of determining if there is still adequate clear for polishing?
 
Bunky said:
You just have to try it to find out how deep those "little" swirls are. You should start with M205 at speed 5 using the directions on the bottle (like 4 regular passes, 2 light pressure passes) and then evaluate the results. It will probably remove some and you can repeat M205 again.

Yes, a new polisher's fear is always removing too much clear. There is little risk of going through the clear unless the paint is very thin or it has been polished heavily before.
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Agreed! Using 105 since it's a compound will run through your clear rather quickly, especially depending on the pad and pressure you put on it. I'd stick with BUNKY and try a much less aggressive polish rather than a compound first.
 
Bunky said:
You just have to try it to find out how deep those "little" swirls are. You should start with M205 at speed 5 using the directions on the bottle (like 4 regular passes, 2 light pressure passes) and then evaluate the results. It will probably remove some and you can repeat M205 again.

Yes, a new polisher's fear is always removing too much clear. There is little risk of going through the clear unless the paint is very thin or it has been polished heavily before.
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I take pics to show you what I mean about little swirls:
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since I am a member here and I learned how to make polished I became addicted to a detailing!
 
205 should remove those light swirls. Even if you used 205 on a white pad 2-3 times a year you would never go through your clear. The amount of clear that combo will remove is almost immeasurable.
 
Potentially(or actually) thin clear may be one of the best uses of the new coatings (like opti coat). Get the paint to the point that you are happy, coat it, and when you need to freshen it up, you are polishing the coating, not your clear. I have been impressed with how it prevents wash marring on extremely soft Infiniti G35 black paint.
 
thanks guys for your advice!!:props:
 
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