Standard Operating Procedure for 3M™ Perfect-It™ Random Orbital Polishing System

• Denib with 3M™ Finesse-it™ Trizact™ round discs, grade 3000 on denib tool
• Refine scratches with 3M™ Trizact™ Foam Disc, grade 8000, 75mm on orbital sander.
• Use disc damp with a soft interface pad. Refine each area with 4-6 overlapping times.
• Proceed directly to Polish Step

• Sand the area with a 3M™ Hookit™ Purple Finishing Film Abrasive Disc 260L, grade P1500 - P2000, 3" (75mm). Remove all panel defects and match texture to adjacent OEM panels. Wipe panel clean.
• Refine scratches with a dual action sander and a 3M™ Trizact™ Foam Disc, grade 3000, 3" (75mm). Use disc damp with a soft interface pad. Refine each area with 4-6 overlapping passes.
• (Optional) Refine scratches using 3M™ Trizact™ 8000 to further reduce the amount of time spent compounding.
• Wipe panel clean. If scratches are still visible, continue refining.

• Sand the area with a 3M™ Hookit™ Purple Finishing Film Abrasive Disc 260L, grade P1500 - P2000, 6" (150mm). Remove all panel defects and match texture to adjacent OEM panels. Wipe panel clean.
• Refine scratches with a dual action sander and a 3M™ Trizact™ Foam Disc, grade 3000, 6" (150mm). Use disc damp with a soft interface pad. Refine each area with 4-6 overlapping passes.
• (Optional) Refine scratches using 3M™ Trizact™ 8000 to further reduce the amount of time spent compounding.
• Wipe panel clean. If scratches are still visible, continue refining.

• Apply the compound to the pad in a circular motion by using the cap from the bottle to help spread a small amount of compound throughout the pad.
• Set the pad flat on the surface and start at speed setting 4 to spread compound, increase speed as necessary. Apply medium pressure.

• Compound small areas at a time. Approximately a 2’x2’ (60cm x 60cm) area is recommended to ensure adequate scratch/defect removal.
• Use a 3M™ Perfect-It™ Detail Cloth to remove the residual film from the surface. If scratches/defects remain, apply 4 drops of compound to the pad and continue compounding.
• Insure all sand scratches have been completely removed. Inspect the surface by spraying with 3M™ Inspection Spray and wipe with a clean microfiber cloth.

Note: Clean pads often with a 3M™ Conditioning Brush for optimal performance.

• Apply the polish to the pad in a circle near the edge of the pad.
• Set the pad flat on the surface and start at speed setting 4 to spread polish.

Reduce speed as necessary. Apply medium pressure in a north/south, east/west, crosshatch pattern to remove swirls/defects.

• Polish small areas at time. Approximately a 2’x2’ (60cm x 60cm) area is recommended to ensure adequate swirl/defect removal
• Use a 3M™ Perfect-It™ Detail Cloth to remove the residual film from the surface. If swirls/defects remain, apply 4 drops of polish to the pad and continue polishing.