wildfire

I am trying to remove the swirl marks in my paint and need some advise. I have got a Sealey 6 speed polisher/sander and need to no what pads to use and for what step. I have been looking at Meguiars and they do three types of pad for the polisher. Soft Buff Foam Cutting Pad, Foam Polishing Pad and Foam Finishing Pad.

I have just got some Mequiars STEP 1 - Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, STEP 2 – Deep Crystal Polish and some Ultra Plush Super Terry Towels as I was told this would do the job.
The car is already washed using Gold Class Shampoo & Conditioner using Lambs Wool Wash Mitt using the two bucket method and dried with Water Magnet Drying Towel. I have also used Quik Clay Detailing System followed by their Gold Class Liquid Wax applied using the foam pads.
Got
Luxurious Lambs Wool Wash Mitt
Shampoo & Conditioner - Gold Class
Water Magnet Drying Towel
STEP 1 - Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner
STEP 2 – Deep Crystal Polish
Quik Clay Detailing System
Meguiars Foam Applicator Pads
Liquid Wax - Gold Class
Meguiars NXT Tech Wax
Ultra Plush Super Terry Towel
Turtle Wax - Gloss guard top coat sealer
To get
Meguiars Foam Finishing Pad
Meguiars Foam Polishing Pad
Meguiars Soft Foam Cutting Pad

Cheers in advance for any advice

Rich @ PB

iTrader: (3)

Those products aren't going to remove swirls; they are essentially paint cleaners and not proper abrasive polishes. My advice would be to go with Menzerna 106FF on the Meguiars polishing pad at 1200-1500 rpm using the zenith method (spread at 700-900 rpm, then 3-4 passes at 1200-1500 rpm, then a final 1-2 passes at 700-900rpm). Repeat this step 2-3 times of needs be. If defects persist then I would drop down to Menzerna RD3.02 using another Meguiars Polishing Pad and the same zenith method. Repeat 2-3 times if needs be, although you really should be using a paint thickness gauge if the defects are deep and you need to make many repeated attempts. After the RD3.02 you might want to finish up with a final go with 106FF and a Meguiars Finishing Pad to refine the finish, depending on your skill level with the polisher (it is quite easy to leave holograms when using RD3.02 and a polishing pad). Hope that helps!

Triggaaar

Why won't the Meguiars step 1&2 products work, they are intended for swirl removal aren't they?

wildfire

Cheers for the info, i may brave it and try it or get somebody with experience to do it just incase i mess it up and end up with a bigger bill than paying a pro to do it.

Rich @ PB

iTrader: (3)

So say Meguiars, but in reality they don't cut the mustard; I have tried them, and compared to other polishes they are next to useless for swirl removal from harder paints.