General > Detailing
Polishing/Swirls
Johnny_tro:
Totally < been looking and reading and when you get into it you really open a can or worms lol
For correction/correcting < there are sooo many products with different impacts, almost like using wet/dry technicque. Just getting the right one (abrassive-ness) for your paint.
or do you guys stick with a simple basic polish?
DA polisher < this seems to be the only TRUE way of impacting bad paint. OTherwise it's hour + on each panel by hand.
stealthwolf:
Again, you need to look at the detailing world guides. You're meant to assess the paint and go with the least abrasive pad and polish combo that will remove most of the swirls. This means trial and error. Also means spending for a polishing starter set. For the hassle and struggle, as I said above, you can get someone professional to do it and it'll be easier for you to maintain.
Johnny_tro:
Totally agree.
Would you say correction < one off?
then its a simple case, wash, polish and wax to protect..........as often as possible to maintain?
Do you mannually polish and wax? or do you have a DA?
stealthwolf:
I wouldn't say correction is a one off. It needs it as often as it needs it.
TBH a correction isn't cheap - you're looking around £300-600 because of the amount of hours involved. An enhancement would take out maybe 70-80% of the swirls but this depends on the original paintwork.
Once you've had the car detailed, you don't need to polish. It shouldn't be done more than 2-3 times a year. Get it detailed, then all you need to do is a weekly wash, dry and go over with quick detailer to keep the shine up, or a new coat of wax every few weeks/months to keep it topped up.
I have a D/A - bought a Megs G220 with 3M pads and menzerna polish. Will be trying out the Hex-Logic pads once my work stuff is complete.
Johnny_tro:
Whats your paint like overall?
have you had any major detailing done?
Reason < your going to try out Hex-logic pads....do you not risk making it worse, not better?
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