Elminating marring?

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Technikal

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Hi,



I don't know if 'marring' is the correct term or not - but whatever it is, I want to find out what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it.



My truck is a 2003 Toyota Tundra - black. I'm polishing with a PC with an orange pad and Optimum Polish - speeds 5-6. I'm working it in well, and working it for several minutes per panel. I wipe it off, and finish with OCW or Nano Spay Wax.



It looks great in most light. However, when the sun hits it just right, I can see the 'paths' that I used on the PC. It's not holograms, but clearly visible in the right conditions. It reminds me of freshly cut grass - where you can see the mower was pushed in one direction, then the other.



Am I not polishing long enough? I'm spending minutes per section, with relatively small sections. Do I need to follow up with something finer than OP and the orange pad?



Thanks!
 
orange pad on soft black paints is not enough to rinish down clearly. try a white pad, or even a blue LC pad and hit it with OP again
 
Some of us find that OP doesn't necessarily finish down all that great either (yeah, sure, could easily be user-error, but it still works out that way). Some kind of finer "finishing" polish might be a good idea, used with a polishing pad. Might even want to finish up with a gentle burnishing using a finishing pad, for the final passes.
 
menzerna FPII give a better result with less working time. I think the working time of OP can be upwards of 10 minutes...way too long for me!
 
toyotaguy said:
..I think the working time of OP can be upwards of 10 minutes...way too long for me!
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Yeah, way too long for me too. Guess different people have different preferences, but I like products that do their thing quickly, even M105-quickly.
 
technikal said:
Hi,



I don't know if 'marring' is the correct term or not - but whatever it is, I want to find out what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it.



My truck is a 2003 Toyota Tundra - black. I'm polishing with a PC with an orange pad and Optimum Polish - speeds 5-6. I'm working it in well, and working it for several minutes per panel. I wipe it off, and finish with OCW or Nano Spay Wax.



It looks great in most light. However, when the sun hits it just right, I can see the 'paths' that I used on the PC. It's not holograms, but clearly visible in the right conditions. It reminds me of freshly cut grass - where you can see the mower was pushed in one direction, then the other.



Am I not polishing long enough? I'm spending minutes per section, with relatively small sections. Do I need to follow up with something finer than OP and the orange pad?



Thanks!
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Gotta go to a less abrasive pad...try white, black or blue. OP *should* finish down well with your hardware and eliminate the issue you are having.
 
Thanks for all the info. I have Poli-Seal as well. So, White or Blue pad with that? Or should I stick with OP? The Pad+Polish thing confuses me - would Poli-Seal on an Orange pad finish better than OP on White?



It does seem that the OP never 'flashes'. I guess it was meant more for rotary buffers. I'll have to try something else one of these days.
 
I'd follow OP/orange with Poli-Seal using a polishing pad.



OP works fine with a PC (OP II even better) but you have to remember that less is more. About 3 pea sized drops per panel is all you need. You actually get a better cut and finish if you use less vs more.
 
technikal said:
The Pad+Polish thing confuses me - would Poli-Seal on an Orange pad finish better than OP on White?
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If one factor (product or pad) is too aggressive then the combo just won't finish out well enough. In this case, an *orange* light-cut pad is almost always too aggressive for final polishing; the pad itself will cause micromarring no matter what product you have on it.



My advice:



Best to match aggressive products with aggressive pads, or even aggressive products with medium pads.



Match medium products with medium pads.



Match mild products with either medium pads (some of which are pretty porous but have *no* functional cut of their own) or finishing pads.
 
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