I did some serious work on my '67 Mini Cooper over the weekend. The paint is an almond green and was neglected for many years. It has single stage and it is possibly the original paint - but impossible to tell. I first clayed the entire car and that went well. I then used Ultimate Compound followed by Ultimate Polish finishing up with Carnauba Wax. For both the compound and the polish I had the same problem - I found it impossible to remove substantial portions of them. In certain places it came right off and in other places, often on the same panel, I just could not get it off. Turned out the only thing to take it off was Carnauba wax. I tried different techniques of applying and always the same results. I tried hand application using the included foam applicator and also using a Porter Cable 7346 orbital using the meguires yellow pad.
I tried variants of applying the polish: leaving a slight haze and also pushed to to a point where the polish almost disappeared. In all cases, large smugdes of hazed polish where left. I used microfiber cloths to remove - by hand only. No damage to the paint thank fully but only wax took it off. I am a newbie and must be doing something wrong.
Can't figure out how to attached photos.
I tried variants of applying the polish: leaving a slight haze and also pushed to to a point where the polish almost disappeared. In all cases, large smugdes of hazed polish where left. I used microfiber cloths to remove - by hand only. No damage to the paint thank fully but only wax took it off. I am a newbie and must be doing something wrong.
Can't figure out how to attached photos.
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