Well, No Progress Seen, What's Wrong??

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Goose

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I have SSR1 and SSR2.5



I used SSR2.5 with the Sonus DAS Orange pad. I even went so far as to use the blue and green pad also.



No results seen.



Yes, I did put enough on. And worked kinda slow (how slow?)

I don't want to cause marring by moving to slowly and the product running out.........



I still see scratches on the deck lid. Nothing that I can actually feel with a finger nail......some haze too.



I first started at 4 or so.... then moved to 5 or so. No results seen in any case. Might I need something stronger than 2.5???? (can't imagine, must be process)



What am I doing wrong. This can get very frustrating, Can't it!?!



I'd love some help with the current dilemma.



Thanks.
 
Post some pics of the car if you can .



How long are you working the product on the panel ?



How much product are you using on the pad ? Are you working it till it dusts .



Are your pads getting clogged up ?



What color car is it ?



Are you only going over the panel once ? Try another pass.



Sometimes making more then one pass over the panel is needed. Stick with the panel until you get the results your looking for , then move on to the next panel .
 
Goose,



It's only frustrating until you learn the process, and you learn the process by asking questions, reading, and of course, trial and error. Don't worry, we will help you through this.



First of all, you should be only working a 2ft x 2ft area at a time. If you work a larger area, you will give the polish to long of a drying time and you won't get the effects you are after. Also, you should use *enough* product, but not too much. You don't need tons of product to work, just enough to polish a 2x2 area on speed 5 for about a minute or two. Like you already know, move very slowly letting the machine and polish do the work and make overlapping passes. I usually do side to side over the whole area, and then front to back. If your polish dries on you and starts dusting before you have accomplished one good pass like this, you are either working on an area too big or you aren't using enough product. On the other hand, if you find that you can keep working the area WAY longer than you need to and it seems like the polish just stays wet and keeps smearing around, you are using too much. It's that simple.



Sometimes scratches can be so bad that a PC just isn't going to get them out, and on those occassions, you just need to try to minimize it as much as possible. I doubt this is the case with your specific situation, but it's hard to say without seeing it in person.



Also, multiple passes aren't always a bad thing. Sometimes it takes two or even three passes when dealing with a badly scratched or swirled vehicle.



Just remember the process and don't move to a less aggressive pad until you are completely happy with that step.
 
Rollman said:


Post some pics of the car if you can.



A. Can't at the moment.



How long are you working the product on the panel ?



A. 30 sec. to a minute... probably not enough time



How much product are you using on the pad ? Are you working it till it dusts .



A. Using quite a bit. Unsure about the dusting, still looks kind of wet to me...? Too much product?



Are your pads getting clogged up ?



A. No



What color car is it ?



A. Marron/dark red metal-flake



Are you only going over the panel once ? Try another pass.



A. Went over the deck lid 3 times. 2 with ssr2.5 and 1 with ssr1. No real results.



Sometimes making more then one pass over the panel is needed. Stick with the panel until you get the results your looking for , then move on to the next panel .



A. True. I did. Hopefully It will get better.

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Thanks Rollman.



Goose



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JDookie,



" you should be only working a 2ft x 2ft area at a time"



I was, half of the deck lid on my Taurus.



" Also, you should use *enough* product, but not too much"



I think I was. But it seemed to be wet looking after 30 sec or so. Probably too much product......



" speed 5 for about a minute or two "



I was not working it in that long. I just don't want to damage the paint by marring it without enough product for that long.... trial and error I guess......



"Sometimes scratches can be so bad that a PC just isn't going to get them out, and on those occassions, you just need to try to minimize it as much as possible."



There really not that bad. Just alot of them... Small and I can't feel them, so they don't appear to be deep.... maybe I can't get rid of them all, but I know I've seen cars in worse shape then this one is on this forum and they have been 'fixed.'



"Also, multiple passes aren't always a bad thing. Sometimes it takes two or even three passes when dealing with a badly scratched or swirled vehicle"



I know. It's not really badly scratched or swirled, just annoying.



Thank you. I'll keep at it this weekend, hopefully all will work out, if not I'll be back on here with more Q's.



Goose

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Depends on how hard your clear is, but *I* always have to use a 4" pad to do any significant correction by PC. Makes it behave more aggresssively; you can apply more pressure without the PC bogging down and merely "jiggling".
 
Accumulator said:
Depends on how hard your clear is, but *I* always have to use a 4" pad to do any significant correction by PC. Makes it behave more aggresssively; you can apply more pressure without the PC bogging down and merely "jiggling".
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Where can I buy 4" pads that will work with the Sonus Das Kit I bought? I would need them to have velco backing so they would work with the backing plate that came with the kit. The clear seems to be pretty hard, but I'm no expert, yet.

So, I am to assume that ssr2.5 is strong enough I guess. What's stronger, other than ssr3? Menzerna?



thanks.
 
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