Ok, I goofed up a panel and hood...

[bob m]

Ok, I probably did not either wait long enough between coating layers and/or used too little product, resulting in some unevenness in a panel and hood. The hood does have PPF on it so I need to be super careful about re-polishing that area. Since my car had such good care I only needed/preferred GG Perfecting cream before coating.

So, I`m going to re polish those areas but would I need a more aggressive polish to remove that 4 day old coating?
Suggestions?

[The Guz]

Test spot it with what you used to polish the car. Should be more than enough to remove the coating.

[rlmccarty2000]

I agree, test spot. See if you have any high spots and hit them first. A mild abrasive should cut right through since the coating has not completely cured and probably even if it was completely cured depending on the coating.

[JSFM35X]

After you get it off and go to Re coat make sure your applicator is wetting the surface evenly and cross hatch your strokes. On a hood the size of your Q5 divide it into 4 sections. And re wet applicator for each section.

Just my advice based on my own experience.

[Mike lambert]

You’ll find that on PPF coatings tend to flas faster. That could’ve been some of the issue also. The Griot’s perfecting cream is all you’ll need.

[bob m]

Thanks all. It happens to be an Allroad, but point taken. I will be way more careful this time around.

[Coatings=crack]

I just removed 2 week old CQUK3.0 and literally removed by hand with CP Essence and a MF pad by hand with light pressure. Cleaned full panel with boss 15 and boss yellow perfecting pads. Not much aggression to remove at-all.


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[wristymanchego]

I just removed 2 week old CQUK3.0 and literally removed by hand with CP Essence and a MF pad by hand with light pressure. Cleaned full panel with boss 15 and boss yellow perfecting pads. Not much aggression to remove at-all.


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Can you share with us how you came to the conclusion the coating was removed?

[Coatings=crack]

When I did it by hand it was to see if I could remove high spot. It did. Then I machine polished spot area and you could see out lined where I polished. Also sprayed with N-914 afterwards and although beaded up, was not tight and uniformed where polished


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[Coatings=crack]

When I did it by hand it was to see if I could remove high spot. It did. Then I machine polished spot area and you could see out lined where I polished. Also sprayed with N-914 afterwards and although beaded up, was not tight and uniformed where polished


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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190627/151b5c54af7bd917d93e00210d2f1294.jpg

You can see in pick out line of spot I polished. This was after hand polish. Don’t know if it removed all layers but definetly removed some



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[wristymanchego]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190627/151b5c54af7bd917d93e00210d2f1294.jpg

You can see in pick out line of spot I polished. This was after hand polish. Don’t know if it removed all layers but definetly removed some



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Ace, thanks for the supporting shot.

2 weeks of UK 3.0 you say? Goes to show that true curing takes a month.

[Coatings=crack]

Ace, thanks for the supporting shot.

2 weeks of UK 3.0 you say? Goes to show that true curing takes a month.

I don’t know why 2 weeks came to mind:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190627/15ba6910331d003a5c5ceafc5ea23edf.jpg

I posted this on 14th of May. Finished actually the 10th. It’s been well over a month. Initial app was 3 coats uk3 and 1 coat Cancoat.


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[wristymanchego]

I just removed 2 week old CQUK3.0

Did you not post this?

[bob m]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190627/151b5c54af7bd917d93e00210d2f1294.jpg

You can see in pick out line of spot I polished. This was after hand polish. Don’t know if it removed all layers but definetly removed some



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What did it look like after machine polishing?

[Coatings=crack]

Did you not post this?

Yes I was saying my mistake. Don’t know why “I” said two weeks. Sorry for confusion


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