When to say when...

[3Fitty]

For those like me, weekend warriors, how do we know, when to enough is enough, with regard to removing RIDS.

I was thinking about this while I was doing my mother's car yesterday and on the hood of the car she has some pretty good sized RIDS. I have no idea how deep they are but you cannot feel them by hand.

I wasn't trying to do any type of correction on them yesterday, but it got me thinking...

Using my G110, suppose I started with either M80 or M205 and made a few passes with no results. Stepped up to M83 and nothing. Finally pulled out the big dog M105 and hit the paint a few more times to no avail. Maybe even tried by hand and still nothing.

At what point do you give up and leave well enough alone? If I've seen NO improvement at all, should I continue hammering away? I'm never quite sure, when to say when.

[BlueZero]

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Good question!

Without a paint gauge, I'm afraid of going too far.

Typically if a pass or two of M105 doesn't take care of the problem I throw in the towel.

[Murr1525]

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Esp if it is a daily driver anyway, cant worry too much.

Though a more focused pass or two by hand on the scratch with #105 can be done as well.

[akimel]

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I was thinking about this while I was doing my mother's car yesterday and on the hood of the car she has some pretty good sized RIDS. I have no idea how deep they are but you cannot feel them by hand.

When you can see the engine, you should probably say "when."

[3Fitty]

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When you can see the engine, you should probably say "when."

Heck, I was well passed the engine, I was rubbing the driveway!

[Mike Phillips]

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Using my G110, suppose I started with either M80 or M205 and made a few passes with no results.

Stepped up to M83 and nothing.

Finally pulled out the big dog M105 and hit the paint a few more times to no avail.

Maybe even tried by hand and still nothing.

Try doing this in front of about 20 to 30 people with no prior experience working on the car...




There is no sure fire way to know how much paint you can safely remove even with a paint thickness gauge because they measure the total film-build not just the clear layer of paint.

The two most helpful things you have is experience, including making mistakes so you know what not to do, and sometimes just dumb luck.

Better safe than sorry is a good rule to live by especially if it's not your car.

[BlueZero]

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and sometimes just dumb luck.

Hey! I have half of that!

[3Fitty]

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Scott,

Tell me about it, I'm loaded with dumb part anyway!!!

[Nick Chapman]

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Typically if a pass or two of M105 doesn't take care of the problem I throw in the towel.

That is sooooo weak!

[Tuck91]

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I guess if M105 cannot remove it, then what would? what is more aggressive than that anyways?

[BlueZero]

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That is sooooo weak!

And that's with the G110!

If only I had someone to show me the way!

[Fischer]

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Good question, diamond cut?

I do 10 mins on each panel and then call it done and then wax it.

[davey g-force]

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I guess if M105 cannot remove it, then what would? what is more aggressive than that anyways?

Wet sanding? lol

[3Fitty]

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I guess if M105 cannot remove it, then what would? what is more aggressive than that anyways?

[Sal329]

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What pad(s) have you tried? What kinda car you workin on?