2012 Honda Fit Crystal Black Pearl; AIO choices

[Meticulous-Detail]

Went with D151 and white LC ccs pad then topped with DG 105.

Came out nice. Had to hit the roof with 205 for swirls.

Ran into a problem once the sun hit my house. Paint was getting too hot and products were drying up very fast. Had to speed it up. Customer was happy. I need to get a tent bc the Shelby occupies the garage spot. I got sun burn too. Took 3 hours.

[Shawn T.]

M20 and call it a day

[smack]

Went with D151 and white LC ccs pad then topped with DG 105.

Came out nice. Had to hit the roof with 205 for swirls.

Ran into a problem once the sun hit my house. Paint was getting too hot and products were drying up very fast. Had to speed it up. Customer was happy. I need to get a tent bc the Shelby occupies the garage spot. I got sun burn too. Took 3 hours.

Why wouldnt you put the Shelby outside so you could use the garage?

[Meticulous-Detail]

Started at 0630, normally would have moved it but car is so loud it would have woken up the family and neighbors .

[smack]

Started at 0630, normally would have moved it but car is so loud it would have woken up the family and neighbors .

Got it. Was just wondering why you wouldnt move it so you could use the garage and not get sunburned.

[miker]

All the Honda Fits we've worked on have had very, very soft paint. Of course, it should be noted that none of them were 2012 models so things could definitely have changed. But with the ones we've worked on, D151, M66 and sometimes even just M06 were enough to clean them up beautifully. We would at least start quite gentle on one of these for a test spot, but our gut feeling is the DAMF is going to be way more aggressive than you need here. Unless, of course, the paint is now very different (could happen) and the defects are fairly severe.

I am going to try the D151 or 205. What is the pad of choice for the Honda fits. I am using a Porter Cable 7424xp. TIA

Mike

[Michael Stoops]

Depending how bad the defects are you could use either the yellow polishing or black finishing pad. A light touch with the yellow pad and either of those liquids would be a good starting point for your test spot though. Do that, re-evaluate the finish and take it from there.

[miker]

Depending how bad the defects are you could use either the yellow polishing or black finishing pad. A light touch with the yellow pad and either of those liquids would be a good starting point for your test spot though. Do that, re-evaluate the finish and take it from there.

Thank you Sir!