Update i used m105 and m205 by hand it looks awsome. The weather striping did not have swirls i thought it did. It did have water spots and a little discoloring. Used a clay bar and it cam out and looks new thanks everyone. Also what is the best way to polish stainless steel?

 

A Mother's Powerball and the aluminum polish of your choice.

 

Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish, and #0000 steel wool

 

Polishing aluminum wheels by hand is for people doing prison time. If you want to get done sometime today, the Powerball is the way to go.

 

Thanks mothers mag and aluminum worked very well!

 

I actually would not recommend the steel wool any longer. Just use a microfiber (never one that will be used on the paint) and take your time.

 

Didnt you use steel wool on your vette exhaust? I heard from the old timers not to use it on stainless because steel rust and some of the steel will be left on the stainless causing rust spots.

 

Yes I did, but I'm not using it any longer. After some discussion and research I've decided to stick with the softer MF towels. Yes it takes longer but the outcome is better.

I think the old timers need their eyes checked....if there are rust spots then they never wiped the residue off completely, or their chrome is pitted and will rust regardless.

 

Yeah they never tried it just saw people do it then month later it rust... But most people dont wipe it off well enough. I used the cone thing mcguiers has and it came out great. Really reflects

 

That's exactly why I use the Powerball. I'm too damn old to be rubbing my ball and socket joints into oblivion. I would hurt for 3 months if I tried that crap now.

 

You're absolutely right about taking the least aggressive approach first. However, 3 combinations in to trying to correct it and it didn't put a dent in it. They were HEAVILY oxidized and I simply posted the method I took. But, everyone should take that approach for everything.

 

Like i said i did it by hand mine where.not super bad... I just had to push hard

 

I must have totally missed the part where this was stated.

 

is the only and best way to get scratches out is a buff? I have a black ws.6 and it may need one soon to get some of the small scratches out

 

If it is really light you can do it by hand. Pics will help. If you have a porter cable 7424xp get 105 and 205 use white pad with 105 and black bad with 205.

 

You need to understand what a scratch is, where it is located and what you have to do in order to remove it. What I will explain to you is the method to REMOVE the scratch.

First off, imagine a flat section of your finish as perfect and blemish free. If you were to cut a slice of it away and look at it at eye level, it would be as straight as a razor's edge. Now imagine a scratch has surfaced. At eye level, this is what you would be looking at:



Now you have two option that you can use to REPAIR this damage. You can repaint the area, which would be silly to do if the scratch is minor. Or, you can cut away some of the clear coat, and make it level BELOW the point of the scratch. At that point, your clear coat is perfect again and the scratch has been removed.

In order to shave the bad clear coat away, you have to use a POLISH. It, along with the use of a polisher allows you to shave clear coat off the car. Different polishes will cut different amounts of clear off the car so it is imperative that you use the correct polish for the job at hand. Knowing what polish to use comes with experience. Using a polisher is MUCH faster than trying to do it by hand. MUCH FASTER.

So does that make sense as to how a scratch is repaired and why a polisher is the preferred method?

 

What brand pads are you talking about? The colors are not the same with all manufactures. Orange is mostly used for medium scratches and thus would be used with Meguiar's M105. White would be used with Meguiar's M205.

 

I forgot brand got it from autogeek i think wolf something.

 

Wolfgang. They use the industry standard pad colors too. Black is or applying waxes, glazes and sealants. You would use their orange and white pads as I described in my earlier post.

 

O well these pads where for what i used and came with orange pads if it was really bad. Car came out great atleast. I swear they are mcguiars or wolfgang could be wrong.