Originally Posted by
BudgetPlan1
Unfortunately, I am sometimes my own worst enemy.
Ok, here it is...
Prepping the new Cayman for coating. Paint is in pretty good shape overall but some deeper defects on the roof that are gonna take a bit more than a few passes with Sonax Perfect Finish.
Grab the Scholls S3, BOSS Microfiber cutting disc and BOSS21, takes care of them nicely. As can happen, see some residual haze with the Scangrip pen light, no big deal...Perfect Finish, yellow Rupes pad...no problem. Pen light still shows the typical `starburst` that indicates residue and/or haze afterwards. Interesting, as the combo generally clears that up well...sure did last night after some test spots.
Can`t be residue cuz usually that manifests itself in the direction of the of the starburst legs that change direction when switching from up-down wipe to a side-to-side and this haze doesn`t do that. Oh well, different paints need different combos sometimes. Start emptying my cabinet, trying different things. Firm pads, soft pads, open cell, closed cell, SMAT polishes, DAT polishes...nothing is clearing it up. Meguiars, HD, Scholls, BOSS Creams, Sonax, Angelwax, Rupes...I`m running outta stuff to try.
After about 2hrs (I can create A LOT of pad/polish combos with all the stuff in my cabinet) I`m perplexed and am outta ideas. Sit down to ponder my next move and happen to notice the front fender top, shine pen light at it and see the same starburst/haze. Well, that was one of the test spots I did last night with Rupes yellow and Perfect Finish and it had perfect clarity last night, hence my settling on that for the majority of the correction. WTF? It was perfect last night. Move in for a closer look, push my glasses to the top of my (apparently empty) head, shine pen light at paint and see great clarity. Glasses on, haze...glasses off, clarity.
The haze that I`ve been trying to clear up for 2hrs on the surface of the paint is NOT ON THE PAINT BUT ON MY GLASSES.
I guess sometimes the answer you seek is not really very complex but rather, in this case, literally right at the tip of my nose.
Unbelievable...
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