Holograms: I`ve run a rotary quite a bit, and could finish out fine on single stage back in the day. I *cannot* reliably finish out hologram-free on b/c and finally just quit trying.
A while ago, a well-regarded Autopian Pro did our Yukon XLD (long story why..). Spent days on it and he assured me it was hologram-free. It wasn`t, although it took a *really meticulous* examination to find them. Took me forever to sort that out, and I needed my wife`s help as it simply took two people to spot those things under just the right conditions.
A well-known, uhm...Detailing Industry Personality... who will remain nameless, admitted to me that he can`t always finish out hologram-free, though you`d sure never think that based on his (well-deserved) reputation that`s based on *decades* of great work via rotary. When *he* admitted that, it was enough for me; I decided it wasn`t just a shortcoming unique to me.
IT`S NOT THAT EASY. And it`s not just about harsh compounds or black basecoats or finicky paints either. Actually, IMO black can seem easy since you can more readily see the issues; try sorting out really light holograms on silver or light blue metallic and you`ll know what I mean. (FWIW, metallic black can drive me nuts too depending on the panel contours and how they catch the light.)
Gee, I sound awful..."sour grapes" or defeatist or [whatever]
Oh, since I`m being Mr. Positive anyhow... I sure wouldn`t try to level factory orangepeel these days, there`s just not that much clear to work with. Repaints are a different matter, a case-by-case kind of thing.
Heh heh, I suspect DarkThrottle isn`t finding any of my comments helpful, so with that I might oughta butt out
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