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BlackMach03

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Hey guys, my name is Adam and I have a 2003 Mach 1 mustang that is Black of course lol. I have never owned a black car but luckily I was able to find this one in great condition paint wise. It had a few minor swirls but only ones you had to get up close to see.



I decided to take Meg. UC to it by hand with a microfiber pad, I don't have a PC yet but I did it in a hurry :crazy: and let it dry before I removed it. I know, I know this was absolutely wrong I just have a bad habit of trying to get things done quickly. It actually didn't look to bad but I did have some "finger print" holograms from bearing down too hard. I tried to fix this with Autoglym SRP and it just made more fingerprint holograms on the car. It really isnt bad at all, but they are there.



I wanted to get everyones opinion on my plan to redo it. I am planning on doing a wash tomorrow and then taking UC back to it but doing it with an autoglym application pad and I am going to do small sections, work it well, and wipe off before it drys. I plan on doing a wax/sealant afterward but I am not sure I want to use SRP again. The SRP has great reviews but it left holograms awfully easy. Let me know what you guys think!



Here is a pic of the car.



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We detail a lot of black vehicles. I know exactly what your talking about. The wax we use on all our details is Ardex Topaz. It goes on real easily with a damp microfiber and a new dry one to take off. I like to take it off with a polisher and a white foam pad then finish it with a microfiber. This helped us so i hope it helps you.
 
BlackMach03- I've never used the UC, but I do wonder if it might need a follow up (with something milder) on your paint.

Also wonder if the Trade Secret Oils in it are causing pseudo-holograms. Maybe try IPA after the UC and see what it looks like (in the sun) afer that.



I've never had any hologram-like issues with SRP...*never* so that has me :confused: I've used it on all kinds of paint too. Gee, wish I had a good suggestion, especially since I'm always hyping the SRP!
 
Accumulator said:
BlackMach03- I've never used the UC, but I do wonder if it might need a follow up (with something milder) on your paint.

Also wonder if the Trade Secret Oils in it are causing pseudo-holograms. Maybe try IPA after the UC and see what it looks like (in the sun) afer that.



I've never had any hologram-like issues with SRP...*never* so that has me :confused: I've used it on all kinds of paint too. Gee, wish I had a good suggestion, especially since I'm always hyping the SRP!
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If he let it dry/bake in the sun it would be a pain to get off, but then again an IPA wipe down should fix that... I wonder if the holograms were originally in the paint from pervious attempts to buff/shine the car?
 
dmw2692004 said:
If he let it dry/bake in the sun it would be a pain to get off, but then again an IPA wipe down should fix that... I wonder if the holograms were originally in the paint from pervious attempts to buff/shine the car?
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No the holograms were not on the car before the UC was used there were none at all. I didn't notice them after the UC but the SRP did leave them I know for a fact it is the only thing I used after. It may have been in my technique but I am going to try a different route. I did not do it in the sun, it was all done in the shade in the garage. I took the UC back to it and got the holograms out but I have not put anything down to protect yet, hopefully doing that soon. Thanks for the replies!
 
BlackMach03- Well, I'm glad to hear you got 'em out at least...still can't figure how the SRP caused that though :nixweiss Guess you can at least use it on the wheels or something.
 
Accumulator said:
BlackMach03- Well, I'm glad to hear you got 'em out at least...still can't figure how the SRP caused that though :nixweiss Guess you can at least use it on the wheels or something.
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I know I dont get it either, you can kind of see the holograms to the right of the door handle there in the first pic. I love SRP and the way it smells, I am going to try to do it again with a more even pressure and see how that works.
 
wow holy doppelganger!

Welcome to autopia, and I'd follow up with Swirlx or scratchx, if that doesnt work id try again with the ultimate compound then step down to swirl x.



Here is a pic of my old mach 1

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and its replacement

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