So over the weekend I deatailed the S. I used Griots Machine polish 3 and thier random orbital. I noticed that there are small tiny little crescent shaped scratches on my car. Is that normal? Do I need to go to the next polish up to remove them? Also some of my swirls didnt come out, I didnt think that they were to bad but is it possible I need to step down and use a more aggresive polish on those stubborn areas?

Thanks for any input, this was my first ever detail with a ROP.

Will get some pics up soon!

 

yes, pics would be very helpful-
wondering if your polish or the pads did this...

since you used a random orbital, even if this is "machine applied" you should be able to get them out. prob a more aggressive (and different brand) polish will do it. also will need to "step down" to a less aggressive one.

pics first please-

 

The scracthes are only in some sopts, not all over just a bit stumped pics are on the way

While taking pics i saw that they are small tiny swirl marks. I would just need a finer polish right?

 

They dont show what Im talking about but i figured id at least post some after shots. Sorry for the shitty iphone pics

 

Griots recommends another pass or two with the mp3...see their website for more details. I really like their stuff. I'd post a link but i'm on my iPhone.

 

I made a couple passes already. After looking again im not too concerned. Looks like I just need some more polishing like you said!. BTW the kit I got is great got it right from their site and got it in 2 days!!! I was really impressed by the serivce

 

I can't offer any advice on their products, but it usually a couple passes with the aggressive polish, then 1-2 passes with a medium polish, then a pass with a finishing polish.

what pads do they have or what pads are you using?

its possible you are not using the right pad with the polish.

 

Was kinda what I was thinking of a possibility.

 

I'm not sure what level of aggressiveness Machine Polish 3 is, but I would recommend that you step down polishes as Slanguage describes.

 

Here is the video from Griots site.

http://s7d4.scene7.com/e2/eVideo.jsp?video..._howorbital.flv