Unable to remove deep defects with Rupes + MF + 105?

[Accumulator]

number1show- Just remember how little clear you can remove before precipiating failure, it's sure not much.

Just FWIW, IMO wetsanding is a *LOT* easier to learn than running a rotary is. Well, running a rotary well enough to not leave any holograms.

And, heh heh, despite doing lots of very aggressive work with a rotary, the only times I've actually damaged paint I was using a PC with a fairly mild pad/product combo..and it was factory paint I was working on.

Personally, if you can catch the scratches with a nail you most likely need to sand or even worse it's not 100% fixable but maybe be semi blend-able.

I know I'm a broken record on the subject, but IMO if it can catch your nail it'll need a lot more clear removed than is safe (long-term-wise). Yeah, I know...people here fix stuff that deep all the time...but let's see those areas after a decade in the sun. In my area there's a virtual epidemic of clearcoar failure, and in most cases you can easily see just why it happened. Sometimes you can even tell what size pad the guy used when overthinning the clear.

 

[The Driver]

number1show- Just remember how little clear you can remove before precipiating failure, it's sure not much.

Just FWIW, IMO wetsanding is a *LOT* easier to learn than running a rotary is. Well, running a rotary well enough to not leave any holograms.

And, heh heh, despite doing lots of very aggressive work with a rotary, the only times I've actually damaged paint I was using a PC with a fairly mild pad/product combo..and it was factory paint I was working on.



I know I'm a broken record on the subject, but IMO if it can catch your nail it'll need a lot more clear removed than is safe (long-term-wise). Yeah, I know...people here fix stuff that deep all the time...but let's see those areas after a decade in the sun. In my area there's a virtual epidemic of clearcoar failure, and in most cases you can easily see just why it happened. Sometimes you can even tell what size pad the guy used when overthinning the clear.

I 100% Agree, I personally wouldn't but on a test hood it's great to see an get a feel first hand for how deep clear really goes. You NEED PPG for anything that deep IMO.

 

[Accumulator]

The Driver- yeah, my gauge has saved me from a few "oops!" situations, even though I'm so conservative about correction. When it's somebody else's car you just never know what you're dealing with.