Allen K

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Hi all,

So I got some 3M rubbing compound for free and I was going to use it to remove some water spots on my friend's car, but I had a question. I was reading the back of the bottle and it stated that it might create swirls that IMO are worse than the water spots.

So the question is: has anyone had experience with this stuff before? And should I just go out pick up some polish and toss this stuff?

Thanks!

Allen K

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Found this thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...l-process.html

New question: if all I'm doing are some minor swirl marks, should I get something less aggressive than the 3M Perfect It?

Chris@GlimmerGlass

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Ideally you always want to use the least aggressive method that will accomplish what you're after. This can be a trial and error period until you find the product or combo that does just what you want.

A light product you might consider trying first: http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/p2pacl.html or http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/oppo.html

Something a little stronger that can be followed up by one of the above: http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/ssr3.html

A glaze which can help hide imperfections w/o removing clear:
http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/exshezglwshi.html
http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/redmomagl.html
http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/blackhole.html

SCRUFFDOGG

It might help to know exactly which 3M product or "rubbing compound" you are referring to. 3M makes a complete line of compounds and polishes from fine to heavy and pastes and liquids.

smoothLEX

I remember reading somewhere about a "rubbing" solution that is made specifically to remove hard water etchings. Not sure if this is it though.

Allen K

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So it took a while, but it is the 3M Perfect It II I'm thinking about something less aggressive from the Meguiars Pro line, but I forget the name of it. A little help Eyezack? You recommended it at the Meguiars class. I'm thinking 85 or 81. Something in the 80s

jfelbab

I think you are referring to the venerable #80. The pair I've used for years is #83 Dual-Action Cleaner/Polish for heavier polishing and #80 Speed Glaze for my finishing polish. #82 Swirl Free Polish is also a good finishing polish. These are likely to be retired to the shelf as the #105 Ultra Cut polish and #205 Ultra Finishing polish pair are now available. http://www.autodetailingsolutions.ne...laze-line.html

eyezack87

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Jim pretty much took the words out of my mouth Allen

If you need any let me know. I don't have #80 but I do have quite a bit of #83 that I'm not using

(finish your house so you can detail your car! >:] lol)

Allen K

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Thanks guys, I went to Super Autobacs and picked up some 82 since none of the cars had any real swirling plus they didn't really have anything left. I clayed the fiancee's Yaris today and that got the water spots out so I didn't even have to use it

smoothLEX

How bad are the water spots in the first place?

Allen K

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The car was next to sprinklers for the last 6 months...that being said, none of the spots etched the paint so it made my job a lot easier. I did wash it every other week and it always had a fresh coat of wax on it.