Tips for working with Porter Cable?

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Camarorulz

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I tried my Porter Cable recently on my mom's VW and my Camaro with mixed results. I used Meg's #83 DACP with an orange cutting pad and it looks better, but not quite the perfect results I was hoping for. I worked the DACP in VERY well on the hood of the VW and it didn't remove the marks I was hoping to get out. Should I be using a more abrasive polish? From what I've heard, #83 helps to cut into the clear A LOT better than my recent experience tells me.
 
DACP and a cutting pad is about as aggresive as you can get on a PC. Make sure you work the DACP in really well and work in small 2x2 sections. If you fail to remove the defects at your first attempt procede with a second pass with the same combination. After DACP and a cutting pad you will probably need a finer polish and pad such as #82 and a polishing pad. Work the #82 similar to DACP and that should leave the paintwork ready for your LSP.



If all of the above fails I think a rotary polisher would be needed.



Dont give up yet go and give the PC another try.
 
Work DACP in really well, but when you see it starting to dust wipe off.



Press down harder at first, then after a few passes, lighten up on the pressure.



On a medium blue, i can goto my LSP with DACP and an orange pad...
 
I have both rotary and PC and I'll tell you working with abused cars the rotary take the cake hands down say that you really need to watch you self (burned though the clear coat in a tiny spot on the fender) If these are your own car take your time and work on it. Rome wasn't built in a day.. and it didn't take a day for your car to get like that... most places I had trouble was the hood so i plan to attack them again in a week or too and knock the scratches down again.. keep at it it will come.
 
I was going to try and remove the swirls from my dark blue paint this weekend. Is the Meg's #83 DACP better thatn the Medernza IP? If so is the Meg's available in most autoparts stores?
 
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