Hello everyone!
I'm new around here and have a few questions. I'm working on a 2009 Infiniti FX35 in black obsidian with the Scratch Shield Clear Coat. I've run into a few problems with the hardness of this paint. First off when it comes to polishing the clear coat on this it's as hard as a rock! But the wierd thing about the clear coat is that it scratches and mars so easily!
When It comes to polishing I've run into a problem. I'm using my Porter Cable 7424XP with Lake County pads and I'm trying to remove the swirls and no matter what I do nothing makes a dent in these swirls. First I tried Poorboy's SSR1 on a white pad and that did nothing to the swirls in the paint. Next I tried Meguiar's M205 on a white polishing pad and that did nothing either to the swirls. So then I stepped it up to Poorboy's SSR2.5 on and orange pad and it did absolutely nothing to the swirls yet again. Maybe it removed a few, but nothing at all really. So I'm kind of stumbed on what exactly to do now. Nothing seems to work on this paint. I use it on speeds 4-5 with 15-20 pounds of pressure with steady movement and overlapping passes.
I happen to have some yellow cutting pads here with Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound. Mike I was wondering what is your take on this? You think I should try that aggressive combination next since everything else has failed? Since the clear is rock hard it, it won't remove alot of clear right? And since it's rock hard I figured that pad combination won't leave behind any hazing and what not, that way I can clean it up with M205 on a white polishing pad??Feed back please
Thanks Mike and everyone else!!
By the way here is a picture of my love:
I'm new around here and have a few questions. I'm working on a 2009 Infiniti FX35 in black obsidian with the Scratch Shield Clear Coat. I've run into a few problems with the hardness of this paint. First off when it comes to polishing the clear coat on this it's as hard as a rock! But the wierd thing about the clear coat is that it scratches and mars so easily!
When It comes to polishing I've run into a problem. I'm using my Porter Cable 7424XP with Lake County pads and I'm trying to remove the swirls and no matter what I do nothing makes a dent in these swirls. First I tried Poorboy's SSR1 on a white pad and that did nothing to the swirls in the paint. Next I tried Meguiar's M205 on a white polishing pad and that did nothing either to the swirls. So then I stepped it up to Poorboy's SSR2.5 on and orange pad and it did absolutely nothing to the swirls yet again. Maybe it removed a few, but nothing at all really. So I'm kind of stumbed on what exactly to do now. Nothing seems to work on this paint. I use it on speeds 4-5 with 15-20 pounds of pressure with steady movement and overlapping passes.
I happen to have some yellow cutting pads here with Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound. Mike I was wondering what is your take on this? You think I should try that aggressive combination next since everything else has failed? Since the clear is rock hard it, it won't remove alot of clear right? And since it's rock hard I figured that pad combination won't leave behind any hazing and what not, that way I can clean it up with M205 on a white polishing pad??Feed back please
Thanks Mike and everyone else!!
By the way here is a picture of my love:
