question about clear coats..

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I'm new at this and have a question about what to use on certain "clear coats". I see all of you talking about hard clears and soft clears.. how do i distinguish between them? I have a 2008 silverado i have to do, it has alot of scratches from running it through touch less carwash's and such. Is this a clear i can use the M105 on?



any help or sugestion's is greatly appreciated! TIA!
 
If it's a GM it's going to be hard clear. That I can tell you for sure. You'll know if it's soft or hard when you start working on a vehicle though. Start with a light polsih and if that is correcting enough it's soft paint. The more aggressive you have to go to correct the harder the paint will be. This is just a rough guide though. It'll also depend on the depth of the scratches and swirls.
 
they are not very deep at all... the truck is very well kept. just the light circle scratches from mit washing and the touch less car wash.



so i'm guessing i probably wont need the 105 for that? maybe the 205?
 
I'm not real familiar with that line but I'd give the lighter one a shot first and see if you need something more aggressive. What kind of polisher are you using?
 
Yeah, it never hurts to start off light. But GM clear is rock hard usually so don't be surprised if you have to go heavier.
 
Danase said:
Yeah, it never hurts to start off light. But GM clear is rock hard usually so don't be surprised if you have to go heavier.
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Yeah, on my GMs I almost always end up using something potent like M105 for the initial correction. Even on the sort of very light marring that (even) I instill when doing very careful washes.
 
Regardless of the clear coat, you always want to do a test spot and use the least aggressive pad/polish for the job. What worked for someone else may not work on the same car for you. ;)
 
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