Hi Mike,
I am having issues with my Seat Ibiza FR (2016), which is midnight black.
When I first decided I wanted to get rid of the swirls and imperfections in my paint, I bought a 650watt DA polisher, Meguiars Ultimate Compound & M205.
I clayed the car (Bilt Hamber) and then did a two step polish to the whole vehicle. I followed up with wax (presta fast wax) and it looked great!
A couple of days later (after washing) I noticed that there was some imperfections remaining and after discussing on here, it was clear I had missed the importance of an IPA wipe down. I have since purchased and used IPA following correction but I cannot remove these fine scratches that look like wash marring from my paint.
This follows:
a) Megs UC on a Chemical guys Orange hex pad & M205 on CG White
b) Megs Swirl-X on an Orange or White CG pad
c) Today I tried my door with 2 passes of UC & 1 Pass of Swirl-X on Orange CG
So basically I do not know what I can do to get rid of these marks, they are pretty hard to capture but ill add some videos below.
In terms of technique, I have watched the junkman series amongst many other videos and work to a 2X2ft section with 50% 6 - 8 overlapping passes at approx 1inch per second.
Video showing the top half of the door after one pass of UC on an orange pad (Today):
Video showing total door after 2 passes of UC on orange pad and Swirl-x on orange pad (Today):
This video is after a previous attempt (I believe following the second attempt - Swirl-X on an orange pad)
This final video shows the initial correction that I performed which shows how bad the paint was.
What do you recommend? Is it something regarding my VAG paint been particularly hard? M105 or a Heavy pad?
- Some people have questioned if it is the MF cloths. I am not so sure since these defects can be seen in the final video on a panel that had never been detailed. I have also tried to see if I can induce similar defects by using pressure and an MF cloth under bright light and cannot seem to cause this defect.
Theres an old picture here showing a rear side panel prior to any detailing
Thanks. I appreciate this thread has a lot of info!
Heres a nice pic just because!
I am having issues with my Seat Ibiza FR (2016), which is midnight black.
When I first decided I wanted to get rid of the swirls and imperfections in my paint, I bought a 650watt DA polisher, Meguiars Ultimate Compound & M205.
I clayed the car (Bilt Hamber) and then did a two step polish to the whole vehicle. I followed up with wax (presta fast wax) and it looked great!
A couple of days later (after washing) I noticed that there was some imperfections remaining and after discussing on here, it was clear I had missed the importance of an IPA wipe down. I have since purchased and used IPA following correction but I cannot remove these fine scratches that look like wash marring from my paint.
This follows:
a) Megs UC on a Chemical guys Orange hex pad & M205 on CG White
b) Megs Swirl-X on an Orange or White CG pad
c) Today I tried my door with 2 passes of UC & 1 Pass of Swirl-X on Orange CG
So basically I do not know what I can do to get rid of these marks, they are pretty hard to capture but ill add some videos below.
In terms of technique, I have watched the junkman series amongst many other videos and work to a 2X2ft section with 50% 6 - 8 overlapping passes at approx 1inch per second.
Video showing the top half of the door after one pass of UC on an orange pad (Today):
Video showing total door after 2 passes of UC on orange pad and Swirl-x on orange pad (Today):
This video is after a previous attempt (I believe following the second attempt - Swirl-X on an orange pad)
This final video shows the initial correction that I performed which shows how bad the paint was.
What do you recommend? Is it something regarding my VAG paint been particularly hard? M105 or a Heavy pad?
- Some people have questioned if it is the MF cloths. I am not so sure since these defects can be seen in the final video on a panel that had never been detailed. I have also tried to see if I can induce similar defects by using pressure and an MF cloth under bright light and cannot seem to cause this defect.
Theres an old picture here showing a rear side panel prior to any detailing
Thanks. I appreciate this thread has a lot of info!
Heres a nice pic just because!