I've had stunning repairing a hood from a junk yard that had oxidation, swirls (SOS pad style), scratches, orange peel, etching, etc. I was using this hood as a test so I decided to key some words into the hood. On some letters I used hardly any pressure at all, and other letters I pressed just hard enough to make a good scratch in the clearcoat.
I've removed all traces of oxidation, ALL swirls, and many of the smaller scratches. However, I can't seem a polish abrasive enough to remove the larger scratches (including the letters I keyed into the hood, even the ones with hardly any pressue). Also, nearly all the orange peel remains.
This is what I used in order with a PC :
Wash
Clay (It took 3 claybars on approximately a 4'x2' area because it was so bad)
Meguiars Heavy Cut Compound w/Orange Pad
Meguiars Medium Cut Compound w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars Fine Cut Compound w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars Premium Paint Cleaner w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars 2.0 Swirl Remover w/Black Pad
Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze w/Black Pad
Wolfgang Paint Sealant w/Black Pad
Pinnacle Souveran Carnuba Paste Wax
After reading up on the Meguiars compounds, they all seem to have a cut-to-polish breakdown (meaning they cut first and through the process eventually the abrasives breakdown and begin to polish out haze). There IS another level of abrasive product from Meguiars that I haven't tried (machine cut compound, which is ranked highest on their abrasive scale), but I feel like this too wouldn't get the job done.
What I need is a serious abrasive, something that I can really cut into clearcoat. I don't care what kind of haze it leaves behind, it doesn't have to have any polishing properties for haze removal at all, because I can deal with that. Something that can really remove scratches with ease and possibly even correct orange peel. I know I could go with a standard orbital to help the cut, but I still doubt it would do the job with my current products.
I've removed all traces of oxidation, ALL swirls, and many of the smaller scratches. However, I can't seem a polish abrasive enough to remove the larger scratches (including the letters I keyed into the hood, even the ones with hardly any pressue). Also, nearly all the orange peel remains.
This is what I used in order with a PC :
Wash
Clay (It took 3 claybars on approximately a 4'x2' area because it was so bad)
Meguiars Heavy Cut Compound w/Orange Pad
Meguiars Medium Cut Compound w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars Fine Cut Compound w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars Premium Paint Cleaner w/Yellow Pad
Meguiars 2.0 Swirl Remover w/Black Pad
Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze w/Black Pad
Wolfgang Paint Sealant w/Black Pad
Pinnacle Souveran Carnuba Paste Wax
After reading up on the Meguiars compounds, they all seem to have a cut-to-polish breakdown (meaning they cut first and through the process eventually the abrasives breakdown and begin to polish out haze). There IS another level of abrasive product from Meguiars that I haven't tried (machine cut compound, which is ranked highest on their abrasive scale), but I feel like this too wouldn't get the job done.
What I need is a serious abrasive, something that I can really cut into clearcoat. I don't care what kind of haze it leaves behind, it doesn't have to have any polishing properties for haze removal at all, because I can deal with that. Something that can really remove scratches with ease and possibly even correct orange peel. I know I could go with a standard orbital to help the cut, but I still doubt it would do the job with my current products.