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Hi guys...New here but used to post in the uk forum.
I really am an amature/hobby type with machine polishing. I only really fully detail a car when I first buy it, and then probably yearly after that. So im still stuck with a few things, even though I've been doing it a number of years.
My latest car is a sapphire black bmw x6 and I'm having trouble with very faint holograms (I have seen worse on other cars, but I am being very OCD about the light ones I have)
I did all the usual paint prep..... foam, tfr, wash, tar remover, ironX, clay.
I then used the burgandy pad with 105 on the rotary nice and slowly on a low/medium speed, with light pressure. Then upped the machine speed to medium and increased arm speed to finish. Up/down...side/side in a 2ft square at a time
Next I switched to the megs DA and went over it with yellow pad and 205. Same technique used as rotary but polished on 3-4 slowly, then lightened pressure and sped up to 5-6 with a faster arm speed.
Then I washed/dried the car and waxed using ultimate wax. Then to be completely anal I used a detailing spray to get a great glass finish. It looks beautiful in the shade but sunshine does show a few downwards holograms
I always understood that not breaking down the compound properly causes holograms, so I pretty much take 2-3 hours from cut to finish just on one door. Am I over working? When is it best to stop polishing and micro towel off the residue? I do sometimes think there is residue left , but it's just light condensation from heat.
I must admit that it's always vexed me as to when the compound is fully broken down and when to stop. I guess stop too early and stop too late are just as bad as each other? This is why I go over with the 205 and DA after the cut.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for reading
I really am an amature/hobby type with machine polishing. I only really fully detail a car when I first buy it, and then probably yearly after that. So im still stuck with a few things, even though I've been doing it a number of years.
My latest car is a sapphire black bmw x6 and I'm having trouble with very faint holograms (I have seen worse on other cars, but I am being very OCD about the light ones I have)
I did all the usual paint prep..... foam, tfr, wash, tar remover, ironX, clay.
I then used the burgandy pad with 105 on the rotary nice and slowly on a low/medium speed, with light pressure. Then upped the machine speed to medium and increased arm speed to finish. Up/down...side/side in a 2ft square at a time
Next I switched to the megs DA and went over it with yellow pad and 205. Same technique used as rotary but polished on 3-4 slowly, then lightened pressure and sped up to 5-6 with a faster arm speed.
Then I washed/dried the car and waxed using ultimate wax. Then to be completely anal I used a detailing spray to get a great glass finish. It looks beautiful in the shade but sunshine does show a few downwards holograms
I always understood that not breaking down the compound properly causes holograms, so I pretty much take 2-3 hours from cut to finish just on one door. Am I over working? When is it best to stop polishing and micro towel off the residue? I do sometimes think there is residue left , but it's just light condensation from heat.
I must admit that it's always vexed me as to when the compound is fully broken down and when to stop. I guess stop too early and stop too late are just as bad as each other? This is why I go over with the 205 and DA after the cut.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for reading
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