Brandon1,
Thanks for the write up! Very informative.
I sacrificed my lawn tractor hood for a few practice runs with the new machine. I'll need shades to cut the lawn
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Here are some pictures I took today, showing some reflections off of the finish I achieved with the Porter Cable.
Kickin' little machine.
My paint was in pretty good shape other than the spider web looking scratches my dealer provided at no extra charge, so I went for the glass look and to remove some swirl marks.
I did the hood only at this point because that was the area annoying me. The rest is simply polishing and buffing (no major paint rework required).
The items I used came with the machine...I'll upgrade to the recommended products in the future, but I had to try it out!
step 1. low profile orange pad with Pinnacle XMT#2 swirl remover.
step 2. White wolfgang pad w/ Pinnacle XMT Carnuba finishing glaze.
It looked ok at this point, but that glaze / wax just did not sit right with me.
I buffed the surface with the Wolfgang blue pad (softest pad) and applied the duragloss 105 TPP.
Now it looks good, but it probably will not adhere properly according to what I have read. We'll see.
anyway, thanks for the recommendation of the Porter cable! That little puppy does some serious work.
I do think a bit more aggressive pad would have made the process faster but, the orange is a good starter.
What do you prefer to use for your cut pad on overall good paint, with micro scratches?