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Can you use the same method as Junkman has outlined for base coat / clear coat paint? Or is the method different for single stage paint?

I was looking at pad washers and seen about the pads not being effective if not clean. They had a chart showing that it was better to clean the pads about 30 mins after use. I cant seem to find the same site were I viewed it. I'm guessing that it was just product hype?

How often should you clean or your orange pad when using swirl and haze remover? Could you wait until finished with the whole car start to finish? Or would it be better to do a body panel/part at a time? Any advise on the other color pads? I should have my big order on this Friday

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What about using an air blow off tool to help dry them?

Buffing your paint finish is an abrasive process. It slowly removes "layers" of your clear coat. Your swirl's and very light scratches are usually very minimal in terms of depth. By buffing away the top "layers" you exposed a layer of solid clear. The process in doing so adds scratch's while it removes the "layers". If the scratch's are very deep into the clear coat you will not have enough clear coat left to remove the scratch. Depending on the thickness of your clear coat and condition of it. Buffing those will remove all the clear coat exposing the base coat color. If that happens you will need get a paint shop involved. That is why its a good idea to use Junkmans "Slow Cut" process. It stays on the safe side with minimal clear coat removal. Its a fine art to judge how thick ones clear coat is without tools to do so. Hope that helps some

I think what some are trying to say is that the quality of the factory paint on your truck will not be that of an exotic European sports car. It looks like you have made vast improvements over what the factory finish had to offer. I am in your place somewhat just starting to get my feet wet. With time you will gain experience and pretty soon after that it will become second nature to you. For just starting out I think you did an awesome job fixing the paint finish.

Thanks a lot for all the feed back. I was curious as to how costly it would be to maintain a stock of products.

I would like to know how long a 16 ounce bottle of SHR (swirl and haze remover) will last? I understand that it will depend on the condition of the paint. Trying to get a general idea of product use. How about things like buffing pad life? Looking at AJ's "Junkmans" videos look's like one will also use a fair amount of DS (detailer spray). Is there anything else that will be consumed a lot in paint correction?

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