Hello friends 
I got the opportunity to polish a Toyota Vitz, dark blue, gorgeous in the shade. But in the sun, it’s very nicely filled with swirls and scratches.
Close up pics
Washed n Clayed:
Lacking definition, dull, no depth
The ride’s best companions, swirls and scratches
Vertical panels
The hood and the top
Close-up
Other paint defects
Polishing
I started with a test section on the hood, Makita, Menz 203s on LC white pad. Very little effect!
I moved to Menz PG on LC wool polishing pad. Results were nicer and less holograms than foam. Then, I found the swirls and scratches were hiding other defects such as long RDS, pits, and orange peel. I stepped down to Menz 203s on LC white with Flex DA. Results were superb, clear definition, no holograms and swirls, the deep RDS remained but were almost unnoticeable. Only the hood I refined with Flex, PO85rd on LC black. This was the most battered part.
Deep RDS remain, but they’re not easy to capture. Only noticeable from an angle, & with a detailer’s eye! :inspector:
Pits and pores discovered while polishing. Wet-sanded 2000 grit, then continued.
Hello!
Looking at the ant: is it hydrophobic?
I got the opportunity to polish a Toyota Vitz, dark blue, gorgeous in the shade. But in the sun, it’s very nicely filled with swirls and scratches.
Close up pics
Washed n Clayed:
Lacking definition, dull, no depth
The ride’s best companions, swirls and scratches
Vertical panels
The hood and the top
Close-up
Other paint defects
Polishing
I started with a test section on the hood, Makita, Menz 203s on LC white pad. Very little effect!
I moved to Menz PG on LC wool polishing pad. Results were nicer and less holograms than foam. Then, I found the swirls and scratches were hiding other defects such as long RDS, pits, and orange peel. I stepped down to Menz 203s on LC white with Flex DA. Results were superb, clear definition, no holograms and swirls, the deep RDS remained but were almost unnoticeable. Only the hood I refined with Flex, PO85rd on LC black. This was the most battered part.
Deep RDS remain, but they’re not easy to capture. Only noticeable from an angle, & with a detailer’s eye! :inspector:
Pits and pores discovered while polishing. Wet-sanded 2000 grit, then continued.
Hello!
Looking at the ant: is it hydrophobic?
