Here is the DC Link I forwarded to Joyride last week. It explains how Revive and Scratch Out (SO) are meant to be used. Keep in mind, this doesn't mean that all your polishes in your garage can be mixed together. We specifically designed this duo to work in conjunction with each other to give the user OPTIONS of polishing abilities. However, no matter how strong you use SO, it's always going to be less abrasive than toothpaste.
By the way, who makes the best abrasives for polishes?? Hint: based out of Germany....starts with an M... That is where we get our raw material abrasive from to formulate SO.
"To clean the paint and remove swirls, I use Revive and Scratch Out. Both products are easy to use, however, none will replace missing paint or disintegrating clearcoat. Revive is a pure polish with no abrasives; more of a paint cleaner, but has the ability to remove mild swirling. This stuff will not dust up at all when using, and often, one swipe will remove it. I would suggest polishing out the entire car before removing, or if it is extremely hot out, every other panel...and yes, you can do this in the full sun!
One can easily use both products by hand, but work even better with a Dual Action Polisher (PC) or Rotary. It has been in my experience that one can remove about 60-80% of swirls by hand, and 95-100% by machine.
Scratch and Swirl Remover is an Aluminum Oxide as it's abrasive, however, it's only abrasive as toothpaste. This is the finest abrasive available in the detailing industry. The U.S. does supply Alumium Oxide, however, it is inferior to the abrasive "know it alls" in Germany....it's also twice as expensive. We've tried our formulation with both, and found it is well worth the money spent to have this material imported from Europe. It is a "diminishing abrasive", so the particals will start out larger, and as one works it in, they become smaller and polish out much better.
For specific scratches, you can use S&SR by hand a terry applicator. Put a small amount on there and swipe 20-30x all over the segregated scratch. Leave the residue on the car, and go over it directly with Revive. The Revive compliments S&SR and you will achieve better results. A scratch has sharp edges on either side and light refracts off those edges; S&SR is designed to dullen the edges of the scratch and make it less visible.
When the entire car has mild to medium swirls into it, I prefer using the PC and a polishing pad with S&SR and Revive combo. For moderate swirls, do 70% Scratch and Swirl Remover and 30% Revive dabs on your pad. Spread on the panel, and then go to town. From there, do a final polish of straight Revive for outstanding results. For general Swirl Removal, try 50/50 Revive and Scratch Out. Don’t be afraid to polish at speeds of 5 and 6; you’ll be letting the product work sufficiently, and they are not abrasive enough to do ANY damage. Many times one will not have to follow up with a final polish after doing 50/50.
While the Adam’s line does not have harsh abrasives meant for moderate/heavy paint correction, if these are needed, I would suggest the Poorboy’s Super Swirl Remover 3 or 2.5, then stepping down to a final polish like Revive. This combo has been a very successful one for me in the past.
Hope this cleared some things up for you."
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