Ok guys I need some serious help and quick haha! i am doing some side work for a friend of mine that owns a local car audio store, Metro Audio Dynamics. He has a Toyota SUV that has been completely customized. It was painted Dec 20th 2009 and the painter that did it, well to put it bluntly did a **** job. It had a ton of orange peel, dirt nibs and fish eyes. To make matters worse, they brought in a guy that didnt have a clue on what he was doing to wet sand and buff it. The guy did an ok job wet sanding it, but it looks like he used his hand and no block. So its wavy on some panels. Which could be from the paint or the body work. Im not sure. The Truck is black.
The clear coat that was used is super ****. It is just garbage stuff. It scratches and swirls super easily. That is where my problem lies. When I am wiping off the polish/compound, it swirls the paint and leaves slight hair line scratches. Im using Micro fiber towels that I got through my BFWD kit. So I know those shouldnt swirl the clear but they are. They are clean, i washed them by themselves in my washer. They havent been around anything that would leave stuff on the surface. I make sure if i drop on on the concrete, I use a new one. The compound/polish I am using is called Super Sonic. It is truly an amazing product. It can be used on a wool pad to cut and then on the foam pad to bring out the shine. Its what we use at work. It doesnt cut like 3m heavy compound but does a decent job.
Products I am using:
makita rotary buffer/polisher
3m wool pad
3m black waffle pad
Hi-Temp Super Sonic polish
Micro fiber towels from Pac.com
BFWD as the final step
How do I stop the paint from swirling when im taking off the polish? Ive never had this problem before in my life. It completely baffles me. This truck needs to be 110% perfect. Because when im done with it, it is going to LA for a photo shoot for a few car magazines.
Im using the same techniques i use on a daily basis at work, and I never have this issue. ive never had this issue anytime in my life. I think it goes back to the ````ty clear that was used. I should be able to take of it though, hopefully
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So what would you guys suggest?
Thanks!
Mike
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