View Full Version : what the hell is causing this
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 08:11 PM
i have no idea what is causing this weird marring. i just started noticing it and its pissing me off. the car is prepped fine, and i have tried 2-3 different compounds with 2 different types of light cut pads. using the PC on 3 to spread the compound, then buffing on 5-6. what the hell is causing it?
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c37/hatrickstu/IMG_4524.jpg
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Edwards944
11-22-2008, 08:14 PM
Looks exactly like the compounding haze I get from 3M rubbing compound.
BigJimZ28
11-22-2008, 08:16 PM
you know you need a fine polish after the compound right?
imported_DetailDan
11-22-2008, 08:19 PM
You arent finishing properly like Jim said. You need an intermediate polish, then a finishing polish most likely.
BigAl3
11-22-2008, 08:19 PM
what pad and product combos are you using?
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 08:22 PM
i know i need a polish guys lol.
here is one example of the process-
orange ccs light cut pad, with optimum compound
use until the original imperfections are gone
followed by white ccs pad with OC
followed by grey ccs pad with optimum polish
BigAl3
11-22-2008, 08:23 PM
use the optimum polish with the white pad...
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 08:25 PM
ill give that a try, thanks
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 08:44 PM
still leaving some...
BigJimZ28
11-22-2008, 08:49 PM
still leaving some...
are you sure you broke down the OP?
you only had 20 min between post:chuckle:
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 08:59 PM
ok i got it guys.
best combo is appearing to be danase swirl abolisher I with orange pad, followed immediately by grey pad and OP. never seen that work before, but it is
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 09:01 PM
are you sure you broke down the OP?
you only had 20 min between post:chuckle:
yea lol, im only working on a fender until i got it figured out
sixty7mustang22
11-22-2008, 09:01 PM
I takes forever to break Optimum polishes down with a PC. If you aren`t breaking them down all the way, you will always get those tight swirls left on the finish.
hatrickstu
11-22-2008, 09:05 PM
for some reason it seemed like the polish OP and a white pad was actually making it worse. the danase is doing great.
I`m not getting the whole polish + gray pad thing.
If we`re talking about Lake COuntry pads, then the gray pad has no cut, so whatever the polish is doing, it`s not even close to what it`s supposed to be doing.
The compound + yellow pad may be creating as much, if not more problems than you have to begin with. Try the polish with the orange pad, then step up to a white pad, and if you`re still not happy, you`ll need a final polish and a white pad.
The gray pad is really for sealants, glazes, and waxes.