Help with an ES300... (DUW)

[imported_Interspy24]

Hey all, I haven't posted in a long time (moving away and grad school got the best of me) but I'm finally back. I have a 97 ES300, and as you can expect, it's swirled to hell.



After washing the car twice with nxt wash, and claying the car, I started using the pc. At first I used a white polishing pad with 3m rubbing compound, but didn't have much luck. I then used a yellow pad and it seemed to help more. Lots of hazing is left, but I'll follow up with ssr2 on a white pad.



Here are some pics, any ideas on if this/these combos will work? I know Audi clear is usually pretty hard, is Lexus paint similar? Thanks a bunch!



The first pic shows the hood where I used the white polishing pad and the 3m rubbing compound. The second pics shows the driver side door where nothing has been done yet. The last pic shows the yellow pad, but there are still quite a few swirls. I'm guessing 2-3 passes should do the trick?

 

[jdhutchin]

You might want to try something more made for PC. As I understand it, the 3M rubbing compound is meant more for hand use, but I've never used it. Maybe something like SSR2.5 or SSR3 would be easier and get the job done faster. And yes, to get out those swirls, you'll need a cutting pad and plenty of patience with a PC.

 

[imported_Interspy24]

As far as I knew, the 3m rubbing compound has worked great with the pc. It's PI-III (05933). I've found ssr2 to be a great help and VERY easy to use compared to many other polishes. It made quick work of the next polishing steps. I topped it off with p21s for the time being.



Here are some updated pics. Obviously not all the swirls are out and it's nowhere near autopian work, but for the first polishing session it looks a lot better. Hopefully I'll get some time in the next couple weeks to really go at it again.