Polishing single stage paints

Thanks accumulator, you've always helped.



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LilJayV10 said:
Quick question. Can you wet sand then polish SS like B/C?
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Laquer, yes.



Enamel gets a bit less definite as there are some enamels that simply don't "come back" once they've been sanded. OK, I can't recall running into one of those since the '70s. but it *can* be an issue.
 
Accumulator said:
Laquer, yes.



Enamel gets a bit less definite as there are some enamels that simply don't "come back" once they've been sanded. OK, I can't recall running into one of those since the '70s. but it *can* be an issue.
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Thanks for the reply. A friend of mine painted his VW Bettle a really nice blue color but has a few "issues" he wants me to take care of. I've only worked with B/C.
 
LilJayV10- Heh heh, always risky trying to fix issues for friends, especially where there's some wildcard in the mix like that ss paint. You don't want any bad feelings if there's an "oops!".
 
My '57 Chevy doesn't have much original paint left after years of trying to keep it "shiny". I found Megs #9 with a buffing pad (no pad cut) to work for maintenance purposes. But Autoglym SRP with a polishing pad takes out micro marring better, but removes more pigment. I still get a lot of pigment to clean off the polishing pad with either product (56 year old paint), so the product - not the pad - is evidently cutting..
 
bill57- Huh, I'm always interested (and surprised!) to hear about SRP having cut. Maybe I just use it with a milder pad, or my technique is more gentle, or something....or maybe it's some kind of "chemical" action going on :nixweiss



Cool that the car still has original paint, and props to you for keeping it that way!
 
Actually, I began using SRP on my '85 Olds because I was getting down on paint thickness on edges. I used a white pad on the '85, and it did cut a little. Wanting even less cut on the '57, I used the SRP on a black pad. Got a lot of dead pigment on the pad.

In the early nineties, I was reluctant to use anything that would cut, so I simply preserved what I had with the then state-of-the-art Blue Coral Autofom.
 
bill57- Heh heh, I suspect you and I have tried a lot of the same products over the years :D



Funny about SRP...abrasive, has cleaners, yet it can be layered (if you do it right...big "if" there though).
 
Guys- bumping this one up from the dead......I am planning on polishing the car this month when I have the time. Right now, I don't have a whole lot in my arsenal. I have a rotary with two pads for polishing (3M) and one for a final polish (also 3M) along with a bottle of M105.


 


Also note that I have a DA with a few 4 inch pads as well. Are these pads going to be garbage by the time I am done polishing?
 
I just want to make sure whether or not my pads will be useless after I am done polishing this car. I'm going to hit it with M105 on both the rotary and my DA to see the results. I think my PC has seen better days tho. Even on speed 5 the pad does not spin with no pressure added to it.
 
Oh I was talking about my Porter Cable. The pads don't spin with any sort of pressure applied to the machine.
 
Yeah, that's how mine (both) are and why I don't use them any more.  But mine *will* rotate with 3-4" pads and some applied pressure.
 
I guess i'll stick with my trusty Makita. With the way this car presently looks, any sort of buffing will be an upgrade.
 
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