raysaint
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- Oct 18, 2011
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So I wanted to do a full correction before sealant. Car is a new (NOV. 2023) soul red Mazda.
Did the hood today, cool overcast day. Washed, dried, light clay mitt, rinse, dried again. Used Carpro Reflect, white Rupes pads, Porter cable RO. 4 small gobs of polish on the pad. I did 3 passes over an area; horiz, vert, horiz. Speed was 4 on the polisher. Wiped polish off with mf towels.
Sun came out, some swirls are still there. Maybe not as many, but still visible to me.
So maybe I had some success, but the sun wasn't as bright as it was when I assessed the swirls last fall.
First of all, how does a new car come from the factory with swirls? Dealer did no detailing as per my request.
I figured the swirls must be real light and would come out easily.
1) is it my technique? Did I go to fast, not enough pressure, ???
2) I noticed as I was polishing the pad looked like it was on a slant; I recentered it, but same thing so I'm thinking my hand pressure was uneven.
I know it's a learning curve but hopefully it can be short.
thanks for any suggestions.
Did the hood today, cool overcast day. Washed, dried, light clay mitt, rinse, dried again. Used Carpro Reflect, white Rupes pads, Porter cable RO. 4 small gobs of polish on the pad. I did 3 passes over an area; horiz, vert, horiz. Speed was 4 on the polisher. Wiped polish off with mf towels.
Sun came out, some swirls are still there. Maybe not as many, but still visible to me.
So maybe I had some success, but the sun wasn't as bright as it was when I assessed the swirls last fall.
First of all, how does a new car come from the factory with swirls? Dealer did no detailing as per my request.
I figured the swirls must be real light and would come out easily.
1) is it my technique? Did I go to fast, not enough pressure, ???
2) I noticed as I was polishing the pad looked like it was on a slant; I recentered it, but same thing so I'm thinking my hand pressure was uneven.
I know it's a learning curve but hopefully it can be short.
thanks for any suggestions.