test spot has me worried

[DontRevMe]

95 avus m3, i doubt this car has ever had a real paint correction. Never garaged, california and florida sun. Im planning a "2 stage" compound and polish job next weekend, the other day i did a test spot by hand on the worst area of my car. My drivers door already looks oxidized so i used some megs UC/swirlX on a small squared off section. The section if anything, looks worse. Heres a photo I took today with the car not clean. Theres no paint on the pads, but im nervous i guess that the coat could be too thin to correct. Just looking for help from those with experience. Thanks!

[DontRevMe]

Re: test spot has me worried

to update this, i can probably attribute this too my watery UC. I think all that did was make it worse. Ill pick up some new UC and see how it goes this weekend.

[icare]

Re: test spot has me worried

did you apply it by hand? DA?
what pads did you use?
how long did you work the products?

[Murr1525]

Re: test spot has me worried

Which side of the pic is the test spot?

[DontRevMe]

Re: test spot has me worried

test spot by hand
the lighter area was the test. The darker area is the tape line.

[wifpd4]

Re: test spot has me worried

I wouldn't think watery Ultimate Compound would make the finish worse.

So I'll repeat Murr's and icare's questions:

Is the "done" side of your photo the right or left?

What were you using for a pad or applicator? Foam or microfiber?

How long did you work the product(s)? You mention UC and SwirlX, did you use both?

Also did you shake the bottle thoroughly? I would think only frozen or a really old bottle of UC would be watery.

Thanks for the additional information