buffed the car wrong, now have haze, HELP ME!

Carmageddon · 08-10-03, 09:49

Ok, so i dont know much about car care. I'v just recently been browsing this page and i'v learned alot just after reading the articles here. But, in the past..i buffed my car using a orbtal buffer (wax master) with meguires pollish (dont know if it was INTENDED for machine use) and now i'v got alot of swirls and alot of haze. The hood is the only part with this haze, wich is the only part iv buffed. What can i do remove this haze? I plan on ordering zaino but want to fix the paint befor putting a bunch of stuff on the car. Can someone please list all the things i will need and how to do it? Thanx alot for any help!

-Mike

larry_bar56 · 08-10-03, 09:59

It would help if you told us what product you used. Are you sure the haze was caused by your recent buffing? It must have been some pretty aggressive product to do that. But, you should be able to move to something less aggressive, like DACP or SMR and get the haze out.

Let us know what you do and the results.

Carmageddon · 08-10-03, 10:32

I used meguires No.7 Show car glaze. I know BIG mistake, right? Anyways, what can i do to fix it? I'v washed it many times and it wont come off, i havent tired using dawn yet to stip the wax off though. Its not noticable from a distance but up close in direct sunlight it is. I have meguiries No.2 fine cut, will that take it off? All i have to buff with is a waxmaster.

rjstaaf · 08-10-03, 10:48

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Originally posted by Carmageddon
I used meguires No.7 Show car glaze. I know BIG mistake, right? Anyways, what can i do to fix it? I'v washed it many times and it wont come off, i havent tired using dawn yet to stip the wax off though. Its not noticable from a distance but up close in direct sunlight it is. I have meguiries No.2 fine cut, will that take it off? All i have to buff with is a waxmaster.

#7 show car glaze wouldn't do that. There are no cleaners or abrasives in #7. What condition was the applicator you used? Was it clean? Had you used it for anything else recently?

Personally I would try #9 swirl mark remover "by hand" before you do anything else. If that doesn't do it you might want to move up to #83 DACP.

theveed · 08-11-03, 01:54

my question... what kind of bonnet did you use on your orbital?

BoxsterCharlie · 08-11-03, 02:39

Assuming you did everything right, you're better than OK. You've basically done the first step of what I've been working on delibrately to prep my wife's late-model Civic for sale.

The idea is that it takes scratching to remove scratching. You go in deep first, which removes virtually all the "real" scratches from the paint, but creates a uniform surface of hazing, or micro scratches. Then you do a round with a less aggresive polish (could be called a "swirl remover" or just "fine cut"). This will take out all the induced swirls--and now you'll see your "real" scratches are gone as well.

larry_bar56 · 08-11-03, 06:50

DavidB posted this thread recently. You might find it interesting and helpful.

Meguiar's #7