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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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What type of "pad" should I buy to apply swirl remover with a low speed "buffer?"
Same question for applying polish? Can I buy this stuff from Discount or Autozone?

Don't tell me to buy a tropi-care porter cable or some other brand I don't have the money, I'm just borrowing my next door neighbor's and he uses it on his 51 GMC truck that's mint so I'm fine with using it on my car

Thanks in advance
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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TTT?? com on I know there are a million of you appearance ****'s like me out there!
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Depends on what kind of buffer, what kind of swirl remover you are useing.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Lake country pads are always awesome and I suggest a white pad if it's going with a PC
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If you are talking about one of those 10" waxmaster type "buffer" .. then you will be just as well off using the swirl remover by hand .. you will get no torque, and no speed out of one of those.

Get yourself a couple of good, terry applicators and go after it by hand ..

If you are doing a large area, I would recommend Tropi-care TC-8 or Meguiar's #2 if you are going to try and remove swirls by hand ..

if it is a small section .. then ScratchX would also be an option.

make sure you follow up with a wax or sealant to protect.
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3M part #5725 black foam polishing pad, and 3M 05996 foam pad polishing glaze for dark colored cars and 05995 for light colored cars
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im using all tropi-care products. I have a high speed would that be better for swirl remover?
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBird222
im using all tropi-care products. I have a high speed would that be better for swirl remover?
Yes, if you know how to use it correctly, it would definitely work .. If you aren't experienced with using a high speed on a vehicle's paint .. then I would proceed with extreme caution.

check www.tropi-care.com for their suggestions on what pad to use with a Rotary and their TC-8 swirl cutter.
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Originally Posted by Gipraw
Yes, if you know how to use it correctly, it would definitely work .. If you aren't experienced with using a high speed on a vehicle's paint .. then I would proceed with extreme caution.

check www.tropi-care.com for their suggestions on what pad to use with a Rotary and their TC-8 swirl cutter.
Just like Doug said, if you're using a rotary such as a Hitachi, Makita or Dewalt rotary polisher, be very careful with this method.

We have used the black foam pad at speeds up to 1500 RPM for correction in specific situations.
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