Can I please bring this thread back?
Like OP, I also have a VW Passat but instead of being Candy White, it is Mocha Brown. It looks brown in bright light and almost black in low light. I bought a PC Kit and tried to correct the hood of my car.
Even after doing 4 passes with SSR, SHR and FMP, I could not get any scratches out. I tried using no pressure (just enough to let the pads touch the paint and let the PC perform both rotation and oscillation), some pressure and then some more pressure. In no case did I apply enough pressure to let the pads "barely move".
I don't know if its my technique, or if its the clear coat on my car, but I need some help from fellow VAG owners on what techniques / how many passes / what products and in which order do they use their products to get desired results.