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    bought polishing machine, now what fluid do I use?

    Any recommandations for the polishing creme?
    also how to use it, which pads in what order?

    thx in advance...
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    Were the instructions not included in the purchase? lmao

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    Autoglym Super Resin Polish works well.
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    I have used some stuff made by 3M. Cutting fluid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark T
    Autoglym Super Resin Polish works well.
    Amen to that. super stuff

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    What ever you do, dont use turtel wax extreme. It leaves sticky dust everywhere

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    hi mate firstly use (farecla g3) with a medium hard compounding pad ,this will get rid of all the fine scratches and some of the deep ones if your a novice put masking tape on all your black trim and keep the mop wet ,not too wet or youll get soaked , keep it moving or youll burn the paint,secondly use farecla g10 with a softer pad ,this will get rid of all the swirl marks and bring up more of a shine you shouldnt need any water with this stuff but if you dont feel very confident with the buff you can use a little water ,next you can use 3m handglaze with the softest pad you can find finally use a good polish like autoglym super resin polish or radiant wax , that'll have your motor looking showroom fresh ,if you cant be arsed with all that just do the first and last stages itll still look good but it all depends how much of a perfectionist you are good luck and dont burn through or itll look like your cars got acne .....

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    thx!
    will do all the steps, my car could really use it.
    I was looking for a respray first (previous owners didn't care about the outside of the car, deeply scratched in several places)

    This is just something I'm gonna try, if it works out I'll have saved myself a full respray.
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    After the first 3 stages don't use Super Resin Polish - use a wax (applied by hand) - Meguires Gold Class wax comes highly recommended by me and several others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy K
    I have used some stuff made by 3M. Cutting fluid.
    That's similar to what I use. 3M also do a hand glaze wax, I've never heard anyone else on here mention it but it is top notch and won't mark trim like many other waxes/polishes do. I have never seen anything else make water bead off better than it either. They also do a specific machine buff wax which would be ideal for this case.

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    depends how bad the paint is m8 dont go cutting it if it just need a wee polish

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