Corvette Repaint help

jucaraman · 06-02-07, 05:04

I have been working on a 94 red corvette, it has around 110k miles, and I would guess 10 to 20k miles on the new paint. I have no idea where the repaint was done.

It was pretty scratched up and swirled up but not terrible.

First I clayed blue claymagic

Menzerna Intensive Polish via LC Orange (spread at 3k, worked at 6k till not really visible)

Overall I would say it removed most scratches maybe 70 to 80%, but still some deeper ones but that is fine.

The intensive polish has left a little micromarring but hardly ANY hazing.

I then took Menzerna Final Polish II via LC White (spread at 3k, worked at 6k till hardly visible) I noticed the final polish seems like it has much longer working time than Intensive Polish is this right??
My problem is it seems this step has nearly 10 to 15 percent effect I need. If I work the same panel several several passes wipe clean it seems like it hardly touches the micromarring?

I have tried applying more pressure and working the product much slower maybe 1 inch every 2 seconds, still seems to not touch the marring.

So I stepped to Meguiars #80 speed glaze via LC White pad (spread 3k worked 6k) it seems much grabbier and a bit jumpy on the paint while polishing with PC.

After working the #80 it seems to cut just a tad more than Final Polish II but still not quite enough.

Is there something I am missing here?

Should I try Intensive Polish on a White pad to finish with less marring than try Final Polish II.

Should I try Final Polish II on orange pad?

Also shouldn't Final Polish II be LSP ready?

The paint looks excellent under normal lighting, but with two 500Watt Halogens On the paint I can notice the marring, I cannot see the maring under regular lightning.

Thank You for any help or suggestions.

jucaraman · 06-03-07, 09:56

Yes I wasnt very clear in the first post, I think a picture might say a thousand words in this case.

When using Meguiars #80 speed glaze it seems very slick and oily, how much should I apply to the pad after it is primed moving from one panel to the next? It seems the pad is very wet oily, and the polish might not be breaking down even after I run 5+passes per panel.

The pad almost looks as though I could use it on several panels without ever having to reapply polish to it. Is this correct??

I am using LC white 6" pads. I may be used to the LC 6" Orange pads, but when I move the white pad up to 6k it seems much less unstable, and rough moving, sometimes on a weird angle the pad wants to jump off the backing plate and move out of center.

Should I run Megs #80 on 6k ? or 5k? It seems much more controllable on 5k

I cannot decide is the Menzerna Final Polish II is removing prior marring, and then leaving some finer marring from itself, or if it is just not touching the current marring at all.