Chris Sunkin

Yeah, not an orbital.

Chris Sunkin

My '03 Ex got keyed 2 years ago. Down one complete side, then across the back. Body shop 1500'ed it, then buffed. It all came out. The clear is fairly thick. Wouldn't try it at home, per my previous post. A circular buffer actually flows the paint. It takes a practiced hand to not burn through.

marineclean

Mobile and I think along the same lines about hand polishing. I use terry cloth for all of my applications. My Rx7 is black and that's where I did a lot of my Tow Rig Shine testing. If you start with it first, it will remove those swirls and fill in any light scratches you may have. It's a light carnauba blend that I formulated for metal surfaces then follow up with my Polish for the protection. I sent you a PM on it because I don't have it listed on my website. More of a specialty item that I do for cars and bikes. Let me know.

Donnie

2112

Chris mentioned Finesse it, They also have Perfect it in 2 or 3 cutting strengths and it is awesome. Works with hand action too.

31cigg

3M has a new swirl mark eliminator. I paint cars and this is the best stuff I have found for black. It is a blue compound and uses a blue foam pad. if the swirl marks are not real bad then it will work good. we used to hate buffing black till we got this stuff. they also have a swirl mark remover it dont work real well but if the swirls are bad than use it first then the elimator. it will buff and stay kinda wet then u wipe it off with a microfiber rag.

Audiofn

Sell it and buy a white one!!

bajaholic

I have been showing car shows for years and almost all were black...

The last thing I would add is after a couple of days (dont drive it in between) add a nice final coat of carnuba wax, Apply it by hand but DO NOT apply it in a swirl motion, apply it on in a horizontal fashion to the body, let dry (by the time you get done applying it, start to remove it where you started. And finally use clothe diapers or microfiber cloths to remove the wax.

You will have a shine that is just beautiful!

Von Bongo

I used that to remove some scratches around the fuel fill and the door handles in my black F-250 and they all came out beautiful. Wasn't large areas and was some work by hand but they came out great.

jafo

I should have seen that one coming..... I had a hard enough time finding a black Limited Ultimate with a 7.3!

Thanks for all the help guys- I might have to build a new cabinet in the shop for all the polishing stuff!
I've always loved 3M products- they put SO much $$$ into R&D, and it shows.
We use an enormous amount of their products in the aviation world (some of their premium tapes do wonders for holding the wings on)

never enuff

I think over the years I have tried every kind of polish and wax there is. I've had show cars, daily drivers and boats that all need some type of protection and shine. About 2 years ago a friend of mine told me about Zanio products. I tried them and never looked back. I've never used anything that gives the excellent results Zanio does. Check out their web site and just read about their products first then talk to people that use them. I've never heard anyone say they were disappointed with Zanio.
Jay
P.S.
Donnie--I still like your boat wax--excellent results so far