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Old 12-28-2009, 06:31 AM
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So over the weekend I deatailed the S. I used Griots Machine polish 3 and thier random orbital. I noticed that there are small tiny little crescent shaped scratches on my car. Is that normal? Do I need to go to the next polish up to remove them? Also some of my swirls didnt come out, I didnt think that they were to bad but is it possible I need to step down and use a more aggresive polish on those stubborn areas?

Thanks for any input, this was my first ever detail with a ROP.

Will get some pics up soon!
Old 12-28-2009, 08:00 AM
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yes, pics would be very helpful-
wondering if your polish or the pads did this...

since you used a random orbital, even if this is "machine applied" you should be able to get them out. prob a more aggressive (and different brand) polish will do it. also will need to "step down" to a less aggressive one.

pics first please-
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The scracthes are only in some sopts, not all over just a bit stumped pics are on the way

While taking pics i saw that they are small tiny swirl marks. I would just need a finer polish right?
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They dont show what Im talking about but i figured id at least post some after shots. Sorry for the shitty iphone pics
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Griots recommends another pass or two with the mp3...see their website for more details. I really like their stuff. I'd post a link but i'm on my iPhone.
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Originally Posted by Fastfour,Dec 28 2009, 06:26 PM
Griots recommends another pass or two with the mp3...see their website for more details. I really like their stuff. I'd post a link but i'm on my iPhone.
I made a couple passes already. After looking again im not too concerned. Looks like I just need some more polishing like you said!. BTW the kit I got is great got it right from their site and got it in 2 days!!! I was really impressed by the serivce
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I can't offer any advice on their products, but it usually a couple passes with the aggressive polish, then 1-2 passes with a medium polish, then a pass with a finishing polish.

what pads do they have or what pads are you using?

its possible you are not using the right pad with the polish.
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Originally Posted by slanguage,Dec 30 2009, 06:31 PM
its possible you are not using the right pad with the polish.
Was kinda what I was thinking of a possibility.
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Originally Posted by slanguage,Dec 30 2009, 06:31 PM
I can't offer any advice on their products, but it usually a couple passes with the aggressive polish, then 1-2 passes with a medium polish, then a pass with a finishing polish.

what pads do they have or what pads are you using?

its possible you are not using the right pad with the polish.


I'm not sure what level of aggressiveness Machine Polish 3 is, but I would recommend that you step down polishes as Slanguage describes.
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Here is the video from Griots site.

http://s7d4.scene7.com/e2/eVideo.jsp?video..._howorbital.flv


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