SSR2.5 Not Removing Scratches?

GTScott

GTScott

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Someone please help me here!

I am looking at the tail end of my Corvette and have some small scratches from the car being covered and some spider webbing. None of these scratches can be felt in the surface. I used my PC and a Wolfgang orange pad. I tried the SR2 and it did not seem to do much at 5 on the PC. I went to the 2.5 and did 3 or 4 passes at 1-2 minutes each until it dusted. On one pass, I even put some moderate pressure on the PC. The surface looks smooth as glass now but my spiderwebs are still there. Am I using the wrong pad? Is Chevrolet clearcoat that hard? Any suggestions? I would have kept making passes but the subsequent passes did not make a difference. This is my first real attempt at removing spiderwebs.

-GT
 
When you say moderate pressure, what does that mean? When I use SSR2.5 on heavy swirls or scratches I put enough pressure on the PC to almost bog down the pad, but not quite - so it's quite a bit of pressure.

Check this out.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=62532

You should be able to remove light scratches with 2.5+a polishing pad, and definitely with a light or medium cutting pad. Perhaps try a little more pressure and move the PC *very* slowly, like 1/2 inch a second.
 
You might need SSR3, you might need more passes, you might need a more aggressive pad. You also might need a rotary . Just because the surface is smooth does not mean that swirls can't be really deeply imbedded....also they might be under the clearcoat. You might need to get a lighted magnifying glass and take a real close look at these spiderwebs to see exactly where they are in the paint. If they were put there by the factory which I have seen on many Corvette's they won't be coming out.
 
Well for the 1st time I got to use a PC for doing a full detail. I used SSR2.5 and SSR1. I made sure I tried to use enough product I put the speed at 1 to spread then I kicked it up to 5 to work it. It didn't get the cobwebbs out and it left micro marrs which I expected thats why I got the SSR1. I tried different amounts of product, dfferent speeds, Rotations, preasure's, didn't want to push to hard. I couldn't get the webs out. I actually quit using the SSR2.5 after doing half the car that I just finished the other half off with SSR1, also using it it remove the MM. Then topped off with NXT Texh Wax. I used Meg's W8006 polishing pads with the SSR2.5 & 1. I love the shine left, but I couldn't get the webs out which was the soul purpose I got the Poorboy's. I think maybe GT and I might not be doing somthing correctly.
 
The speed of movement seems like something that I might have to alter. Also, I read the thread on how much to use and it was mentioned that the stuff was worked for 4-5 minutes. I was not going at it that long. I will try it again and maybe with a bit more pressure.

The scratches are in the clearcoat and not below it. I may give this a shot on the new 430 which has some lovely delivery scratches and see how it works.

-GT
 
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