Ok, so I tried getting the swirls out of my hood with swirlx (using a LC 6.5" orange pad), followed by megs deep crystal polish (using black pad) using my PC 7424xp. I followed these up with wax applied with the LC blue pad. I chose these products because they were cheaper and easier to acquire than Megs 105 and 205.
Anyway, I cleaned the car, dried it and clayed the area before I started. After the swirlx application, the text area looked pretty good aside from a couple scratches that went deeper in to the clearcoat than the combo of swirlx and orange pad could cut to. Here's what it looked like after the swirlx-
After using all of the products, I decided the test area looked good, so I did the whole hood. Everything looked good for a couple weeks but now the swirls are coming back. Was there filler in swirlx that was just concealing the swirls? I'm thinking that I should have used an IPA wipedown after using the swirlx.
Few questions
1. Should I go for a heavier cutting pad like a yellow bad and use Ultimate Compound or could I just use Ultimate Compound with the orange pad, since UC alone is more aggressive than swirlx?
2. Would it even be safe to go back over my hood with a more aggressive pad/UC after I've already buffed it once? Will I be in danger of burning through my clear coat?
3. If I'm going to use IPA wipedown, should I just mix one bottle of isopropyl alcohol and match that quantity with tap water in a squirt bottle? Just spray and wipe with a microfiber towel?
4. If it is safe to go over the hood again, should I just pony up the dough and get m105 and m205? That will probably yield better results, no?
Thank you
Anyway, I cleaned the car, dried it and clayed the area before I started. After the swirlx application, the text area looked pretty good aside from a couple scratches that went deeper in to the clearcoat than the combo of swirlx and orange pad could cut to. Here's what it looked like after the swirlx-
After using all of the products, I decided the test area looked good, so I did the whole hood. Everything looked good for a couple weeks but now the swirls are coming back. Was there filler in swirlx that was just concealing the swirls? I'm thinking that I should have used an IPA wipedown after using the swirlx.
Few questions
1. Should I go for a heavier cutting pad like a yellow bad and use Ultimate Compound or could I just use Ultimate Compound with the orange pad, since UC alone is more aggressive than swirlx?
2. Would it even be safe to go back over my hood with a more aggressive pad/UC after I've already buffed it once? Will I be in danger of burning through my clear coat?
3. If I'm going to use IPA wipedown, should I just mix one bottle of isopropyl alcohol and match that quantity with tap water in a squirt bottle? Just spray and wipe with a microfiber towel?
4. If it is safe to go over the hood again, should I just pony up the dough and get m105 and m205? That will probably yield better results, no?
Thank you