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LQ9SS

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How many times to you think a vehicle can be polished before the clear coat really starts to diminish? I know this will depend on how aggresive of polishes that you use.



Let use my 03 Silverado as an example. My truck has been polished maybe 5 times.
 
Tough question to answer. Polished 5 times, but with what kind of polish, rotary or da, how many passes, etc. Get a PTG to be safe.
 
Can anyone give me an estimate based on the products described above?



At this point, should I be concerned with my truck being polished 5 times?
 
I'd think you're still good. I wouldn't worry to much about polishing diminishing the clear, I'd be more worried about it if it was ever wet sanded, then you really need to be concerned.



Josh
 
LQ9SS said:
How many times to you think a vehicle can be polished before the clear coat really starts to diminish? I know this will depend on how aggresive of polishes that you use.



Let use my 03 Silverado as an example. My truck has been polished maybe 5 times.
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The only way to tell is to use a paint thickness gauge.
 
No one here can tell you for sure.



I can say I only polished this one car once with m105/m205 but I don't know if I would want to go at it again since I went so agressive with the m105.



Basically, it doesn't matter what amount of information you give us, type of polish/pad/machine , # of passes, and for what length of time, the only way of knowing is to get some readings.
 
Just know that a DA won't kill your clear as much because it doesn't produce enough heat. But polishing once a year would be most ideal, IMO.
 
LQ9SS said:
Can anyone give me an estimate based on the products described above?



At this point, should I be concerned with my truck being polished 5 times?
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I wouldn't be concerned, but use good washing and drying tecniques. You may have to spot buff a few areas occasionally, but not a full polish job. You car is like a yard. If you take care of it, there's less to do. Every so often, use a paint cleaner before waxing. Most paint cleaners have no abrasives and are chemical cleaners.
 
GS4_Fiend said:
Just know that a DA won't kill your clear as much because it doesn't produce enough heat. But polishing once a year would be most ideal, IMO.
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True and not true...



true that it would be a fine task to exhaust the clear coat of a properly painted vehicle with good ptg readings using a DA.



Not true that is because it doesn't produce enough heat.... the heat is simply a product of the friction that is occuring not a reason why it would be difficulty to strike thru the clear.
 
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