Paint depth and machine polishing

[TezDS3]

Hi I'm very new to this! I've noticed my car has a lot of swirls everywhere and hedge marks down the sides which I really want to correct. I used a paint depth gauge and its reading around 80 on all panels apart from roof which is 150ish, my other half said that most cars are alot higher reading all over body and that once the depth gets around 80 it shouldn't be compounded/machined any more. Is Ds paint just really thin or has my car already been machined? Is there anything I can do to get rid of all the swirls without making the paint thinner? Sorry if these are silly questions, I've seen people go through paint when using a machine polisher and really don't want that to happen!

[lfcrule1972]

Andy should be able to help with this question, from what I've read here the DS paint is quite thin compared to some other makes

[Clean Your Ride]

That is extremely thin and not a lot of room to play with at all using a machine with a compound.

Airing on the side of caution and avoiding any strike through, I personally wouldn't use a machine but would use Megs Ultimate Compound on a tri foam applicator. Safer and should get the results you require, albeit a little longer and more tiring by hand😉
@cleanyourride28

[TezDS3]

Ok thanks, I'd rather it take longer than go through the paint!

[Clean Your Ride]

This might give you some hope

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=341805
Meguiars Ultimate Compound by Hand to remove scratches

Can be bought from Halfrauds in their 3 for 2 aswell.

[TezDS3]

That's brilliant! I will have to get myself to halfrauds soon, then I can upload lots of pics

[gaz_dsport]

I love using the maguiers compound by hand take you time on each patch and the results are well Werth taking your time on even if you go over it a few times

[moranphotography]

That is extremely thin and not a lot of room to play with at all using a machine with a compound.

Airing on the side of caution and avoiding any strike through, I personally wouldn't use a machine but would use Megs Ultimate Compound on a tri foam applicator. Safer and should get the results you require, albeit a little longer and more tiring by hand��
@cleanyourride28

That Megs ultimate compound that good then?

[Clean Your Ride]

That Megs ultimate compound that good then?

See the link on post 5 Phil. Great by hand, better by machine. Great product.

[wosew73672]

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