My car was painted about 5 years ago, and was wetsanded once and buffed, it was all done in a hurry to get the car done for a club display, and all of the orange peel is gone, some sanding scratches remain, but the compounding was never finished; edges where the buffer could not reach were done by hand, but not well enough(my fault) and there are alot of swirls as well. The paint is flat but does not have a deep shine, so I'm thinking of doing it again. I have the 3M perfect it compounds 6060 cutting compound, 6064 swirl remover, and 6068 swirl eliminator. I also have the pads recommended for each polish. Would hitting the clear with the hookit 3000 and the soft pad and compounding be the way to go? I know you want to know how much clear, and I do not know at this time, again it was sanded one with 2000 grit and compounded. Should I just polish it? Thanks
at the very least I would do some light sanding on the area's where you see the sanding scratches and then rebuff the whole car, since you don't really know how much clear is on it any probably wasn't the one who sanded and buffed it the first time I would take your time and go slow, just do a little bit of sanding and then a quick buff to see where you are at and continue.
How much would be removed with just compounding? I read that using the hookit 3000 speeds up the polishing step, and was under the impression that it did not remove alot of the clear.
Id just try buffing it.. the 3000 will remove some clear and if you dont know how much was put on it and how much was sanded off id just buff it. dave
I'd stick to buffing it. You're less likely to cut if you're not taking off as much material. Like everyone else said, if you don't know how much is on there, you don't know how much you can take off. If the scratches don't come out with compound maybe 3000 the scratches. BTW where did you get 3000 Hook It?
give it a light wet sanding with 2000 (buy 3M paper),,(you said there are still scratches) use lots of water and be careful of the sharp edges....then start your compounding process,,,the 3M products are the best out there,,i have a detailing business, and i've tried them all....
The 3000 is a product called Trizact and ita a Hook-it 2 attachement system. It is designed to refine a 1500 scratch to a 3000 scratch. When you hit it with a good wool pad it pulls a shine now. You arent on the panle long enough to generate the heat it takes to create swirl marks. After you have done that break out your grey 3M polishing pad and your swirl mark remover. It has enough mineral to pull the compoindig scratches. If its a light car you are good to go. If its a black or dark color check out the new 3M ultrafina. It is your fianl step for a dark car. Check out thier website for all the deatails. You are all right ,They do make the best stuff out there.
3M has a product called xtracut designed for extra hard (older urathanes) paint. Works great on aged paint. I would still sand at least the scratches. If not all the car. Urathane scratches dont rub out real well with just compound.
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