Micro Marring?????

[DetailnByDustn]

Dustin, there's been a few times where I put micro marring in to very hard clear coats with a DA that I could then *not* get out without using a rotary. Of course, that was before the days of 105 and 205, but I guess the main point is on really hard clears, DA's can cause micro marring that is a huge, huge, PITA to get out.

When I had this problem, I switched over to PFW and SIP via rotary, and it got the micro marring out in a hurry.

If you don't have a rotary as an option, I'd definitely got some M205 and see how it goes. I would also highly recommend using an LC white pad or even a no bite pad to do this. DA's and cutting foam just do not play well on hard clears. Micro marring nightmare. Use as gentle of a pad as you have, then change the polish as needed to get the job done. You might even consider using the polish that caused this problem with a zero bite pad and see how it goes (in a small section, of course).

You might find yourself surprised at how aggressive you have to get to get rid of DA induced micro marring on hard clear. I sure was.

Thats what I ended up doing, using power finish with an orange pad 95% of all imperfection were removed and 100% of micro marring eliminated and the gloss looks killer!

[the_invisible]

Sometimes Random Deep Scratches (RDS) can look very much like micromarring. It's hard to tell sometimes until you start working on removing it.

I had a couple of scratches that looked very shallow, thin, and small. From eyeballing it using a double 500w halogen and a Brinkmann swirl gun, I thought those scratches were micro-marring, and proceeded to removing it with PO106FA. However it didn't budge. Turns out that they were actually much deeper than they appeared. Those micro-marring were caused by my Hugo Boss jacket rubbing on the rear quarter panel. To top it off, I had to spend $20 to have the suit dry cleaned because the car was soo dirty.

Ironically, swirls that LOOK deeper and are more irritating to look at are much easier to remove than some scratches that look like micro-marring.

[DetailnByDustn]

Sometimes Random Deep Scratches (RDS) can look very much like micromarring. It's hard to tell sometimes until you start working on removing it.

I had a couple of scratches that looked very shallow, thin, and small. From eyeballing it using a double 500w halogen and a Brinkmann swirl gun, I thought those scratches were micro-marring, and proceeded to removing it with PO106FA. However it didn't budge. Turns out that they were actually much deeper than they appeared. Those micro-marring were caused by my Hugo Boss jacket rubbing on the rear quarter panel. To top it off, I had to spend $20 to have the suit dry cleaned because the car was soo dirty.

Ironically, swirls that LOOK deeper and are more irritating to look at are much easier to remove than some scratches that look like micro-marring.

Very true, the micro marring was not there when I started detailing my car, so it had to be either the compound/pad/or polisher. When I switch to menzerna PO the micro marring disappeared and I was lift with utter amazement , not to fond of chemical guys line of compounds not the best Ive worked with, it takes more time to get rid of all the swirls left in the paint after one pass with a medium compound. Menzerna breaks down just like a polish and the results are impeccable by far the best Ive used.

[Cheetoh]

What is Menzerna PO?