Clean Polish out of Pits

[Brannon]

I have a question regarding removing residue from pits in the paint. I've polished about 10 cars now using the PC along with Megs 80 speed glaze. How do I quickly remove the residue once the car is complete. Some of the cars have hundreds of small pits all over. Thanks for your help.

[Jorge Sanchez]

Re: Clean Polish out of Pits

What have you been using to wipe off the M80 Speed Glaze?

Originally posted by Brannon
I have a question regarding removing residue from pits in the paint. I've polished about 10 cars now using the PC along with Megs 80 speed glaze. How do I quickly remove the residue once the car is complete. Some of the cars have hundreds of small pits all over. Thanks for your help.

[Brannon]

A lot of elbow grease and clean microfiber towels. I'll use 3-4 towels per car when removing 80 and 2-3 when removing wax.

[Jorge Sanchez]

How much product is being applied to the pad? Are you cleaning the pad in between passes? How long do you work the product for?

Originally posted by Brannon
A lot of elbow grease and clean microfiber towels. I'll use 3-4 towels per car when removing 80 and 2-3 when removing wax.

[Brannon]

I've tried all different amounts of product and after a day or two the polish dries and shows up.

[Jorge Sanchez]

I NOTICED YOU SAID HOW DO I REMOVE IT ONCE THE CAR IS COMPLETE, ARE YOU APPLYING IT SECTION AT A TIME OR COVERING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THEN REMOVING?

Originally posted by Brannon
I've tried all different amounts of product and after a day or two the polish dries and shows up.

[Brannon]

I remove the product entirely with a clean microfiber cloth as each section is complete. The residue is the same as what you find once the tape has been removed (white, pasty residue). The polish is settling into the pits where the microfiber is unable to remove it. Now granted, when I do remove the polish it, the car, looks clean until a day or so later. The only other thing it could be is wax but I doubt that. I've waxed many cars and have not this much problem. I believe the DA is driving the polish into the pits (rock chips) and showing up once the car gets out in the sun. On another board I was told to work some 50/50 water & rubbing alcohol into the areas (pits) that may turn white.

[Brannon]

Any ideas?

[Jimmy Buffit]

Try a cotton swab to apply the 50/50 of isopropyl alcohol.

Do it before your wax/sealant, and use a 'cleaner' wax/sealant.

Jim

[Michael Stoops]

I've got a dark green 1999 Miata with similar small chips on the hood. You can't see them for the most part, but once a product gets into them and dries it does leave these little white spots. I don't believe it to be a question of improper technique with any product or tool, you just can't avoid getting product into these tiny little pits, and the pits are so small a simple wipe with a microfiber just can't get into them.

About the only thing I've been able to do is a little shot of a quick detailer followed with a touch of a detail brush, then wipe with a MF towel. It's tedious to say the least, but it gets rid of the little white dots. Well, most of 'em anyway.

[Jeff Smith]

Originally posted by Mike-in-Orange
I've got a dark green 1999 Miata with similar small chips on the hood. You can't see them for the most part, but once a product gets into them and dries it does leave these little white spots. I don't believe it to be a question of improper technique with any product or tool, you just can't avoid getting product into these tiny little pits, and the pits are so small a simple wipe with a microfiber just can't get into them.

About the only thing I've been able to do is a little shot of a quick detailer followed with a touch of a detail brush, then wipe with a MF towel. It's tedious to say the least, but it gets rid of the little white dots. Well, most of 'em anyway.

I know this will likely be seen as a no-no here but figured I would throw it out.

What about a hit with the pressure washer? maybe before the product sits there and dries to hard. I know it would likely remove some of the oils we all like from #80 but maybe in these special circumstances that would help. A hand applied coat of #7 or #81 could then be applied.

Again. Just throwing out ideas here. I have not run accross this problem before but I am sure I will.

[Michael Stoops]

Originally posted by Jeff Smith
I know this will likely be seen as a no-no here but figured I would throw it out.

What about a hit with the pressure washer? maybe before the product sits there and dries to hard. I know it would likely remove some of the oils we all like from #80 but maybe in these special circumstances that would help. A hand applied coat of #7 or #81 could then be applied.

Again. Just throwing out ideas here. I have not run accross this problem before but I am sure I will.

A big part of the problem here Jeff is that you don't know where these little white dots will show up because the pits in question are so tiny you almost don't know they're there. But once the product dries against a dark finish, they sure stand out. On your white Ridgeline you'd never have a clue it was happening.

[F-150]

Re: Clean Polish out of Pits

Originally posted by Brannon
I have a question regarding removing residue from pits in the paint. I've polished about 10 cars now using the PC along with Megs 80 speed glaze. How do I quickly remove the residue once the car is complete. Some of the cars have hundreds of small pits all over. Thanks for your help.

speed glaze should be easy to remove (like one swipe with a quality mf, maybe 2). Are you buffing long enough to let the diminishing abrasives break down but not to dry buffing? other than that, to remove residue try #34, qd, or last touch (if I understand you're wanting to remove buffing residue)
edit: but be sure to do it quickly after you're done buffing to make it easier to remove

[F-150]

By pits are you guys talking about fisheyes? lil tiny holes or air bubbles that stand out after buffing?

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Jeff Smith
I know this will likely be seen as a no-no here but figured I would throw it out.

What about a hit with the pressure washer? maybe before the product sits there and dries to hard. I know it would likely remove some of the oils we all like from #80 but maybe in these special circumstances that would help. A hand applied coat of #7 or #81 could then be applied.

I agree. I have used a pressure washer to do just that!!!

Tim