how long to work in, before you're buffing

M

medic

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So I put on my second coat of UPP on Wednesday and I starting questioning if I was working the product into the paint for too long and escentially buffing off the paint protection.



See, I'm still a t bit new to polymers, so I'd put a little bit of product onto my towel and then begin working it into the paint. I'd look at the pannel I just did and notice that at times there were areas where the products had left resedue since I didn't work it enough. After some time though, I started thinking if I keep going over the same area am I actually buffing off the product before it has a chance to bond.



I'd like to know what you do to tell the proper time to work an area before I start using some more expensive Klasse. The paint looks great and feels smooth, but I'm really curious.
 
Personally, I think this is a question best answered by the product mfrs. They'll have the best advice as to the proper use of their products.



Depending on the chemical composition of the product, some need to be worked in and some don't. Most products with a mechanical agent (aka abrasive) need working in if they are to do the job they were designed to do. But products with chemical agents are going to act differently depending on their chemical composition. If a product is using solvents to clean paint and remove swirls by "melting" the edges of the swirls, why bother working it in at all since there are no abrasives to break down?



As they say, "use as directed".:D
 
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