# Whats the best stuff to buy at a local parts store to buff red paint? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 15, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052 "2008-06-15T19:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/1 "2008-06-15T19:10:09Z")
I have a buffer and have done it plenty of times, a few on red Honda’s but I ran out of the stuff I was using and have no idea what it was. My dad gave me the stuff to use and it worked awesome, now I have no clue what to buy. Any advice on what I can pick up at advancedauto? Here is a pic of the red I am doing, body is great its just a little faded as all red older Honda’s do. ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV020.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV020.jpg) ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV003.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV003.jpg) ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV001.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/98HondaCRV001.jpg) It looks awesome when its wet so I know it will look good when its buffed, it might still be a little faded but it should look good. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/2 "2008-06-15T19:18:57Z")
carquest sells 3m, explain to one of th associates what your doing and he,ll sell you the stuff, i have some meguairs swirl remover that when used with a 3m foam compounding pad works pretty good for average fadeing ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/3 "2008-06-15T19:19:56Z")
Ya, I need some different pads as well, I just have the furry one. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/4 "2008-06-15T19:21:03Z")
what kind of buffer do you have? ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/5 "2008-06-15T19:22:04Z")
Its a dewalt, similar to this one ![http://www.docwash.com/catalog/images/DW849.jpg](http://www.docwash.com/catalog/images/DW849.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/6 "2008-06-15T19:23:02Z")
A foam pad would really work better…The pad you have is most likely for heavy cutting and if you don’t know what your doing that is a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![buffalo\_vr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@buffalo\_vr4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/buffalo_vr4)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/7 "2008-06-15T19:50:34Z")
urban paint in north tonawanda has all the solutions you need. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/8 "2008-06-15T20:30:25Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > A foam pad would really work better…The pad you have is most likely for heavy cutting and if you don’t know what your doing that is a bad idea. I have used it before on red painted Honda that was fading it worked well. What should I get foam wise? ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-best-stuff-to-buy-at-a-local-parts-store-to-buff-red-paint/50052/9 "2008-06-16T14:24:17Z")
> [@JDMSIR](#): > > I have used it before on red painted Honda that was fading it worked well. What should I get foam wise? 3m compounding pad, thats all we used at work, 3m polishing pad is pretty much useless its soo low of a cut