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..this is my first black vehicle ownership...what a different F%&$ing animal that is, LOL.
VERY fine job of polishing, Galaxy, she looks superb! But, I hear ya loud and clear on the pain of polishing a black vehicle. Definitely THE most difficult color hands down.
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Soo much great info and options. With a combo of both those items (combined with the fact I can get these at Adam's), I decided to pick up a bottle of Rupes DA Course Compound, DA Fine Compound, and Uno Pure ultra fine Polish. I’ll play around and see how/where they fit into my life.

I’ll be more curious about any differences between the DA Fine and the Uno more so than anything else.

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Soo much great info and options. With a combo of both those items (combined with the fact I can get these at Adam's), I decided to pick up a bottle of Rupes DA Course Compound, DA Fine Compound, and Uno Pure ultra fine Polish. I’ll play around and see how/where they fit into my life.

I’ll be more curious about any differences between the DA Fine and the Uno more so than anything else.

https://adamspolishes.com/collections/exterior-polishing-liquids
DA Fine can do some heavy lifting if needed, especially with the DA Yellow Wool pad. So while it is a finishing polish, it can do some reasonable correction on the right paint with the right pad.

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I’ll be more curious about any differences between the DA Fine and the Uno more so than anything else.
DA Fine can do some heavy lifting if needed, especially with the DA Yellow Wool pad.
G: The Dmeister is right on, this combination covers a wide range of clear coat conditions. My friend brought this 2012 Silverado over a few weeks ago and while the paint was in decent shape, it still had a whole lot of marring. It also had some severe hazing which made it look dull as hell.

He and I spent the better part of half a day with a 5" BigFoot and while the excellent combo of pad and polish didn't get the heavy marring, it sure put some gloss back in the equation. Therefive, I highly recommend this combination and I'll be curious to read the comparison with Uno but, be sure and use the same brand/type pad that you used with the DA Fine.

Here's a shot of the truck after we finished so as D said, that combo can do some heavy lifting.


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With my garage queens, no matter what I'm correcting or polising, I tend to not steer far from a LC white or black pad. I have yet to run across a correction scenario where one of these combined with my liquid choice didn't do the job. I also know my limits. I stay away from wool.
 

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With my garage queens, no matter what I'm correcting or polising, I tend to not steer far from a LC white or black pad. I have yet to run across a correction scenario where one of these combined with my liquid choice didn't do the job. I also know my limits. I stay away from wool.
Agreed on the wool pads. Really no reason to use one unless you’ve got some real bad scratches and swirls. I’m not a fan of a 2 step or 3 step correction anyways. Takes too much clear coat away and it’s already thin as it is
 

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I like 3M™ Perfect-It™ 1-Step Paint Finishing System. The polish is great. Whole system is amazing. I use wool pad rotary to save time and fast cut and black foam for final swirl remover.

Now I have full PPF I use rotary with black pad and swirl remover to get junk off and heat it for self healing all the fine scratches.
 

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With my garage queens, no matter what I'm correcting or polising, I tend to not steer far from a LC white or black pad. I have yet to run across a correction scenario where one of these combined with my liquid choice didn't do the job. I also know my limits. I stay away from wool.
Agreed on the wool pads. Really no reason to use one unless you’ve got some real bad scratches and swirls. I’m not a fan of a 2 step or 3 step correction anyways. Takes too much clear coat away and it’s already thin as it is
Normally I would agree, but those modern Rupes wool pads are amazingly forgiving. In particular the yellow version will finish out very nicely, which is rare for wool. I was always afraid of wool as well but have become very fond of those yellow Rupes.



For most of us here, we look after cars very well and generally won't need wool.
 

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With my garage queens, no matter what I'm correcting or polising, I tend to not steer far from a LC white or black pad. I have yet to run across a correction scenario where one of these combined with my liquid choice didn't do the job. I also know my limits. I stay away from wool.
You wont get a better gloss than you can with a rotary using a wool pad BUT can be a difficult/dangerous combo in wrong hands . Got to be real careful on any edges . I think a rotary for the large flat surfaces and a DA polisher for the finicky and sharp edged areas is the ultimate combo tbh . Start of on slower speeds and work up to it and be careful of badges and trims , very easy to send em into next postcode

As S550HP states above the 3m perfect it system is top notch . It's what many pro spray painters use and it's for a good reason

Rupes polishers are also the choice of many high end finish spray painters as well ..
 
 








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