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tC_Crazy · 05-04-08, 02:19

I've been getting really frustrated with my UDM and Menzerna polishes. Two weeks ago I polished the passenger's side of my Scion tC with IP and an orange LC pad. It looked pretty good, but just in case there was some micromarring I couldn't see (my halogen wouldn't fire up... probably a dead bulb) I followed up with FP on a white pad. Each time, I put 2 sprays of XMT conditioner on the pad, then applied polish, spread at 3, and worked in at 6.

The IP broke down quickly on the orange LC pad, within 2 passes. However, the FP would not break down at all. I went at it with decent pressure at speed 6 for 3 minutes, and it looked the same as it was after spreading. I buffed it off after about 5 minutes thinking it must be done, and it did look good. I moved on to the next panel, determined to break it down. After 9 minutes however, I still couldn't get it to go clear and oily. It just wouldn't break down.

I finished up the rest of the panels this way, and after a quick wash put on a coat of wax. About a week later, I looked at the car in the sun, and noticed holograms all over!

Today I decided to tackle the holograms, so I thought FP with a white pad worked in long enough would remove the holograms. I went at the entire passenger's side, with not much better luck breaking the polish down. After I was done, however, the car looked holo-free. So I gave it a wash to get rid of any dust, and went to a sunny part of the driveway to check it out. To my dismay, I saw some holograms. However, they were just barely noticeable. I put on a coat of wax, thinking I could live with it until the next polish. However, after the wax, I went back outside and noticed even more holograms. About the same amount as when I started! How is this possible?

I thought the UDM was wasn't supposed to make these horrid marks! Is there something wrong in my technique that is causing these holograms to keep reappearing?

05-04-08, 02:19	#1 (permalink)
tC_Crazy Registered User tC_Crazy is offline Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 90	Why do I keep getting holograms via UDM? I've been getting really frustrated with my UDM and Menzerna polishes. Two weeks ago I polished the passenger's side of my Scion tC with IP and an orange LC pad. It looked pretty good, but just in case there was some micromarring I couldn't see (my halogen wouldn't fire up... probably a dead bulb) I followed up with FP on a white pad. Each time, I put 2 sprays of XMT conditioner on the pad, then applied polish, spread at 3, and worked in at 6. The IP broke down quickly on the orange LC pad, within 2 passes. However, the FP would not break down at all. I went at it with decent pressure at speed 6 for 3 minutes, and it looked the same as it was after spreading. I buffed it off after about 5 minutes thinking it must be done, and it did look good. I moved on to the next panel, determined to break it down. After 9 minutes however, I still couldn't get it to go clear and oily. It just wouldn't break down. I finished up the rest of the panels this way, and after a quick wash put on a coat of wax. About a week later, I looked at the car in the sun, and noticed holograms all over! Today I decided to tackle the holograms, so I thought FP with a white pad worked in long enough would remove the holograms. I went at the entire passenger's side, with not much better luck breaking the polish down. After I was done, however, the car looked holo-free. So I gave it a wash to get rid of any dust, and went to a sunny part of the driveway to check it out. To my dismay, I saw some holograms. However, they were just barely noticeable. I put on a coat of wax, thinking I could live with it until the next polish. However, after the wax, I went back outside and noticed even more holograms. About the same amount as when I started! How is this possible? I thought the UDM was wasn't supposed to make these horrid marks! Is there something wrong in my technique that is causing these holograms to keep reappearing?