Ok this thread is for you to post your detailing mishaps or accidents so other people can read them and not repeate them. I`ll start:
I was using the zaino glass polish with my PC and liked the results... decided to try it on my car at speed 4 with a cutting pad.... i have tint on my windows and heat built up under the glass and caused little bubbles around the edge. Solution... use z-12 by hand, or with a really soft pad at a really low speed.
I was detailing that old buick or what ever it was (early 80s) that had really severe cracked paint that was extremely dry from UV from the sun. I tried some abrasivs with my buffer... this only proceded to make tears in the pad almost ruining it (because it caught on the cracks in the paint). Also the trunk was really really dry and when i put polish on it it just sucked it all in and was impossible to get even. Where it sucked it in it looked darker, and i could not smooth it out. Was forced just to wash it all out and not polish the trunk. Don`t use the buffer on cracked paint unless you want to toss your pads... and if the paint is old and dry, you might not be able to use products on it.
Let`s hear what you all have.... don`t be embarrassed either... we all make mistakes. Or you can post the mistakes your `friend` named `joe` made on `his car`
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