Need a little stronger polish

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Well guys the end of the season is coming soon for me. I live in Ohio and winter is coming quick so I'm planning to do one final all out detail so I can get some good protection on the car before winter. Last time I did a full detail on the car was spring-ish. I used the SFX-1 polish (then 2 then 3). The gloss in the paint came back and the car still looks great. One thing I just dont understand is I made several passes of SFX-1 on some of the bad spots but the marks were still there even though the paint looks much better. Now this was my first time with the PC (since then have done several other cars) so that might account for some of the problems. Am I being too parinod the car has +100k miles on it and its black it looks great even though there are still a lot of swirls and deep scraches. Should I try to step it up to a more agressive combo or just except the paint for what it is. Im still really paranode about taking to much clear coat off. An advise?



I try to wash the car as carefully as posible. So I'm thinking if I hit it with some aggersive stuff maybe I wont have to do it again and can just do lightly polishing from then on. An advise on a stronger polish to try than SFX-1? I have heard about 4" pads maybe those? Thanks a lot and sorry for the long post.
 
You could try the 4" pads. I have been suing Four Star's Body Shop line of polsihes lately and have been very happy with them.
 
As mentioned above, the 4" pads can afford you a little bit more cut on the PC, but its a very small amount. A more aggressive polish on the PC if you wish to move up to something more aggresive is Menzerna Power Gloss, apply this using a 4" cutting pad and follow it up with your SFX-1 or SFX-2 to remove the micromarring it will leave.
 
Dave KG said:
As mentioned above, the 4" pads can afford you a little bit more cut on the PC, but its a very small amount. A more aggressive polish on the PC if you wish to move up to something more aggresive is Menzerna Power Gloss, apply this using a 4" cutting pad and follow it up with your SFX-1 or SFX-2 to remove the micromarring it will leave.
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Thanks a lot. Is it ok to use the Power Gloss with the PC? I was looking around looks like must guys were useing it on a rotary.



I'm still a little worried about taking too much clear coat off. Here is my plan. Get all the heavy stuff out once (hopfully). Then like once or twice a year use SFX-2 and SFX-3 because I know no matter how good I get at washing I'm still going to make some swirl marks. I know this is a bad/imposible question but how long should clear coat last with a polish regiment like that? Thanks a lot for all your help still trying to figure this all out.
 
I don't know if you're there yet, but at 100k+ at some point I think you may just have to settle for the 5 foot test.
 
tdekany said:
you are not getting clear off with the pc. you will be fine. I like OHC alot
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??? not getting clear off?



I know its never going to be perfect. Its a 10ft car right now. I think I will get some 4" pads and I think I might go with the OHC. I'm sure that will help a lot. Do I need a different weight for the PC with the 4" pad?



Random (stupid) question : Once it gets to bad weather I'm not going to be washing the car for several months. Are the swirls going to magicaly reappear over the winter. Basically can day to day driving with lots of crap on your car cause a problem? If so I'm thinking I will just do all this intensive polishing come spring. Thanks
 
Stuff said:
??? not getting clear off?



Do I need a different weight for the PC with the 4" pad?



Random (stupid) question : Once it gets to bad weather I'm not going to be washing the car for several months. Are the swirls going to magicaly reappear over the winter. Basically can day to day driving with lots of crap on your car cause a problem? If so I'm thinking I will just do all this intensive polishing come spring. Thanks
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You remove marring by removing clearcoat.



I use the 6" counterweight with all sizes of pads, even the 4" ones.



You'd better find *some* way to wash it..if only a touchless carwash. As the LSP degrades any hidden marring will become more visible. If they vehicle's not gonna be pampered over the winter, then I'd just wait until spring to do the correction unless it looks really bad...but that's just me.
 
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