Polishing your car with a porter cable
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If your on this step we will assume that you have washed your car and clay bared.
Remember, this is a polish, not a wax.
Here is an example of micro scratches. These will be polished right out.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P6240002.jpg)
It'* a good idea to have your stuff in a safe place.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280017.jpg)
For polishing and scratch removal we will be using the orange or light cutting disk.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280018.jpg)
To apply the polish you will want your polisher set on 3, for polishing you want it set at 5
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7290002.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280019.jpg)
In this example we will be using Megauires #80. If you need a bit more cut you can use #83
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280020.jpg)
Shake your bottle well, and apply a ring of liquid on the pad.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280023.jpg)
Then dab the pad on the area you will be working with.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280024.jpg)
Spread the polish out and work back and forth slowly, then go up and down. Do this 3 or 4 times.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280025.jpg)
In this example we are only doing the front end.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280026.jpg)
Then remove the polish with a good clean towel.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280027.jpg)
Here is the front end all polished up.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280028.jpg)
Here again is what we started with, below is the same area after.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P6240002.jpg)
Remember, this is a polish, not a wax.
Here is an example of micro scratches. These will be polished right out.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P6240002.jpg)
It'* a good idea to have your stuff in a safe place.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280017.jpg)
For polishing and scratch removal we will be using the orange or light cutting disk.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280018.jpg)
To apply the polish you will want your polisher set on 3, for polishing you want it set at 5
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7290002.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280019.jpg)
In this example we will be using Megauires #80. If you need a bit more cut you can use #83
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280020.jpg)
Shake your bottle well, and apply a ring of liquid on the pad.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280023.jpg)
Then dab the pad on the area you will be working with.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280024.jpg)
Spread the polish out and work back and forth slowly, then go up and down. Do this 3 or 4 times.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280025.jpg)
In this example we are only doing the front end.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280026.jpg)
Then remove the polish with a good clean towel.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280027.jpg)
Here is the front end all polished up.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P7280028.jpg)
Here again is what we started with, below is the same area after.
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P6240002.jpg)
![](https://www.gmforum.com/howto/tech-info/t278943/P6240003.jpg)
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