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My buddy picked up a DA polisher for his Q60. The thing is swirled and scratched to hell. Nothing too deep; just extremely noticeable swirls commonly seen on black cars.

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03-18-2021, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Foam Pad Options My buddy picked up a DA polisher for his Q60. The thing is swirled and scratched to hell. Nothing too deep; just extremely noticeable swirls commonly seen on black cars. I'm going to order a bunch of LC pads for him and show him how to do a proper detail. So my question is what specific pads should I get for this job? I think it is bad enough that we should do at least one pass of cutting or heavy polishing, one pass of medium-light polishing and then a finish pad. For the initial cutting or heavy polishing stage, I am looking at the Orange, Cyan, or Pink pads. For the next polishing stage, I am looking at the Green, White or Tangerine pads. For the finishing stage, I am looking at Black or Crimson pads. Anyone have any suggestions or guidance for the application of Adam's Compound/Polish/Liquid Sealant/Buttery Wax products? Or any generic input on the various pads being considered? Here are the colors and the description from Lake Country: ( Click to show/hide ) Purple Cutting Foam Firm, high strength, most aggressive foam for cutting Yellow Cutting Foam Firm, high strength foam for cutting Orange Light Cutting Foam Firm, high strength, European Prepolymer foam for light cutting and scratch removal, produces semi-gloss finish Green Light Polishing Foam Semi-soft , high strength foam for light polishing White Polishing Foam Semi-firm, high strength foam for polishing. Available in Natural and European Prepolymer foams Black Finishing Foam Soft, high strength foam for waxing or glazing Blue Final Finishing Foam Extra soft, high strength foam for one-step polishes and sealants Red Final Finishing Foam Extra soft, high strength foam for one-step polishes and sealants Gold Ultra Finishing Foam Extra soft, high strength for sealants, softest foam in the market Cyan Heavy Polishing Non-Reticulated Prepolymer foam designed for compounding and swirl removal. Used to restore oxidized and heavily swirled paint. Tangerine Light Polishing Foam for light to moderate defect removal and polishing. Slightly less aggressive than our Orange foam. Crimson Ultra Finishing Soft foam designed for applying waxes, glazes and sealants. Pink Heavy Polishing Foam Semi-firm, high strength foam for light cutting or heavier polishing axmea? and SeeThruHead like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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