colour on my pad

[tbaz]

i was using my DA on my door posts with m83 when i noticed black all over my pad, i used enough polish i think. what is this and is it bad?(probally) how to ovoid it, i really dont think i overdid it, i just broke the polish down like i was suppose to. the posts dont look bad. also are my pads ruined? they didnt come clean with wash.

[BlueZero]

Re: colour on my pad

What make model and year of a car are you working on? If it's single stage paint you will get color transfer.

[tbaz]

Re: colour on my pad

99 pathfinder, there were no other places where i had the transfer on the truck just the posts and obove the door, there also have been no repairs.
are my pads ruined also??

[Hemin8r]

Re: colour on my pad

99 pathfinder, there were no other places where i had the transfer on the truck just the posts and obove the door, there also have been no repairs.
are my pads ruined also??

By any chance did the pad go over the rubber gasket around the inside of the door?

[Mike Phillips]

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99 pathfinder, there were no other places where i had the transfer on the truck just the posts and above the door, there also have been no repairs.
are my pads ruined also??

Staining on your pads wont hurt the pad or alter in any negative way the performance of the pad. We stain our pads all the time when we work on single stage paints and continue to use them just as though they were brand new.

If you think about it... if you were working on a clear coated finish and removing defects, then you're removing clear paint and this clear paint is staining your pads it's just you can't see it and this doesn't affect anyone's results either, so no worries.

If you're only pulling color on the door jambs and the rest of the car is clear coated then it could be there's little clear paint on the door jamb area itself and is still nothing to worry about as there's not really anything you can do about it unless you want to pay a painter to clear your door jambs.

Also, like Jesse said, what color is it you're seeing and what color is your truck?

If you're truck is black it could be pigment off rubber gaskets and not the paint.

[Ivan Rajic]

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By any chance did the pad go over the rubber gasket around the inside of the door?

That's what I'm thinking... if there is any trim whatsoever around the area you worked, you probably touched it and it transfered to your pad. Your pads aren't ruined unless the foam is screwed up and falling apart, so go wash them and tape up the trim next time

[J. A. Michaels]

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You did not ruin your pads, Try taping the area. Go over it with the 83 again. If there is no black on the pads then all it was from is the trim.

[tbaz]

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i cant believe i didnt think of it but the rubber on my roof rack i never taped, and it very well may be the culprit.thanks for the trubleshoot.

[TxRado]

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i cant believe i didnt think of it but the rubber on my roof rack i never taped, and it very well may be the culprit.thanks for the trubleshoot.

Why didn't I think of that?

[HagFan]

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Ha! Got a similar result with some clay on the wheels this past weekend. I thought, "Man! These wheels are dirty!" Then I realized that I'd grazed the tire. LOL