Need suggestion for #83 & #82 and PC pads

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Inzane

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I plan to try my PC7424 for the first time real soon. Basically all our cars have some minor to moderate (in some cases) swirls.



I have #83 DACP and #82 SFP, and also some #9. And I have LC cutting pads and Meg's & LC polishing pads on hand.



I will probably start with the hood of my sentra for a few reasons.

1) the Sentra's hood is a relatively flat uncomplicated surface (for a 1st time orbital user),



2) the hood is easy to see swirls on so I should be able to gauge my progress and results easily enough,



3) There are so many rock chips on the front leading edge of the hood that it needs an inevitable repaint anyway so if I screw up with the PC somehow, its not the end of the world.



My question is, how should I proceed? Which combo would you start with?:

a) #83 w/ a cutting pad (most agressive)

b) #83 w/ a polishing pad

c) #82 w/ a cutting pad

d) #82 w/ a polishing pad (least agressive)



Also, which between option B & C is more agressive? I'm not sure if changing pad or changing product would have more effect.



Lastly, I only have Lake Country "cutting" pads, but I have BOTH Meguiar's and Lake Country "polishing" pads. Is there any relative difference between the agressiveness/cutting ability between the two companies "polishing" pads? (the Meg's are 6.5" flat, the LC are 6" concave).



Thanks! :xyxthumbs
 
Well, I just made the same decision with my Z. I do have some scratches on the paint, even with the car being relatively new. I close 'C' in your list to work on my car with. It did reduce the minor scratches somewhat and made them less noticeable, but they still there. I choose the sfp cause while I did want to remove some of the scratches, but I didn't want to take too much clearcoat off my car.



Next time, I might get more aggressive, but for my first time, I wanted to be real careful. Being too aggressive will hurt a lot more than not being aggressive enough, especially for beginners.
 
Dont be afraid of the PC - they are virtually fool-proof! As long as you keep the PC moving and dont try and push it through the panel you will be fine! And I wouldn't be worried about taking off too much of the clearcoat unless you plan on polishing twice a week......



Depending on the severity of the swirls, if they are moderate I'd go with (a) then (d). The diminishing abrasive ( ie they get finer the more you polish ) of #83 should do the bulk of the work, with the #82 to tidy it up. If the swirls are light, then you may want to

(b) then (d) but it's much of a muchness really.
 
I would go for d, then b, then a. I always like to start out with the least aggressive and work my way up to most aggressive to get the job done.
 
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