Swirl correction on my E36

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Dr.Boost

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I decided to do some swirl correction on my Wife's car the other day. Here are the results:





Passenger Door before:

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Passenger Door after:

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Passenger Door before:

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Passenger Door after:

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Passenger C pillar before:

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Passenger C pillar after:

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These are after polishing and sealing:

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A couple overall before and after pics:



Before:

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After:

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Before:

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After:

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I used a PC 7424 Dual action polisher and the process and compounds as follows,



Wash and clay (Mother's yellow Cali clay bar)

Meguiar's Pro (tan bottles) Fine cut compound w/ black finishing pad

Meguiar's Pro Machine glaze + Adam's Revive polish 50/50 mix w/ white polishing pad

Meguiar's Pro Synthetic sealant v2.0 w/ Black finishing pad (2 coats)



Took me 3.5 hours.



I know these products aren't what most of you would use but my product knowledge is limited and I'm simply sticking to what I know.



As far as using a finishing pad with a cutting compound, I've found it leaves less marring...I'm not sure if it would work the same way on other cars but the previous owner of the BMW had the car repainted with single stage paint and it seems extremely soft.



Please let me know what you think.



Edit: I realize I'm leaving out a lot of information that you guys like to know, I'm adding it in as I remember but don't be afraid to ask if you don't see it posted.
 
IMO you might have done a little better with the gloss if you had stepped down between the #2 Fine Cut and the glaze mixture which has no cut. I would have gone down to something like #9 or #82 on the white pad and then if you still wanted to do the glaze use a finishing pad with that. Another popular combo in the MG line was #83 followed by #80, but I doubt you'd work the 83 properly on a DA with the finishing pad.



Regardless, you did get a very nice improvement over where you started!
 
So is it your E36, or the wife's? :p I have to learn to work as quickly as some of you guys, seems like I would take twice as long as what some of you guys take to accomplish the same thing. Nice job Dr.Boost :)
 
Damn, 3.5 hours? I spent probably 3 hours on my gf's PT Cruiser with Meg's UC and SwirlX with white pads and couldn't get full correction at all...



I really need an orange pad, lol.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
IMO you might have done a little better with the gloss if you had stepped down between the #2 Fine Cut and the glaze mixture which has no cut. I would have gone down to something like #9 or #82 on the white pad and then if you still wanted to do the glaze use a finishing pad with that. Another popular combo in the MG line was #83 followed by #80, but I doubt you'd work the 83 properly on a DA with the finishing pad.



Regardless, you did get a very nice improvement over where you started!
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Thanks for the reply. I will be picking up some #82 and I will be using that on my next detail. For some reason I was thinking the glaze was a ultra light cut :confused: Now that I actually read the bottle carefully I see you're right. Thanks for the input.



MrRumble said:
So is it your E36, or the wife's? :p I have to learn to work as quickly as some of you guys, seems like I would take twice as long as what some of you guys take to accomplish the same thing. Nice job Dr.Boost :)
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LOL, It's my E36 when it needs something fixed, otherwise it's my wife's.











How long have you guys been using a polisher?



I have been using my PC for a while now, when I first started doing correction work, It was my Dad's black '99 Lincoln Continental (land yacht), took me 2 days...probably 12 hours straight. :hide:



I could probably do it in around 5 or 6 now. You'll learn how to be more efficient every time you do a car.
 
If you are buying new Meg's products you might want to look into 105/205, that's all the rave. I was never that impressed with #82, 5 years ago when the Meg's compounds were real popular here, people really liked #80, it starts out with almost as much cut as your #2 but breaks down quickly to more like #82. I think you might like it a lot, but give it a shot with a white pad to make sure you're breaking it down. Then finish with the #3 on the black pad and it should come out real nice.
 
Aww, I already went out and bought #82. I still have the receipt so I'll go back and return it towards the 105/205. They were on the same shelf as the 82 and I was eyeballin' them.
 
Wow, sounds like you have a great shop nearby. You may not need the 105, only the 205, but they are way more expensive than the 80-series products. I think I still might vote for the #80 since you did so well with the Fine Cut. Wait for a couple more opinions before you decide.
 
I have 2 very well stocked specialty paint shops within 15 minutes of my house...it's awesome.



I need to get another car to detail so I can test it out first hand *starts thinking of friends that have dark colored cars*
 
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