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Safety First: Always select appropriate Personal Protective Equipment - Eyewear, gloves, hearing and respiratory protection for your job and workplace!
Find out below how to get the best results
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First: Denib the door with 3M™ Finesse-it™ Trizact™ 466LA daisy discs, grade 3000 on denib tool;
Then clean the area! -
Second: Scratch refinement with 3M™ Trizact™ Fine Finishing Disc 443SA, grade 8000, 75 mm on orbital sander;
Then clean the area!
You are now ready for polishing!
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First: Sand the area with 3M™ Hookit™ Purple Finishing Film Abrasive Disc 260L, grade P2000;
Then clean the area! -
Second: Sand the area with 3M™ Trizact™ Fine Finishing Disc 443SA, grade 3000, 150 mm on orbital sander;
Then clean the area! -
Third: Scratch refinement with 3M™ Trizact™ Fine Finishing Disc 443SA, grade 8000, 150 mm on orbital sander;
Then clean the area!
You are now ready for polishing!
1-Step Polishing process
First: Add a small amount of 3M™ Famous Finish Compound onto a purple foam pad on the rotary polisher.
Polish in an overlapping pattern, RPM between 600 - 1500.
Note: The softer the coating, the lower the temperature and thus the RPM needs to be.
Wipe off any excess polish and inspect the area.
Polish in an overlapping pattern, RPM between 600 - 1500.
Note: The softer the coating, the lower the temperature and thus the RPM needs to be.
Wipe off any excess polish and inspect the area.
Second: Apply 3M™ Finish Control Spray, wipe off with microfiber cloth or 3M™ Polishing Cloth.
Third: Re-Polish the area to ensure a high gloss finish is achieved, with no additional compound onto the foam needed.
Wipe off any excess polish and inspect the area - most colours are fine now.
For critical colours (very dark or black) - remove the holograms with 3M™ Ultrafina SE and blue polishing pads.
Note: Using this process too dry will not give you swirl-free results! Don't apply too much pressure - just run the pad over the surface, covering the whole area generously.
Wipe off any excess polish and inspect the area - most colours are fine now.
For critical colours (very dark or black) - remove the holograms with 3M™ Ultrafina SE and blue polishing pads.
Note: Using this process too dry will not give you swirl-free results! Don't apply too much pressure - just run the pad over the surface, covering the whole area generously.
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Our next generation polish!
3M™ Perfect-It™ Famous Finish and 1-Step Finish remove fine scratches from 8000 grade 3M™ Trizact™ on fresh paint to provide a durable high gloss finish.
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