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  • UC by hand?

    So I gave UC a try on the hood by hand and wasn't able to get the ideal results.. so it got me if hand applying UC was really as affective as say the DA. Should I maybe put down a few applications of it? I did some force on the pad but I'm not convinced I applied enough. Any thoughts?

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    Re: UC by hand?

    How many section passes did you do? Did you overlap your motions? Did it improve the imperfections?
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    • #3
      Re: UC by hand?

      Likely would need a couple applications by hand

      In most cases, the DA will be more effective. It is just able to work the product against the paint more quickly and evenly, without tiring out.

      If you work by hand, and want to apply more pressure, be carefull not to work on too small of an area. You dont want to force the product into the paint in a tiny spot. Use under your palm, or under fingers, and stay 6x6 or so at least.

      How not good were the results. What did you apply with?
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      • #4
        I did 2 passes over it sense it was getting pretty dark. Not much of an improvement, but yes I did overlap my passes. Was about a 1'x1' area.

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        • #5
          Just UC and MF pads. Wasn't any difference

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          • #6
            I say just get a DA! I did UC by hand on my truck once and I put a lot of time into it and never got close to what I wanted. Even with the DA, I still had to do multiple passes to completely remove swirls.
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            • #7
              Re: UC by hand?

              Well, as long as it wasnt terry cloth, or a poor MF adding/moving swirls around.
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