Thanks for the info!

 

I have a white Porsche which looks great but in sun has a few very fine marks or swirls.
I have a PC machine and have used 3M swirl remover (Ultrafina) and Pinnicle fine swirls remover 2 on both a white and orange pad. Both have not cut enough to remove to my satisfaction. Question ; what are the possibilities of what I m doing wrong. I have a good knowledge of what I m doing but because of the car I m afraid to try to many other things for fear of making to worse...
Either I m not working the area enough or product issues are my thoughts? Any help.

 

To answer your question , about 4 passes... enough?

 

Mark, if going from the least aggressive pads (white, orange) and products that you have and giving them about 8 passes or so per area do not work..I'd go up to a Pinnacle 3 or yellow pad and that typically does the job for me.

Search for videos of The Junk Man and also videos from auto geek, Junk Man is funny and down to earth guy but his videos are really educational come car detailing..

Good luck,

VG

 

Great question. You may not be putting enough pressure or working the polish in. You should be at near the highest setting on your PC and your pad should be forced down to the point it stops spinning, then you back off to get the dual action again...that's your sweet spot. You want maximum pressure while still allowing the machine to keep its dual action.

I've always been fond of Menzerna Super Intensive Polish and Super Finish combo. With a PC, you can probably get a bit more aggressive and use Menzerna Fast Gloss, FG400, on an orange lake country pad to get even better correction.

I recently did see a demo of Shine Supply polishes by the creator of the line, and was very impressed. I personally haven't used them, will be trying them soon, and will let you know how it compares with Menzerna, a line we've been using for over 10 years.

Hope this helps. After doing all that, do a nice coating like CQuartz UK to help protect it moving forward.

 

Thanks guys.... Will try working it more and I already have an orange lake country pad.

 

Good luck Mark, keep us posted...I have a Diamond White, metallic MB and can already imagine how much of a pain it will be come time to remove swirls since white is hard to detect without having a white light, etc..

Best,
v

 

yup, that s it!

 

update; Did the full correction. Used a light compound which I m supprised it didn t dull the paint in that process, with an orange pad. Then followed up with pinnincle polish( white pad and then a hand synthetic wax. Took it out in the sun and to my supprise the web look was gone! Took my about 5 hours at least. BTW, did about 6-8 passes a product. Thanks all!

 

You recommended the Menzerna products to me a couple years ago. They are the best I've tried so far. I also use their paint sealant which surprisingly lasts almost a year!

 

Congrats Mark! Great to hear it worked out..