Fantastic Car Polishing and Finishing results in just a few steps

3M's unique paint rectification processes and products can help you achieve the desired result for your customers.

Whether you have to remove surface defects or just want to achieve the perfect finish - our easy to follow guide on colour coded compounding processes can help you achieve great results in just a few steps.

One step away from a great finish - 3M™ Perfect-It™ 1-Step Paint Finishing System

For sensitive or not-fully cured clear coats:
Just two 3M™ Trizact™ sanding steps are required for an excellent result: 3000 and 8000 grades. Followed up with 3M™ Perfect-It™ 1-Step Finishing Material.

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Reduce scratch removal time by up to 25%: Colour coded polishing

For more cured, cross-linked clear coats:
Use the 3M™ Perfect-It™ Colour Coded Polishing System to obtain a high gloss, defect free surface. Our products compliment each other and the colour coding assures that you use the right compound with it's fitting foam for best results.

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Looking for the most efficient compounding process? Consider this!

To achieve the perfect finish for your customers, the key is to use the correct application process for your clear coats - stick to your paint manufacturers recommendations!

State-of-the-art modern clear coats are very sensitive to drying conditions and can determine the difficulty of your finishing process and the overall quality of your result.

Time and temperature spent in the oven

The bake time paint manufacturer recommend usually refers to time in the oven at "object temperature".
The key is to identify how much additional time is needed to heat the object to temperature and add this to the baking time.

Pictures taken with a IR camera:
- After 5 mins: Engine and bonnet heating up
- After 15 mins: Temperature spreading but the lower part of the door still hasn't reached 50°C
- Type of clearcoat and hardener
  
  The longer the open time of the hardener (type: long) the longer the cure time will be to achieve a fully cured coating.
- Thickness of coat applied
  
  The thicker the overall coating, the longer the cure time will be to achieve a fully cured coating. State of the art High Solid Clearcoats achieve higher thickness layers per application.

Remember this!

The longer the hardener. The thicker the coating layer. The shorter the time or lower the temperature... the less cured the clear coat will be for polishing.

Depending on variables in the process used locally - choose the most efficient polishing process.

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