I am very apprehensive to use a yellow cutting pad (Ive never used one). My wifes car (used 2006 red Chevy Impala)has some fairly significant scratches from previous owner and I want to attempt to remove. I have the complete XMT line and WG Total swirl remover. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I do NOT want to sleep in the dog house for making her car worse.
scared !!!!
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justin_murphy
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You can start with least aggressive setup for sure. Once you do and see you need more, don't be scared of the EDGE yellow pad! I use it all the time. Try a lighter compund with it first. Remember, with XMT, you have to let the polish breakdown. Take you time and you find the right combo!
Mike T
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If your going to use the "cutting pad" make sure you just let the PAD and the PC do all the work. try not to apply to much pressure. You'll most likely need to follow up with a less aggressive polish and pad to remove anything like hazing and such left over from the cutting pad and polish combo. Remember Time+ Patience= Desired results 
nick19
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Mike T said:If your going to use the "cutting pad" make sure you just let the PAD and the PC do all the work. try not to apply to much pressure. You'll most likely need to follow up with a less aggressive polish and pad to remove anything like hazing and such left over from the cutting pad and polish combo. Remember Time+ Patience= Desired results
I have always applied about 10-15lbs of pressure to the head of the machine when removing defects. Waxing is where you don't need any pressure.
A good example of this, is apply pressure to the head of the machine until you cannot see the head rotating any longer; at this point, gently ease off the machine a little bit, and go to work.
Removing defects is not easy. It takes time..
Why do you always start with the least aggressive combo?
Two things; you don't want to wear down any more of the clear coat than you have to, and sometimes things APPEAR to be harsh, but sometimes the simplest of things can remove them.
Good luck.. :cheers:
-Nick
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beausdad said:
Like others have said, start with maybe a green pad and XMT2. This is a pretty popular combo for me.
If you do have to go to a yellow, don't be afraid, I use the yellow a lot. Also, XMT will be very user friendly for you. Once the XMT starts breaking down, glide the yellow pad over the area one last time. It's very possible that the finish will be LSP ready after this. XMT is very good at breaking down.
