Did I ruin my side view mirror?

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primitivo

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Hey folks.

So I have become accustomed to using a yellow or white pad on a small Rupes (duetto?) with late stage polish. Done it on 5 of my cars so far and it worked great.

This time, I did it and created a halo effect on the mirror - the center where I started is normal but around it is a blue/violet ring and then the perimeter has a different reflective quality. Not looking good. I started in one spot but started to move it after 1-2 seconds.

The pad was not hot and I didn`t work it for long. Speed was maybe 4 out of 6.

not having success uploading a pic at the moment but will try later.

Anyone see this happen?
 
Will wait for pics before i guess. But i usually ipa or apc wipe after polish to see whats going on. Heat isnt necessary to "burn" through paint.
 
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Are you talking about the mirror itself or the case that holds the mirror? If your talking about the mirror itself like in your photo, being a film, I would not use any abrasive polish as it will scratch the film.
 
Looks permanently damaged. I don`t believe any residue would look like that.

What vehicle is this on? Might have some sort of coating on the mirrors for glare or fluid inside.
 
From what i learned in the past, side mirror glass is really more like a plastic. It will scratch and mar easy. I have mine coated with Mckess glass coating. And also I am very carefull when washing that area.
 
pingable said:
Does your mirror have self dimming - electro. features. Looks sh0t
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I was thinking the same, auto dim may screwed up. May be a static charge left from the friction.

Quote"[FONT=&quot]The technology is called electrochromics, which applies electricity in order to tint glass through a low-voltage power supply. The electricity moves through an electrochromic gel placed between two pieces of glass during manufacturing, which have been treated with an electrically conductive coating."[/FONT]
 
I did the same thing to my old car when I first started detailing. It looked exactly like that and when I kept trying to fix it it burned through completely and looked faded. Cost me like 30-40 bucks to replace it IIRC.
 
I coated my trucks mirrors with CQUK and it turned them a slightly amberish color. No one but me can tell, but Ill never do that again.
 
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