Swirl marks

[cornishvr6 52]

Hi all,

Some of you may know or have seen my vr and the paint job is quite good for the year of the car (1992 J) but whats annoying me the most is the swirl marks so want to have a go at sorting this,

I have recently acquired a orbital polisher so just need peoples advice on what product i need to purchase compound/pads/polish/sealant etc,

in the past i use meguiars gold class/ autoglym srp / dodo juice purple haze but only used these by hand,

Any help apprecated, cheers

[Dave_ciw 507]

I recently purchased a DAS 6 and I am well impressed with the results.

[b19drg 0]

I use chemical guys pro polish 3n on a white pad with my DAS6 then ez creme glaze on a black pad finished with a good hard carnuba wax to top it of , works for me sure others have had great results with other products

[trigger23 0]

Menzerna polishes and hex logic pads are a very good combo. Followed by the lsp of your choice and a quick detailer such as megs laast touch

[cornishvr6 52]

Thanks for the replys, has anyone got any tips/ techniques when using the polisher?

[hvr6 88]

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/what-does-polishing-do.html

:-)

[Lukey. 381]

start off with the least aggressive combo and work your way up till you get the result you want on one area, you want the finest polish and the softest pad you can while still getting the result, then you know what combo to do the whole car in, dont apply a lot of pressure especially in corners youll burn through the paint in a second if you arent careful and keep moving at a steady rate to not build up too much heat, and you want to work the polish until its nearly completely disappeared.

make sure your cloths are the cleanest things you ever saw in your life, you dont want to polish the bonnet up to a glorious shine then buff off the residue and impart new marks.

if you dont want to be going through that process and buying polishes and pads you may only use once a good combo which will probably get you the result you want in one pass in the safest manner without having to refine the finish with a finer polish/pad afterwards is menzerna final finsh p085rd and a green polishing pad

[cornishvr6 52]

Thanks for the help,

only thing im wary of is the polisher just has one speed setting, as long as i take my time, run over the area lightly and keep checking step by step and not letting it dry out i should be ok right?

ideally i could do with someone local to show me on my car so i have a better idea for future reference lol

[Lukey. 381]

is it rotary or random orbit? rotary can take some practise to get proficient at

[cornishvr6 52]

is it rotary or random orbit? rotary can take some practise to get proficient at

Yes its just a rotary one,

[Lukey. 381]

it sounds a bit extravagent, but you may want to buy a cheap panel to practise on, better you make your mistakes on an old fiesta bonnet than the VR6

[trigger23 0]

Deffo get a scrap panel mate, you'll get a feel for how the machine reacts and how to hold it most comfortably. A rotary will generate heat much quicker than a DA will.

[cornishvr6 52]

Ok i had a go at at today, 6hrs in total but im quite happy with the results i got,

A few of the products used were :-

Dodo juice purple haze shampoo

meguiars bodyshop swirl remover

autoglym srp

autoglym egp

[trigger23 0]

looks good chap

[hvr6 88]

great work Mark! :-)

[ez_101 1]

Great work there mate!!!