FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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General Techniques and Hints

^ "Foam" buffing pads yield maximum gloss and depth of color on all types of paint finishes without creating buffer swirl marks

^ Always apply product directly to pad, not to oxidized paint surface. Dry paint absorbs material into pores upon contact

^ Avoid short rapid strokes. Move the buffer slowly across the surface using long straight motions and overlap by 50% the buffing pattern left by the previous pass. This insures uniform coverage and allows both material and buffer to perform at maximum efficiency

^ Avoid buffing directly on raised character lines. The reduced paint film on these surfaces increases the risk of paint burn-through. It is best to buff up to them from each side

^ If a paint blemish remains after buffing, reapply a small amount of material over the blemish~ Confine your buffing strokes to the immediate area of the blemish while applying additional downward pressure and keeping the pad flat