the clear was tricky to work with. i would say i got the acid water stains removed about 95%, not perfect like im used to doing. i was a little upset about that. the car came out really good anyways.
the customer was really happy so that was a good thing. he luved the job i did for his 5 series BMW.

when i put a car under the halogen lights i aim for 98-100%.
95% probably bothered me more than the it bothered the customer lol.

the acid water stains were really hard & deep. they were in there. it looked like the car was left outside without any wax & then got rained on. perhaps the car had been sitting around not being driven for a few months?

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Rondel Correction.
i thought this would be fun =0)
it had those crackling like defects before i put the machine to it.
the swirls were annoying the crap out of me.
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i think that is much better now!
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tail lights corrected
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ooooooo, so nice
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back to my roots with the good old stuff. theres only one reason why this product is still in production after all of these years. because it works! the dust isnt too bad. when it dusts, the dust doesn't cake up like what other detailers say about Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound. this is still a great compound for when you need a little more of an aggressive bite to the paint!

ive tried a bunch of different brands but my luv for 3M has grown larger today than it ever was.

i love you 3M Compounds & Polishes, youve made me lots of money through the years.

thanks.
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ive been using this forever as well. great product, great working time. it really lets you spend time on the panel, as long as you keep the pad moist with one spritz of water. it takes longer to dry out before you need to wipe off & apply some new product for another round of polishing. longer to dry out then say Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish which seems to dry up fast. it makes you curse at Meguiars because you know the product works really well but you hate working with it because of how messy it can get.
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a couple of really deep scratches still remain. my finger nail got cought pretty deep in them.
they were reduced a lot but not removed 100%. wetsanding would not have removed them fully.
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FINAL SHOTS

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thanks for taking the time to make it till the end.
questions & comments are welcomed!

 

Nice! What do you use to polish the taillights?