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Originally Posted by Miles
Sounds like you bought a polisher already and what did you get? If you have a dual action I have always felt those are fairly idiot proof (also all I have used) and I have been hardly the expert user. You very likely have minimal risk of ****ing something up unless you are using using pretty abrasive product/pad which are usually labeled with scary words like cutting. Knowing that (or thinking I did) helped me a lot with he learning curve over the years. With a dual action it can actually take a bit of work to polish out minor scratches meaning sometimes pushing down to create heat and going over the area a number of times.
What you were asking is what I also found complicated as hell these days is what polishes and pads to use for paint correction since there is so much stuff. A swirl remover that polishes out 2000 grit and a final polish is what I have been using. Basically what is sold a polish "duo" on autogeek like Wolfgang or Blackfire. There are lot of levels in between but these are made for people like us to simply.
http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-car-polishes-8oz.html
Lake Country CCS Orange for swirl and white for the final polish product. Smaller pads like 5.5" are even smaller are easier to work with. |
I've got a dual action polisher from Harbor Freight.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-57...her-69924.html
And used 205 Mirror glaze which is light abrasive for light swirls and micro-marring.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=sr_1_2&sr=8-2
I bought these 3 pads but wasn't sure which one I should use.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-Po...Pad-60309.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-co...pad-60311.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-in-fi...pad-60310.html
As I said, I just felt like I didn't know how much pressure to use, how long to hold it there, how much to put on pad, how to know if it was running too dry. My light in my garage sucks too so that made it harder as well.