Lexus/Toyota Black SS paint

[RAG]

I'm really starting to like the new style single stage black paint Lexus and Toyota seem to be using lately. The clear/basecoat mixture they use provides all the gloss of CC/BC blacks and yet it seems to be slightly less sensative (though all black paint is crazy-sensative); I believe this because of the way in behaves under buffing. I've now done several Lexus', several Highlanders, and a Prius (today) that have proved to be easy (relative to other black paint) to finish down halogram-free with the rotary. On most black paints I have to slow the rotary down to 1000 RPMs and use very little pressure, but on the Lex/Toy SS black I'm finding I can easily run in the 1300 range and use more pressure and still finish down without halograms in direct sunlight. This tells me it is not as "sensative", as the abrasives must not be leaving too deep of swirls to present any halograms. On ther other end of the spectrum we have Nissan/Infiniti black, which is nightmarishly soft/sensative.

[gmblack3a]

What pads and polishes are you using on this SS paint Ryan?

Thanks,
Bryan

[RAG]

Originally Posted by gmblack3a

What pads and polishes are you using on this SS paint Ryan?

Thanks,
Bryan

Treating it just like CC/BC paint. So it really depends. If I'm doing the works on black... typically I buff with a compound like PG, OHC, and lately HTEC with a white LC VC, then polish twice with green P2 and 106FF (first time higher rpms and more pressure, second time slow and very little pressure). For two-step polish jobs, I simply cut out the compound step. But given how easy (relatively) the black SS finishes down halogram free, I can increase the aggressiveness of all three steps (like add a little PG in the mix for the second step and use more RPMs and pressure for the last step).

BTW, my second favorite black paint (to buff) is the GM - I like hard paint better than soft.