First time with PC, how to improve?

[moosey]

I got my PC and the Pinnacle XMT line #s 1-3. I also got the Edge blue and green pads. I used the green pad with XMT #3 and finished with the blue pad and XMT #1. I also worked the polish in for about 5min or so in a 2x2 area.



Anyway, I was trying to get the swirls out of a black Chrysler and it got a decent amount out but there are more I'd clearly like to remove. Obviously I won't be able to remove anything I can catch my fingernail in, but there are a more swirls left than I would have liked that seem like they should be able to come out.



My questions are, when I go and do this the next time, should I step-up the aggressiveness of the pad, polish or both...if at all, I was maybe thinking pad? If so, what should I try?

Or, do you feel my combo should have been aggressive enough...Basically, did I just possibly not remove some defects because it was my first time with the PC?



Sorry I don't have any pics as I'm without a digital camera at the moment.



Any help/advice is appreciated.



Thanks

 

[BlackCoupe]

I am assuming that you just did one pass with the green pad and XMT3. If so, try multiple passes. If that doesn't get what you want, step up the pad aggressiveness (I think yellow is next, with Edge), staying with the XMT3. If that doesn;t work, you can step up the polish next.

 

[moosey]

Ok thanks. Yeah I did it with #3 and green one time (~5min). I'll do it at least twice with that combo next time then. Thanks.

 

[BigAl3]

technique makes all the difference as well, do very slow overlapping passes (with a good amount of pressure) in multiple directions (up down side to side horizontal) and make sure you break down the polish...

 

[BlackCoupe]

Ok thanks. Yeah I did it with #3 and green one time (~5min). I'll do it at least twice with that combo next time then. Thanks.

Yeah--the idea is to remove as little clear coat as possible, so you don't really want something that rips it down in one pass--it takes a little longer, but its safer.