ok... so for starters, i have a 06' black rsx-s that i got brand new like 5 months ago. after asking question after repeated questions on this board (thanks to all that helped me out), i finally picked up a PC 7336, poorboys SSR2, nattys blue, and clearkotes vanilla moose with LC pads , orange and white. after 5 hours today, i buffed till no tomorrow. i dont have any pics unfortunately but i removed almost every swirl.. except for a few. they just wont seem to budge! and these swirls are reeaallllll long, one of them curves out to about a foot. not fingernail deep, but visible in the sun. im quite satisfied with the results of what a PC can do compared to doing it by hand. so my question is, would it be wise to pick up SSR2.5 and attack that swirl again even though its been covered with VM and nattys blue? or do i have to claybar and repeat it allllll over again? any comments/suggestions would be appreciated. thanks guys!
My experience of my first use with a 7336.
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Scud1373 said:
Yes a more agressive approach my work. I don't kow how much more agressive 2.5 is from 2.0. I have 2.5 and can remove swirls but not scratches. How many passes did you make with the ssr2? If you cannot feel it with your fingernail, then I assume it can be removed. You would only need to retreat the area of the swirl, except claying.
Steve
Don't worry, I have alot of stubborn swirls also. Actually there probably not really swirls, but just scratches, but they still seem to never come out no matter how long I go over them. There not even that deep and I can not feel them so I can not figure out why they are there still. I don't want to go at the spot to many times because of fear of hitting paint. I never claybared that good before I did my polishing because the hood and roof I claybared had nothing come off with it. I did have some black stuff come on to the pads when I did the roof. I guess it was dirt that was in the paint that the claybar could not get.
cwcad
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If you are happy with the look of the vehicle you can wait to do any more polishing until a period of time has passed. Just everyday use will instill marring and even the best wash techniques can still provide scratches.
When it is time to do a complete detail again you may try slower passes with the PC, pads , and products that you already have to try to mitigate the scratches that remain and that are bound to be instilled. That is what I would suggest.
BUT... if it were me, I would purchase SSR2.5 then see if I could get the scratches that remain. You do not have to do the whole car when doing paint correction. I often take a week to do my truck. Just do a fender one day and another section the next. Sooner or later the whole process is done correctly with out making it seem like you are toiling over the details.
After you get the paint correction completed you can use the glaze,sealant, wax process of your choice. Layering the first panel the second day and the whole process on the second panel the second day and so on. It sounds like a lot of work but for me it becomes fun to see what the different looks can be obtained. It also will let you know if layering is actually doing you any good. Becasue you will have side by side comparisons.
When it is time to do a complete detail again you may try slower passes with the PC, pads , and products that you already have to try to mitigate the scratches that remain and that are bound to be instilled. That is what I would suggest.
BUT... if it were me, I would purchase SSR2.5 then see if I could get the scratches that remain. You do not have to do the whole car when doing paint correction. I often take a week to do my truck. Just do a fender one day and another section the next. Sooner or later the whole process is done correctly with out making it seem like you are toiling over the details.
After you get the paint correction completed you can use the glaze,sealant, wax process of your choice. Layering the first panel the second day and the whole process on the second panel the second day and so on. It sounds like a lot of work but for me it becomes fun to see what the different looks can be obtained. It also will let you know if layering is actually doing you any good. Becasue you will have side by side comparisons.
wannafbody
wannafbody
some scratches are best to live with
yea, these "scratches" or whatever they are... there not fingernail deep so im assuming its just real bad swirl marks that the stupid acura dealership left for free. i guess i'll pick up some SSR2.5 and see how it goes later. but yea, i passed over the same area like 3 times moving slowwwwwwww.... it kinda diminished but it was still there. ~.~ thanks a lot for the info guys!