finger marks on my car, ugh Options

[Mike]

my ex decided to be stupid and write my name on the hood of my car in the winter, now, me being stupid as well, I didn't clean the car 'till about a week later, I didn't think anything would happen, well, after washing / waxing my car i noticed that my name that she drew out with her finger is still kinda etched into the paint.. you can only notice it on an angle when the light hits the car at a certin point but still... i've tried washing it off to no success, any ideas ?

[Blakout16]

so, the random orbital is the bumpy one right... correct me if im wrong.

[Buck-O]

so, the random orbital is the bumpy one right... correct me if im wrong.
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By "bumpy" you mean the one that vibrates?


A R.O. basicly has a free spinning attatchment post, on a ball bearing, that is set off center of the drive shaft to the motor.

So as the motor shaft spins, the attatchment shaft "orbits" around the outside of the central drive shaft.

And becuase the attatchment shaft is on a ball bearing, the polishing pad (in this case) stays in teh same relative posision, and orientation.

Think of it like your hand swirling on a polish, only at 80 times per seconed.


The polisher i use is the Porter Cable Model #7424 Dual Action/Random Orbital Polisher/Sander.

Ive had it for over two years, and it was the best $120 investment i have ever made.



P.S. its not good to swirl on wax by hand either, i was just useing that as an example. Its a good way to add optical swirls into your paint. You should always wax ina front to back motion, like the air moving over your paints surface.



P.S.S. if any of you would like more detail help, feel free to ask any questions you want. And i HIGHLY recemend you visit a site called Autopia at www.autpia.com they have the BEST on-line detailing forum around. And also be on the look out for a guy by the name of ScottWax. He has taught me just about everything i know in detailing. And hes super cool.