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Old 07-25-2002, 05:41 PM
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Here is what a Porter Cable 7336 buffer can do!

I used the wool pad(most agressive) and meguiars dual action cleaner polish on this 1999 Nissan Maxima with 170 thousand miles that i detailed today. 1/2 of the car was repainted, the other half was factory paint. This paint was run through automatic car washes with brushes its whole life. Here is a close up of the passanger side door. It is really swirled, does this look like any of your cars?

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This is after i used the wool pad on speed 5 for about 5 minutes per section using meguiars dual action cleaner polish. This is the exact same door in the exact same spot. It is still somewhat scractched but it is significantly reduced!
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here is a picture of the hood after DACP with the wool pad, Klasse All-in-one on the white fine polishing pad, and P21S carnuaba wax. Looks amazing!
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Here is another shot of the hood @ another angle, looks so much better now! The owner was very surprised.
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Brilliant! I guess my Accord has hope still.
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Hey AlBoston! Your skills in car-detailing is just amazing. I'm astonished every time you post a pic of a car you've laid your hands on! You don't have any plans in visiting Sweden soon? I have an old Ford that is in desperate need of serious detailing (+ my Benz needs to get rid of some paint-chips)

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Great Job Ali, Kickin Butt As Usual!
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Amazing, although what else should I expect when you're doing it Ali .
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You did a great job.
I gotta get myself a PC. A question though.... If you can get rid of most of the swirl marks with something like Meguiars Dual Action Cleaner/Polish or 3M FI-II, what's the point of their swirl removers (3M SMR, Meguiars #9 2.0) because you removed a lot of the swirls without using any of those products.
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Originally posted by Blue Benz
You did a great job.
I gotta get myself a PC. A question though.... If you can get rid of most of the swirl marks with something like Meguiars Dual Action Cleaner/Polish or 3M FI-II, what's the point of their swirl removers (3M SMR, Meguiars #9 2.0) because you removed a lot of the swirls without using any of those products.
Because DACP or FI2 can leave a haze. While these products are removing the swirls and scratches, they are leaving finer, smaller scratches. #9 or 3M SMR are finer so that they take away the haze, or very small scartches left by the other, more abrasive, products and leave a polished surface.
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Ah, I see.
Thanks.
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bjwebster took the words right out of my mouth, thanks pal!

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