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So up to now I've generally found myself frustrated by the fact that no matter what I do, I could never get rid of swirls for the most part.
I've tried the PC, now the G110 and even thought about the flex.
I've done #83, mothers power polish and of course all kinds of wax, now I feel like this morning I rounded a corner..
Instead of seeing how quickly I could get my truck done (2006 Dodge Dakota Offroad, flame red), using Ultimate Compound and a yellow megs pad, G110 on 5, I FORCED myself to slow down.
1-2" per second, left right on a panel, then up and down checkerboard, then at angles. For instance a door took me about maybe 10 minutes. I kept having to get after myself to SLOW DOWN.
The hood took maybe 30 minutes, maybe a bit more, the whole truck took about 3 hrs , I did not do below the door molding. Do you guys do the rocker panel part when doing swirl removal? I did swirlX on the roof the other day and it looks pretty good.
I then fired up the twin 500watt halogen work lamp stand and held it over the hood, swirls 95% gone I'd say. Doors, 95%+ gone. What is left are some very small straight-line RIDS. I plan on going over them at a later time, as I have two more cars to get cleaned up while the weather has a break from raining every other day
Even the sore thumb fine scratch down the back of the tailgate is BARELY perceptible and only if you know where it is.
I think forcing myself to SLOW DOWN (probably told myself 30-40 times while doing the truck) and the UC/SWX helped me achieve something I've not gotten to in about 4 years of being a novice with a buffer.
No pics yet, I have to put on a LSP tonight, but just feeling kinda good about how it looks , and that maybe I might be able to start getting some reliable results that are pleasing to me.
Just wanted to babble, thanks for reading.
I've tried the PC, now the G110 and even thought about the flex.
I've done #83, mothers power polish and of course all kinds of wax, now I feel like this morning I rounded a corner..
Instead of seeing how quickly I could get my truck done (2006 Dodge Dakota Offroad, flame red), using Ultimate Compound and a yellow megs pad, G110 on 5, I FORCED myself to slow down.
1-2" per second, left right on a panel, then up and down checkerboard, then at angles. For instance a door took me about maybe 10 minutes. I kept having to get after myself to SLOW DOWN.
The hood took maybe 30 minutes, maybe a bit more, the whole truck took about 3 hrs , I did not do below the door molding. Do you guys do the rocker panel part when doing swirl removal? I did swirlX on the roof the other day and it looks pretty good.
I then fired up the twin 500watt halogen work lamp stand and held it over the hood, swirls 95% gone I'd say. Doors, 95%+ gone. What is left are some very small straight-line RIDS. I plan on going over them at a later time, as I have two more cars to get cleaned up while the weather has a break from raining every other day
Even the sore thumb fine scratch down the back of the tailgate is BARELY perceptible and only if you know where it is.I think forcing myself to SLOW DOWN (probably told myself 30-40 times while doing the truck) and the UC/SWX helped me achieve something I've not gotten to in about 4 years of being a novice with a buffer.
No pics yet, I have to put on a LSP tonight, but just feeling kinda good about how it looks , and that maybe I might be able to start getting some reliable results that are pleasing to me.
Just wanted to babble, thanks for reading.
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