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H110v2 and Ultimate Compound leaving tiny chips in finish. Micro-marring? Ticks?
[COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times][SIZE=2][FONT=arial]Hello guys,
First, a little bit of a background...
I own both a United Grey 2007 Volkswagen GTI and a Candy White 2010 Volkswagen GTI. I recently bought the 2010 used with extremely low milage and when I got it home I discovered the car had light swirls covering the entire car as well as RIDS, which appear to be due to use of one of those silicone drying blades. The 2007 model has about 60,000 miles and has never had any type of work done to the paint for the exception of the usual washing, claying, and waxing. It had pretty substantial swirl marks as well as some RIDS.
I recently ordered the Meguiars G110v2, as well as a couple of the Soft Buff 2.0 Polishing Pads, Soft Buff 2.0, Finishing Pads, Ultimate Compound, Ultimate Polish, and NXT Wax. As recommended, I did a test spot on the hood of the 2007 to get an idea of where to start. I started with the Ultimate Polish and immediately I knew it wasn't going to be enough for removing the defects. So I stepped it up to the Ultimate Compound and the Soft Buff 2.0 Polishing Pad. Setting the G110v2 on about 5, doing about 6 passes of moderate pressure, I was able to remove nearly all of the swirl marks as well as remove most of the minor scratches, and feather down the deeper scratches to the point where you couldn't see them unless you looked right up on the surface. I then followed up with the Ultimate Polish using the Finishing Pad set to around 4, and then the NXT which I applied by hand using a foam applicator.
Now on to my problem...
The problem I'm having is although the defects are more or less gone, leaving a near flawless finish, what was left over are what appears to be tiny chips in the surface of the paint. At first I thought that they were scattered pieces of microfiber or dried up compound that blew back onto the surface but it is actually in the paint. They are randomly spaced over the entire surface and almost look like fine pieces of sand at first glance, but under closer inspection, they are actually very tiny chips in the clear coat. I looked at the rest of the surface outside of the test spot and these tiny chips do not exist.
I went ahead and finished the rest of the car and these "chips" are now virtually all over the car. At first I chocked it up as leftover areas of the swirls that weren't able to be buffed out, that is, until I started on the 2010 car. I ended up doing the similar method used on the 2007 on the 2010 due to the severity of the RIDS, and although the majority of the RIDS and swirls are gone, I'm again left with these tiny little "chips" in the paint. In addition, this evening I helped a buddy of mine remove some swirl marks and light scratches from the carbon fiber spoiler on his Mitsubishi EVO and again I was left with the same exact results.
I haven't been able to take photographs to show these "chips," but I can assure you they weren't there prior to using the Ultimate Compound, applied with the G110v2. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I've searched everywhere looking for an answers, including this forum. and can find nothing for the exception that the tradeoff of using a DA is that you are sometimes left with hazing or micro-marring. I've looked at pictures on this forum and these "chips" look like nothing showed in the examples of micro-marring. Any answers you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
The vehicles in question:
First, a little bit of a background...
I own both a United Grey 2007 Volkswagen GTI and a Candy White 2010 Volkswagen GTI. I recently bought the 2010 used with extremely low milage and when I got it home I discovered the car had light swirls covering the entire car as well as RIDS, which appear to be due to use of one of those silicone drying blades. The 2007 model has about 60,000 miles and has never had any type of work done to the paint for the exception of the usual washing, claying, and waxing. It had pretty substantial swirl marks as well as some RIDS.
I recently ordered the Meguiars G110v2, as well as a couple of the Soft Buff 2.0 Polishing Pads, Soft Buff 2.0, Finishing Pads, Ultimate Compound, Ultimate Polish, and NXT Wax. As recommended, I did a test spot on the hood of the 2007 to get an idea of where to start. I started with the Ultimate Polish and immediately I knew it wasn't going to be enough for removing the defects. So I stepped it up to the Ultimate Compound and the Soft Buff 2.0 Polishing Pad. Setting the G110v2 on about 5, doing about 6 passes of moderate pressure, I was able to remove nearly all of the swirl marks as well as remove most of the minor scratches, and feather down the deeper scratches to the point where you couldn't see them unless you looked right up on the surface. I then followed up with the Ultimate Polish using the Finishing Pad set to around 4, and then the NXT which I applied by hand using a foam applicator.
Now on to my problem...
The problem I'm having is although the defects are more or less gone, leaving a near flawless finish, what was left over are what appears to be tiny chips in the surface of the paint. At first I thought that they were scattered pieces of microfiber or dried up compound that blew back onto the surface but it is actually in the paint. They are randomly spaced over the entire surface and almost look like fine pieces of sand at first glance, but under closer inspection, they are actually very tiny chips in the clear coat. I looked at the rest of the surface outside of the test spot and these tiny chips do not exist.
I went ahead and finished the rest of the car and these "chips" are now virtually all over the car. At first I chocked it up as leftover areas of the swirls that weren't able to be buffed out, that is, until I started on the 2010 car. I ended up doing the similar method used on the 2007 on the 2010 due to the severity of the RIDS, and although the majority of the RIDS and swirls are gone, I'm again left with these tiny little "chips" in the paint. In addition, this evening I helped a buddy of mine remove some swirl marks and light scratches from the carbon fiber spoiler on his Mitsubishi EVO and again I was left with the same exact results.
I haven't been able to take photographs to show these "chips," but I can assure you they weren't there prior to using the Ultimate Compound, applied with the G110v2. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this? I've searched everywhere looking for an answers, including this forum. and can find nothing for the exception that the tradeoff of using a DA is that you are sometimes left with hazing or micro-marring. I've looked at pictures on this forum and these "chips" look like nothing showed in the examples of micro-marring. Any answers you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
The vehicles in question:
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