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    getting "crustiness" on the edges of the pad?

    on the outer rolled edges of the pad; after maybe 5 sections, some harder dried compound material accumulates; problem is, its scratching the paint. like on the square section being worked, around the square I get really really bad swirls. solution is easy, I just go clean the pad and swap a...
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    compounding having no apparent effect...

    ok, so I got 10-15lbs of pressure, 2 8" beads of compound on a 2x2' spot. buffing it at 4.5 on the PC 7424. using an orange pad. after 2 stages of menzerna power gloss; the finish looks shiny... that strikes me as odd. I expected there to be SOME haze. meanwhile, the finish looks all...
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    a few finer questions on the basics of machine polishing

    2 really. 1. How much pressure roughly should be applied? feel free to give it in a lbs of force if anyones ever pushed on their bathroom scale to see... 2. how many applications of compound would be needed to remove orange peel? I have really bad paint, I just hit it with 2 rounds of...
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    pollen and polishing; ok or disaster?

    its that time in georgia. and Im looking to compound and polish the car with a PC. so even if I wash the car, and clay it, by the time I turn around to start compounding it, there WILL be pollen on it. theres no way to avoid it. so, will pollen be harmful to the paint if its caught up in...
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    sonus vs menzerna?

    sonus seems less expensive and far more available. menzerna seems almost a bit favored in the threads Ive seen? I need to get out some pretty nasty swirls and water etchings, which product line am I better off with? I plan to use an orange LC pad with a PC DA
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    how much of this can I and cant I fix?

    almost 5 years, I tried hard. lost the battle somewhere around 2 or 3 years ago. its been egged, its been hit, its been dented, its been stoned, its been through a full college life and then some. and here it sits, faded and scratched. I know I need to go for a full polish, going to get...
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