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My car has hard paint, and I want to polish it by hand to remove obvious sub-surface defects. What products and pads are best suited to this task?

April 26, 2017car defects hand hard obvious paint Polish products remove sub-surface

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My car has hard paint, and I want to polish it by hand to remove obvious sub-surface defects. What products and pads are best suited to this task?

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To correct swirl marks and other light to moderate defects (fine scratches and etching) on your car, we recommend a two stage process starting with Evolution cut in conjunction with 3 inch Gloss-it White Fast Cut or Yellow Light cut foam pad and Extreme cut or Evolution Cut. Working small areas with overlapping motion work polish using firm pressure until product is no longer visible. This should enable you to correct around 80% of the defects present in just 1-2 attempts per panel. Any remaining defects should then be partially hidden and the overall finish refined with Evolution Polish in conjunction with Gloss-it Red 100ppi red foam sponge. Working small areas at a time using light pressure should enable you to remove any residual defects and maximize the gloss in just a single attempt per panel. If heavier glazing is required, then recourse can be made to applying multiple coats of Gloss Finish instead of Evolution Polish, although the former is harder to work with than the latter.