Wool fibers cut into the paint. I have never seen a dark color look close to perfect after being polished with wool and wiped down with a solvent like prep sol. I believe that microscopically polishing the paint (or jeweling it) with a non mechanical foam pad (such as a LC gray/blue/red or
Meg's So1o) acts to level out the imperfections that we cannot even see.
The paint is then flatter and reflects more light directly (instead of letting the light become scattered in the microscopic imperfections), which gives a sharper, more reflective surface.
No need to eat crow, and I am glad that you had greater success with the foam finishing. The goal of this board should always be to help eachother
Also, this thread is completely worthless with out pics
