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Identifying Paint Hardness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Hard paints usually have the following characteristics:<\/span><\/p>\n While soft paints have the following characteristics:<\/span><\/p>\n Regardless of hard paint or soft paint, we have the perfect solution to these paints!<\/p>\n Hard Paint Abrasive<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n NAO Compound 46<\/strong><\/p>\n NAO Compound 46<\/a> is an abrasive formulated to remove heavy swirls and defects and to refine micro-swirls or holograms that are found after the initial compounding stage.<\/p>\n Yes, you read it right. The same compound abrasive that is formulated to compound (remove heavy swirls and defects) and to refine (polish\/refine) leftover defects from the initial compounding stage.<\/p>\n To adjust cutting ability or level, simply switch to a different pad. Pair the NAO Compound 46<\/a> with an aggressive pad (ie: Blue Nano Wool<\/a>) to remove heavy swirls and defects.<\/p>\n While to achieve swirl-free finishing, simply switch over to a lesser pad such as the Polishing Foam<\/a> or Finishing Foam<\/a> with the same compound of NAO Compound 46<\/a> to remove any leftover defects from the compounding stage<\/p>\n In fact, for many hard paintworks, one-step polishing can be achieved with the NAO Compound 46<\/a> paired with the Blue Nano Wool<\/a> and result in a swirl-free finishing.<\/p>\n\n
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