Cut and polish Help

[RAD]

Avoid anything from supercheap.

Invest in good quality compounds and polishes. I use Menzerna PG1000 for heavy cutting, 3M step "A" for lighter compounding. Menzerna IP2000 to remove finer compound marks if needed (especially black, or from PG1000) Menzerna PF2500 to polish, Ferro's Zero swirl to finish.

You also need different pads for compounding, polish and finishing. Unfortunatly, to compound you'll need a rotary buffer, very easy to make mistakes with.

[chauster]

Most, almost 80% of panel shops here use Farecla. Its very good and quick.

Any cutting pad will do but it depends on the method you use.

If doing full cut and polish here are very brief and simple steps.
1. Rub back full car in 2000 paper removing all peel and avoid cutting through the clear
2. Clean and dry full car
3. Use Lambs wool cutting pad with coarse cutting compound. This is to remove the sanding marks
4. Clean all left over cutters on the car.
5. Repeat step 4 until all 100% of sanding marks are gone.
6. Use very fine cutting compound with a white foam cutting pad to remove swirl marks left from lambs wool.
7. Repeat step 6 until all swirl marks are gone.
8. Use Polishing/Glaze with a black foam pad to remove any minor marks left from cutters and/or cloths.

During each step rinse and clean your microfiber cloth. Be sure to use a brand new cloth after polishing.

Note: If your car is black.....Do not do this as it is virtually impossible to cut a black car without marks left on it.

[lilthug]

any specific tips for black cars?

[chauster]

I dunno mines black. i havent even wanted to test it out. Even when i run my rough hands on the car it leaves scratch marks. so im thinking....just respray

[Red_EG4]

Most, almost 80% of panel shops here use Farecla. Its very good and quick.

Any cutting pad will do but it depends on the method you use.

If doing full cut and polish here are very brief and simple steps.
1. Rub back full car in 200 paper removing all peel and avoid cutting through the clear
2. Clean and dry full car
3. Use Lambs wool cutting pad with coarse cutting compound. This is to remove the sanding marks
4. Clean all left over cutters on the car.
5. Repeat step 4 until all 100% of sanding marks are gone.
6. Use very fine cutting compound with a white foam cutting pad to remove swirl marks left from lambs wool.
7. Repeat step 6 until all swirl marks are gone.
8. Use Polishing/Glaze with a black foam pad to remove any minor marks left from cutters and/or cloths.

During each step rinse and clean your microfiber cloth. Be sure to use a brand new cloth after polishing.

Note: If your car is black.....Do not do this as it is virtually impossible to cut a black car without marks left on it.

sanding with 200 grit? are you sure?
All the colour sanding methods I have seen are no where near that course

[chauster]

OPSSSS mistype. 2000 lol. fk

[chauster]

sanding with 200 grit? are you sure?
All the colour sanding methods I have seen are no where near that course

ty for correction.

[Red_EG4]

haha just imagine if this poor guy did a 200 grit block sand to remove peel
GG chauster he'd be hunting you down

[chauster]

alot more than just peel coming off that panel

[hmetro24]

haha just imagine if this poor guy did a 200 grit block sand to remove peel
GG chauster he'd be hunting you down

You have such a big imagination dude . lowest for sanding is 1200-1500-2000 grit. also there is no 200 grit if i am not mistaken. 40-80-120-240-320-400-600-800-1200-1500-2000

[YeahByuddy]

1. Rub back full car in 200 paper removing all peel and avoid cutting through the clear

[hmetro24]

it will take ages to sand it to the metal with 200( which doesnt exist)