AirManFL

Just an update on getting the paint correction done on my car. After many passes with more aggressive products, we started to wonder if the scratches were under the clear coat. After polishing just the hood stripe, the swirls came out but revealed deeper scratches that were hidden in the swirls. I made the decision to take the car back to the painter and he confirmed that the scratches are indeed in the clear coat and the only way they are going to come out is by wet sanding. So, I left the car with him. He is going to hit it with 2500 grit and then buff it.....again. Then, I'll start over.....again. Thank you for all the input. Everyone has been very helpful. It's going to be awesome when it's complete. Thanks, Rob

Thank you for all the kind remarks and warm welcome. I'm anxious to get my car from a scratched up hazy mess to enjoying the custom paint job I paid a lot of money for. You guys have been a huge help already. Rob

So do you always do those three steps in order every time? Example: If I do one pass with SSR, then SHR, then FMP and I'm not happy, do I do the same thing over again? Can I eventually get to the point that I can do 2 or 3 passes with SSR, one pass with SHR and then one pass with FMP? I'm trying to see if I can get the process down to 5 passes using a different mix of products versus 9 passes. I'm not sure if that makes sense... Rob

Ok...thanks a lot everyone. I appreciate the help. One quick question if you don't mind. Around 7:12 in the video, Dylan is about to explain what to do if you aren't happy after doing one pass of each step but then he starts talking about the double soft microfiber towel. It's almost like he forgot to come back to, "if you aren't happy do this". I guess what I'm wondering is, how do you figure out, how many passes of each step is necessary? I would think eventually, you figure out you need this many passes of SSR before moving on to SHR etc. Thanks, Rob

Pretty slow I think. I would say that it appears to be rotating one full rotation in about 6 seconds if that makes sense? Rob

I opened the box this morning. LOL! I have watched this video 4 or 5 times. I believe I'm following what he is doing but perhaps I'm putting a little too much pressure on the machine. Someone suggested letting some pressure off to let the product do it's job. I'm going to give it another shot in the morning to see if I can do better. I appreciate your suggestions and effort to help. Rob

I actually did the bottom section where I took the picture with the 4" focus pad, but only with SHR on an orange pad followed by FMP on a white pad. I don't have the green 4" pad. Sounds like I just need to get a little more aggressive and have more patience. Rob

This is after polishing the passenger side of the hood (The spots are from the polish dust): This is the driver side which has not been polished yet:

So as I mentioned in the following thread: http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/23830-how-you-doin-from-orlando-fl/ I had my car completely repainted and of course it's a swirled up mess. Here's a pic before polishing: So I have polished half of the hood stripe with 3 passes each (9 passes total) of SSR, SHR, and FMP using a porter cable. The swirls are coming out, but there are longer, deeper scratches underneath which I would imagine is from wet sanding. They aren't bad enough to feel with my fingernail, but they are there. I'm not sure I want to tackle going more aggressive so I texted my painter. He said he would hit it with the buffer but at the same time I'm not sure I want to take it back to him. Plus the car is in my garage washed and clay barred. I'm not sure if I should keep polishing with SSR, SHR, and FMP or if I should just bite the bullet, take it to him on Wednesday and then start over next weekend. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rob

Nice meeting you as well Mike. You're a class act; I appreciate your help. I'm going to post a thread about what I'm finding. ugh...tons of work. Rob

PM Sent Rob

I appreciate that...you have any severe swirl remover you're willing to part with? LOL I'm not sure I'm going to be able get the finish I want with just SHR and FMP. Rob

Here are a few pics:

I joined the forum a while ago but haven't participated. I have a 2012 Camaro SS and since the day I bought it, I knew I wanted custom painted stripes. I took the car to a shop and the first paint job didn't go so well. I ended up getting my money back and take 2 at a different shop went much better. There was quite a bit of damage from the first shop so I made the decision to do a complete repaint on it. The new paint job included (within reason) a mirror finish with high quality clear coat. I'm through my waiting period and it's time for me to put some products on my car. The swirls are pretty heavy from the compound they used and instead of taking it back, I'm choosing to do the correction myself. The car is washed, dried, and clayed and sitting in my air conditioned garage. Tomorrow I'm going to use SHR followed by FMP with a PC. I'm hoping I don't need to get more aggressive than that because it's all I have at this point. Anyways...I look forward to participating in the forums and getting some great advice here. I'll try my best to post some pics, but I'm no photographer =) Rob