Should I keep trying or just give up? Pics.

[Dane Guy]

My wife`s hood looks like the moon. Lots of pits. I just hit it with a 4" orange LC and SSR2.5 and didn`t even touch them. I did create some nice swirls though and turned my pads black. :hmph:



Should I jump up to a yellow pad and SSR3 (I`ll have to go buy them) or am I just not going to be successful with this one?



If you look at the reflection of the light bulb (not the flash) you can see it looks wavy. That`s the pitting. It was hard to capture.



http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5458/img1202ms7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5458/img1202ms7.f059091ba2.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=403&i=img1202ms7.jpg)



http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6545/img1214zt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6545/img1214zt3.044d579a41.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=403&i=img1214zt3.jpg)



Thanks.

[Legacy]

Looks like a re-paint is in order.

[dbesins]

it could be a lot of things: do you know if the car was repainted (the swirls could be under the clear)

also don`t go with yellowLC, if you need step up from orange go PWF (wool foam)

[Dane Guy]

It has not been repainted. Can I use wool with a PC? I don`t have a rotary. . .



EDIT: Like this one? Foamed Wool 65 inch PolishingBuffing Pad - Buffing and Polishing Pads - Autopia Shopping Network :: Detailing Products and Supplies (http://www.autopia.org/shopping/product/Foamed-Wool-65-inch-PolishingBuffing-Pad.html)

[dbesins]

although I never trie it on my PC I am Sure it can be done just get the smaller size pad (i forgot around 4)

Also I didn`t know you used a PC I have always had a hard time to do heavy correction with it.

[drew.haynes]

Stick w/ 4" pads. If you wanna go aggressive, try out Meguiars #95.

[SpoiledMan]

Hmm, pads turned black....what kind of car?? It appears that you didn`t break down the polish properly.

[BigAl3]

That`s the pitting.



http://www.autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/85699-ssr-2-5-routine-also-why-does-create-mini-craters-pits.html



http://www.autopia.org/forum/detailing-product-discussion/103662-pitting-ssr-polishes.html

[Dane Guy]

Hmm, pads turned black....what kind of car?? It appears that you didn`t break down the polish properly.



It`s a 2002 Toyota 4Runner.

[bwalker25]

an 02 4runner with SS Paint? :(

[Dane Guy]

an 02 4runner with SS Paint? :(



Do you think it`s single stage? I wasn`t sure.

[bwalker25]

Hmm, pads turned black....what kind of car?? It appears that you didn`t break down the polish properly.



if the 4runner is black and the pads turned black then yes I think its SS paint

[imported_JoshVette]

If it`s SS paint, it should be very easy to correct.



It`s kind of hard to give advise when we don`t know your exact process. But if you`re creating swirls with the PC, then it`s micro marring like in that first pic and you`re doing a few things wrong. It`s hard to speculate, but you may not be working the polishes in long enough or you could be going to long and abrading the surface with the pad after the polishes have dried or you could be using way too much polish and therefore it cannot break down or dry....



Do not step up to a yellow pad, step down to a white pad and try working the same polish in again, but put just enough on the pad to make on a line around 2/3 of the outer edge of the pad (does that make sense?) Spread it around quickly with a very low setting then turn it up to like 5000 opms and work it in moving over the surface very slowly, like 1 inch per second or slower.



I don`t think that will make it perfect but I do think it will really clean it up a bit.



Josh

[bwalker25]

I just find it amazing that car manufacturers today still use SS Paint.....Why dont the manufacturers that still use SS Paint step up to CC paints?

[SpoiledMan]

SS lives on. I saw a chalky white `07 Honda just the other day. :)