Polish Drying

[iranmeba]

So I'm having a little trouble when machine polishing. The halogen lights tend to heat up my panels a lot so when I'm buffing the polishes will dry out pretty fast. My car is black so it doesn't really help the problem any. The polish then also becomes a pain to remove because it's all dried out. What should I do?

[DJ_JonnyV]

Try keeping your halogens a little further back from the section you are working on. After finishing the section, you should still be able to see the outcome with the halogens. Or, you can try to pick up a more portable light such as a 3M Sun Gun (very expensive) or Brinkmann dual LED light, or Infratech 3500 and just use it before, and then after doing each section for inspecting your work. What polishes are you using? Also, any other general comments about general temperature and environment would help to assist in ruling out other variables.

[iranmeba]

im using finesse it II on a white LC pad. same effect on both the rotary and the pc. it looks almost like its cooking when i work it. it looks semi clear but then turns white in front of my eyes and looks like its steaming a bit. its weird.

[Grabby]

When the polish residue bakes on for me, I just wipe it down with isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber towel.

Grabby

[charlesaferg]

Originally Posted by Grabby

When the polish residue bakes on for me, I just wipe it down with isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber towel.

Grabby

+1 works great


Also, if it's cooking, you're going to need to back the light off from the car, and/or get a sun gun.

Again, what climate are you working in? if it's steaming that's way hot, was the car in the sun before you started on the panel? I've worked on a hot panel, and I've seen a tiny bit when it's gotten way, way hot on the paint(outdoor on a dry, extremely hot day in the sun, don't do this by the way, it was an emergency thing) But that result from what I'm assuming is an indoor detail? Jeez.