I recently acquired a 2001 GMC Yukon. Paint has been taken care of except for a clear coat problem on the passenger door (dull, cracked glass look on the top of the door frame) that luckily isn't too noticeable. Overall the paint has swirl marks that can only be seen in direct sunlight and some minor scratches in a few spots. A month ago I washed and clayed, then applied UP by hand followed by UW. I also used UC on the passenger door with the clearcoat problem and it then UP, UW; it didn't correct the problem, but hid it well. Results were amazing and my black truck is shinier and richer than ever.
So after all of that, I detailed the wife's car and a couple of family members cars and realized that I'm really enjoying the hobby. I went out and bought a DA power system to use with my drill. I purchased the compound, polishing and finishing pads. I plan on doing my truck again to get the swirls and random scratches corrected but not sure if I should use UC on the entire truck- who knows if the previous owner polished off a lot of the clear coat, right? My question is, should I use something less aggressive than UC but more aggressive than UP to correct my paint defects? Also, I'm wondering if UC on the yellow polishing pad would be less aggressive than using it on the purple compounding pad and prevent me from having to by another product.
thanks
So after all of that, I detailed the wife's car and a couple of family members cars and realized that I'm really enjoying the hobby. I went out and bought a DA power system to use with my drill. I purchased the compound, polishing and finishing pads. I plan on doing my truck again to get the swirls and random scratches corrected but not sure if I should use UC on the entire truck- who knows if the previous owner polished off a lot of the clear coat, right? My question is, should I use something less aggressive than UC but more aggressive than UP to correct my paint defects? Also, I'm wondering if UC on the yellow polishing pad would be less aggressive than using it on the purple compounding pad and prevent me from having to by another product.
thanks
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