Well, I finally got my package from excel a few weeks back and have finally had a good weekend to detail the car. My car is a black Nissan 350z. I posted pics on here a few months back of the car and the condition of the paint.
After wash and clay bar, I started to polish with the SSR 2.5 and orange propel pad. This worked pretty well, and got 70-80% of the swirls scratches out, but there are still a bit more that still show. It also left a nasty haze and lots of micromarring. I didnt have enough time to do any more but do a coat of RMG then EXP. So this week I tried to get out the hazing with using SSR 2 with a green pad (after wash/clay of course). Hazing slightly decreased, but not much...still micromarring. Then I tried SSR 2 with a blue pad...same results. So, I gave up and just sealed it since I dont have SSR 1.
Now what should I do to remove the remainder of the hazing/micromarring? Should I start all over and do SSR 2.5, SSR 2, and then buy a bottle of SSR 1 and finish it up with that?
What is a good product/pad combo that will work on hazing/micromars on a black car. It doesnt neccessarily have to be SSR 1. If there is something better out there, I dont mind using it as long as it isnt too expensive and easy to use.
This is my first time using the PC, so I hope I havent done anything detrimental to the finish. I used everything at speed 3 to spread around then increased to speed 4.5-5 on the PC to work it in, usually doing about 4 passes. (1 horiz, 1 vert, 1 horiz, 1 vert) Should I do less, more? I also used approx, a ring of polish on the pad for each section (3x3)...a fender, a half of hood, etc...) Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong as far as technique. I have been reading a bit more on the forums and other sites and it seems like a lot of the hazing is a normal thing caused by heavier polishes. But I have also read it can be caused by going to fast, not working the polish in, bending the backing plate, pressing down to hard, etc.. Please let me know if I am correct here. I am trying to practice with the PC when using just wax. Im trying to figure out if its my technique that is causing this or if I dont have the right polish/cleaner for the job as I have heard mixed reviews about SSR 2 actually removing hazing/micromarring.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Jon
After wash and clay bar, I started to polish with the SSR 2.5 and orange propel pad. This worked pretty well, and got 70-80% of the swirls scratches out, but there are still a bit more that still show. It also left a nasty haze and lots of micromarring. I didnt have enough time to do any more but do a coat of RMG then EXP. So this week I tried to get out the hazing with using SSR 2 with a green pad (after wash/clay of course). Hazing slightly decreased, but not much...still micromarring. Then I tried SSR 2 with a blue pad...same results. So, I gave up and just sealed it since I dont have SSR 1.
Now what should I do to remove the remainder of the hazing/micromarring? Should I start all over and do SSR 2.5, SSR 2, and then buy a bottle of SSR 1 and finish it up with that?
What is a good product/pad combo that will work on hazing/micromars on a black car. It doesnt neccessarily have to be SSR 1. If there is something better out there, I dont mind using it as long as it isnt too expensive and easy to use.
This is my first time using the PC, so I hope I havent done anything detrimental to the finish. I used everything at speed 3 to spread around then increased to speed 4.5-5 on the PC to work it in, usually doing about 4 passes. (1 horiz, 1 vert, 1 horiz, 1 vert) Should I do less, more? I also used approx, a ring of polish on the pad for each section (3x3)...a fender, a half of hood, etc...) Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong as far as technique. I have been reading a bit more on the forums and other sites and it seems like a lot of the hazing is a normal thing caused by heavier polishes. But I have also read it can be caused by going to fast, not working the polish in, bending the backing plate, pressing down to hard, etc.. Please let me know if I am correct here. I am trying to practice with the PC when using just wax. Im trying to figure out if its my technique that is causing this or if I dont have the right polish/cleaner for the job as I have heard mixed reviews about SSR 2 actually removing hazing/micromarring.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Jon