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    AvsBest got a reaction from CMDChase in New Guy Question re: Porter Cable Usage   
    The only way you are gonna damage your paint with the PC is if you flip it over and beat your car with it. You can crank the speed to the max setting, put all your weight on the PC and keep it at one spot and it wont do anything. I recommend the PC for anyone who has the "buffing fear" from hearing buffing horror stories on the internet.
     
    As BZRN said, the wax is something you apply ON the paint, you are not working the wax INTO the paint as you would do with a polish/swirl remover.
     
    The normal order of doing things is: 1) Fix the paint with paint correct. 2) Polish with fine machine polish to make the paint pop. 3) Protect all your work with a wax/sealant
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    AvsBest got a reaction from Michael@Adams in scratches under door handle   
    Nop, as you walk around cars you can tell if it's a male or female driven vehicle just by checking this area. It's long nails scratching it.
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    AvsBest got a reaction from MeatsmeadsWab in Paint correction little by little   
    I am getting tired of polishing my whole vehicle in one session because it usually takes me 10 hours from start to finish including wash, clay bar, paint correction and paint protection. I get tired real quick of bending over to reach the lower areas and I tend to speed up the process and not spending a whole lot of time on one panel which means that when I am done it looks good but not perfect.
     
    What I would like to do is work one panel at a time every week or so and drive the vehicle in between sessions that way I can spend a full hour or so on one panel and get it perfect without getting grumpy about how long it takes. My vehicle is almost a daily driver so I will drive in between sessions.
     
    What would be the best to go to do that?
     
    The vehicle is currently "sealed" so I would have to strip it. My idea was to do everything on one panel at a time so wash/strip the panel, clay bar the panel, fix the panel and seal the panel. Drive it around for a week, and start over on a different panel.
     
    Suggestions?
     
    For the record, I am very familiar with the proper car care techniques in general and have been using adam's product for a few years
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    AvsBest got a reaction from GerryC in Paint correction little by little   
    I finally got my behind off the couch and tried what I was suggested in this post: Only worked on 1 panel today and used alcohol/water to strip it.
     
    2 bucket washed the car this afternoon (Adam's shampoo, foam gun, grit guard buckets, adam's great white towel, caterpillar type wash mitt) p.s. waiting for an adam's wash mitt to become available...
     
    Relaxed for a few hours than used the following on the driver side rear door only: Adam's Waterless wash (remove dust for a 100% clean area), alcohol/water mix to strip, Adam's Clay bar, Adam's detail spray.
     
    Roughly 3-4 passes of orange Swirl and Haze remover (older version) on top half of the door.
    Using 5" Hex pads with PC7424XP
    1 pass of Fine machine polish (older version as well)
    Repeat on the bottom half of the door another 3 passes or so.
    I kept looking after a pass but it wasn't enough so I kept going until I was satisfied.
     
    I'd like to thank the scratch that I named Bertha, she made me swear like a sailor and made me a better polisher in the process.
     
    Pictures are not bad, gives a good idea. You may have to crank the brightness of your device and use full screen to have a better look. As much as I love that paint, it is an absolute pain to take good swirls pic given there is so much metallic in it.


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    AvsBest got a reaction from Ricky Bobby in Pad color   
    Bump to an adam's rep... What should I use with my old green Severe swirls remover given that you don't have the required pads anymore? Would yellow hex pad work?
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