New To Buffing, Advice Would Be Appreciated.

[ItsLarryG]

First time buffing a car and waited too long to have my dad teach me. Trying to figure it out on my own and think I need some help. I have a Snap On air buffer and am using 3M buffing compound (05973) and polishing with chemical guys V38. I am not able to get rid of the scratches and want to know if it’s RPM, too much water, not enough compound, wrong pad, etc...

http://https://imgur.com/gallery/xEoFLDW

[goalieman24]

Not familiar with that compound, but you generally don't need to mix water with most of the common compounds.
What pad are you using? Also, I'm guessing you're just using a standard orbit buffer which is generally a bit weaker when compared to an electric DA/random orbit.

[Armygsx]

First time buffing a car and waited too long to have my dad teach me. Trying to figure it out on my own and think I need some help. I have a Snap On air buffer and am using 3M buffing compound (05973) and polishing with chemical guys V38. I am not able to get rid of the scratches and want to know if it’s RPM, too much water, not enough compound, wrong pad, etc...

http://https://imgur.com/gallery/xEoFLDWNot sure what pad you're using but with my 2010 A4 (black) I noticed the clear was very hard compared to other cars I have paint corrected.

I ended up using a microfiber cutting pad with Sonax cutmax to see results. Most agressive setup I have had to use to correct paint. Finished with Sonax Perfect finish.

If I were you, try different pads (microfiber, yellow Lake country CCS pad) with your current compound. If neither works then find a more agressive compound.
Remember to always use the least agressive combination first and work up to a combination of pad/compound that works. Never go stright to the heaviest cut as it may be more then you need and cause marring.

Hope this helps!

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