InkMing

How long are you keeping your wash mitt/pad for? Washing it out after every use?

You ever get the paint correction done Ironterp?

Best to use DI water for the whole process or only for the final rinse? And let's assume you are doing a two bucket wash. I sometimes wonder if some form of mineral in my water is what creates some of the swirl marks in my cleaning process when doing two bucket and a towel dry afterwards.

Highly likely you have seen it. You don't see too many Land Cruisers first of all. More 4Runners and Sequoias out there than the LC. Also I am in Sterling. So that raises the chances of you having seen it even more. LOL

Some before and after.

It is indeed. But the weather has been a little whacky for April this year. Not saying it hasn't been before, but more on the cooler/cold side than on the warmer side.

Used to use a Porter Cable DA polisher until recently. Picked up a Flex XC3401 and have been really happy with it. Seems to have more power than the PC and a lot less vibration. Might be a bit heavier. Haven't really held each side by side. For the current Land Cruiser project, have been using a host of products and pads. Currently using an orange pad and Meguair's Ultimate Compound. Started off with Chemical Guys V38, then V36, then V34, then V32 before going to the Meguair's. (yes completely backwards order on the Chemical Guys polish and compound, just wanted to start lighter before going to more abrasive) I would say at this point on the surfaces I have down paint correction via compounding on, the swirls are gone. What I am left with is the scratches. Some panels seem to have less scratches than others. So either what I was doing there, I did well OR that panel had a lot less trail abuse over the years and miles. Currently have a Swirl Killer Mini on order and inbound with some Adam's compound and polish to try out. So we will see. The really really BIG challenge is finding the time to use the stuff and do the paint correction. Nights and weekends fill up quick.

I recently got something else to use instead of the PC. Should have made the switch awhile ago. The new polisher is probably a bit heavier than the PC, but SO much less vibration.

Thanks all.

LOL. I am a younger guy and the Porter Cable is a bit of a chore to use. Switched to something bigger and a bit pricier recently, but the difference is night and day. A lot less of a chore to use and a lot quicker to use as well. Depending on what I am doing I will use a shop stool with wheels to sit on and work on things, just scoot around that way. Just depends on the task at hand.

Just dropping in to say howdy. Current project that I am working on (in the late evenings when time finally permits) is cleaning up the much abused paint on my 2014 Toyota Land Cruiser. It has seen some offroad miles and abuse. Lot of pin-striping from tree branches and bushes. Then the fair share of automatic carwashes (shudder). So quite the bit of paint correction needed. Been going at it and the swirl marks were quick to go. The scratches have been interesting. The ones that didn't look deep are putting up a fight and the ones that looked deep are gone. lol