My Mirror Glaze foam pads are wearing out, and I'm also ready to move to the next level. My Hyundai/Genesis "Becketts Black" paint is a pearl-metallic, very hard, very chippy. Here's what I'm using, and the issues I'm having...
Porter Cable 7436SP
- Products: Mirror Glaze W67DA Backing Plate
- Issues: Is it powerful enough?
Mirror Glaze Burgundy Cutting Pad
- Products: Ultimate Compound or ScratchX
- Issues: Full-time job in order to get results, even at max speed
Mirror Glaze Yellow Polishing Pad
- Product: Ultimate Polish
- Issues: None
Mirror Glaze Beige Finishing Pad
- Product: Gold Class Carnauba Plus Liquid
- Issues: None (with application)
Microfibre Rag and Chamois Rag (one in each hand)
- Product: Gold Class wax removal
- Issue: Cloudy/blotchy no matter how thin, LOTS of buffing needed, reduced durability
In this Droid phone shot from a January 2015 correction, you can see there's not much to complain about:
However, in this Canon camera shot from today following another correction in April, you can see that although the overall finish may look good, there are still spiderwebs in full sun (otherwise invisible). This deck panel was compounded at speed 5 and 6, polished at 5, and then waxed at 3 and then buffed by hand. As I mentioned in another thread, I'd also re-waxed this panel and others a week later due to rain. This picture reveals pollen and dust, but otherwise the car is clean and feels baby smooth to the touch:
While I need to order new pads, if there's a better pad type for what I need, especially for this hard paint, then let me know. Sometimes, I'm at the limit of what my DA can produce, with the speed on 6/max and pressing down hard over many passes. It really has been a long hard slog to get these results, and this was my 3rd correction this year.
I'm also thinking my removing wax by hand is re-introducing spiderwebs, or perhaps it's removing so much product they are uncovered again. That is, when I compound thoroughly enough the surface can be near perfect, swirl-wise. Then, once I polish it thoroughly, the surface really is perfect, stunning, swirl-free. Then, I apply the wax with the DA, wait at least 20 minutes and start removing. Because the cloudiness and blotchiness requires a LOT of removal and buffing, and more removal and more buffing, it can seem like I wind up back where I started with these spiderwebs, albeit with a freshly waxed finish to the paint from all the product. Maybe a finishing disc of some kind is in order? Maybe I need MF pads, or even an orbital?
So, what are your recommendations?
Porter Cable 7436SP
- Products: Mirror Glaze W67DA Backing Plate
- Issues: Is it powerful enough?
Mirror Glaze Burgundy Cutting Pad
- Products: Ultimate Compound or ScratchX
- Issues: Full-time job in order to get results, even at max speed
Mirror Glaze Yellow Polishing Pad
- Product: Ultimate Polish
- Issues: None
Mirror Glaze Beige Finishing Pad
- Product: Gold Class Carnauba Plus Liquid
- Issues: None (with application)
Microfibre Rag and Chamois Rag (one in each hand)
- Product: Gold Class wax removal
- Issue: Cloudy/blotchy no matter how thin, LOTS of buffing needed, reduced durability
In this Droid phone shot from a January 2015 correction, you can see there's not much to complain about:
However, in this Canon camera shot from today following another correction in April, you can see that although the overall finish may look good, there are still spiderwebs in full sun (otherwise invisible). This deck panel was compounded at speed 5 and 6, polished at 5, and then waxed at 3 and then buffed by hand. As I mentioned in another thread, I'd also re-waxed this panel and others a week later due to rain. This picture reveals pollen and dust, but otherwise the car is clean and feels baby smooth to the touch:
While I need to order new pads, if there's a better pad type for what I need, especially for this hard paint, then let me know. Sometimes, I'm at the limit of what my DA can produce, with the speed on 6/max and pressing down hard over many passes. It really has been a long hard slog to get these results, and this was my 3rd correction this year.
I'm also thinking my removing wax by hand is re-introducing spiderwebs, or perhaps it's removing so much product they are uncovered again. That is, when I compound thoroughly enough the surface can be near perfect, swirl-wise. Then, once I polish it thoroughly, the surface really is perfect, stunning, swirl-free. Then, I apply the wax with the DA, wait at least 20 minutes and start removing. Because the cloudiness and blotchiness requires a LOT of removal and buffing, and more removal and more buffing, it can seem like I wind up back where I started with these spiderwebs, albeit with a freshly waxed finish to the paint from all the product. Maybe a finishing disc of some kind is in order? Maybe I need MF pads, or even an orbital?
So, what are your recommendations?
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