what the hell is causing this

[hatrickstu]

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?

[Edwards944]

Looks exactly like the compounding haze I get from 3M rubbing compound.

[BigJimZ28]

you know you need a fine polish after the compound right?

[imported_DetailDan]

You arent finishing properly like Jim said. You need an intermediate polish, then a finishing polish most likely.

[BigAl3]

what pad and product combos are you using?

[hatrickstu]

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]

use the optimum polish with the white pad...

[hatrickstu]

ill give that a try, thanks

[hatrickstu]

still leaving some...

[BigJimZ28]

still leaving some...

are you sure you broke down the OP?

you only had 20 min between post:chuckle:

[hatrickstu]

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]

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]

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]

for some reason it seemed like the polish OP and a white pad was actually making it worse. the danase is doing great.

[Less]

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.