Hey guys,
Joined to get some advice from the experts. Fairly inexperienced at detailing:buffer:
Currently correcting my 97 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR (deep pearl grey colour (KN6)).
Products I'm using/used with my Das 6 Pro DA (in no particular order):
I've prepped the whole car, sadly leaving behind some marring from the claybar. Not to worry. The Scholl S20 + orange hexlogic left good results on a 2 pass run. I thought I was making good progress, sorry for the big pictures
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quick side by side, left not done, right side done
Now after working down the one side of the car, I started up the other thinking I was making very good process. By chance I picked up the torch for a quick inspection, I started to notice something strange. When shining the torch directly at the paint, it looks flawless. However, holding it at a high or low angle, the light starts to 'throw' and not give a perfectly clear reflection:
I tried re-passing over it with the scholl S20 black + orange hex with no change. I tried it at lower speeds, I then swapped it, trying the megs #105 and ultimate compounds again at various speeds. No luck, still getting the light scattering at different angles.
This is where my knowledge ends. I'm not sure what the next step I need to perfect the finish. I've tried swapping out the pads for the black hexlogic and menzerna pads with the PF3500.
Do I need to cut more to remove the final imperfections? Or do I need something in between cutting and finishing, as I've noticed I've not got a compound/pad that's somewhere in between?
Any help appreciated :wall:
Joined to get some advice from the experts. Fairly inexperienced at detailing:buffer:
Currently correcting my 97 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR (deep pearl grey colour (KN6)).
Products I'm using/used with my Das 6 Pro DA (in no particular order):
- Orange hexlogic
- Black hexlogic
- Menzerna yellow pad
- Menzerna Black pad
- Scholl S20 black
- Megs 105
- Megs ultimate
- Menzerna Super Finish PF3500
I've prepped the whole car, sadly leaving behind some marring from the claybar. Not to worry. The Scholl S20 + orange hexlogic left good results on a 2 pass run. I thought I was making good progress, sorry for the big pictures
to
quick side by side, left not done, right side done
Now after working down the one side of the car, I started up the other thinking I was making very good process. By chance I picked up the torch for a quick inspection, I started to notice something strange. When shining the torch directly at the paint, it looks flawless. However, holding it at a high or low angle, the light starts to 'throw' and not give a perfectly clear reflection:
I tried re-passing over it with the scholl S20 black + orange hex with no change. I tried it at lower speeds, I then swapped it, trying the megs #105 and ultimate compounds again at various speeds. No luck, still getting the light scattering at different angles.
This is where my knowledge ends. I'm not sure what the next step I need to perfect the finish. I've tried swapping out the pads for the black hexlogic and menzerna pads with the PF3500.
Do I need to cut more to remove the final imperfections? Or do I need something in between cutting and finishing, as I've noticed I've not got a compound/pad that's somewhere in between?
Any help appreciated :wall: