Would you make the same argument for a Artic silver car in similar shape?

 

What of the two lasts longer in a rainy climate (Oregon)?

 

I bet if you use 205 you would rid yourself of 80% of the marring. That black is pretty soft so 205 would do wonders. I would use a black finishing pad slight down force on the polisher and a well primed pad and work the polish. It won't break down, so as long as you keep the polish lubed on the paint you can keep working it.

You can use 105, but on "sticky" paints you might swear too much, the 205 is a great first timer polish on this type of paint. As your skills improve you can then chase all the RIDS (random deep scratches) to make the paint closer to perfect.

I just want you to have good results with min pain, hence my suggestion.

ps. 105 has two versions, if your 105 has a picture of a random orbital on it it will work much longer than the version without the picture.

Cheers,
GREG

 

Yeah, I would, although it would depend on the level of correction that you demand.

Silver is a little different than everything else. It hides swirls better than any other color. The goal that we typically have when doing paint correction on silver is to make it look as good as possible, like every other color, but it has different requirements.

Silver can be lightly polished, just to remove the haze and any marring, and it will have a "glow" to it when you are finished. The deeper swirls, the deeper scratches, they still show but only under intense inspection. If you don't want to fully scrutinize your paint, then you could polish it with something like a Flex, a white pad, and Menzerna Super Finish.

This would remove any hazing, any marring, and a few light scratches, and leave you with a clear and bright clearcoat. There will still be the deeper scratches and defects, but with Silver those are significantly less apparent. You don't have to make it perfect like you do with a dark color. In the sun, from a distance, it still looks great.

With the darker colors, if it isn't perfect, you can tell. Silver isn't like that, so it comes down to how picky you are really. If you wanted it perfect, then the suggestion that I made for Black would work, otherwise, just hit it with the finishing step, brighten up your finish, and sit back and be amazed at how great it looks without even going all the way.

I should also mention that Silver has a strange effect on LSPs. Some waxes that generate really great depth and color tend to flatten out Silver, making it look more dull. Other LSPs like synthetics which typically sacrifice some depth on dark colors for greater protection and gloss, really make it pop.

1Z Glanz Wax really looks great on Silver, it gives it a "glow" which is almost indescribable.

 

I have a porter polish. What would be the speed range needed to use the cutting compound for swirl correction as opposed to the speed needed for the finishing/polishing pad?