DACP residue turning to glue on SS paint

[wifehatescar]

I was buffing a badly oxidized Bronco (ss paint) last week with a a rotary, dacp and a cutting pad. I had the truck taped up along some seams and rubber trim.

When I was done I removed the tape to find the dacp (now blue, the color of the truck) in a line all around the truck where product was pushed up against the tape edge. No big deal, this happens with all products I use when tape is involved. Then tried the following to remove it:
qd
50/50 alcohol/water
PB's SSR1 fine polish

It was like freakin glue, the only thing that worked was *heavy* scrubbing with an abrasive polish. and still not all came off. Why is this and what can I do different in the future? I don't remember having these issues with other polishes in the past. Did it have something to do with the oxidized ss paint?

PS - I noticed even with a clean pad (brushed to remove product) and primed with 1 mist of water, after 30 seconds of the rotary, the fresh dacp would gum up as well and the pad would be all over the place hpping and skipping. It was very slow going and difficult. Is it just a function of the terrible paint? rotary speed was 1300rpm.

[Teak]

Sounds to me like a problem associated with remove heavy oxidation. Did you try a strong abarasive or other products/methods?

I have had problems with DACP, but never anything like this.

Eric

[wifehatescar]

Even a straight chemical polish could cut through this oxidation so even DACP was a bit of overkill. Can anyone else help me out?

[Mike Phillips]

Sometimes, for older single stage finishes, Meguiar's traditional paint cleaners work better, especially for heavy oxidation removal. Try some #2 Fine Cut Cleaner with either a W-8006 or W-8000 polishing pad.

Mike

[wifehatescar]

What would be an older paint?
This was an 89' Bronco that was repainted in the year 2000 as a single stage metallic blue (close/same as original color) (paint is 4 years old)

What would #2 buy me over another polish/cleaner? Does it work differently?

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by wifehatescar
What would be an older paint?

Sometimes, by using the term older, we mean traditional paints like lacquers and enamels. In your case as described below, the term older just means old as in time has gone by.

This was an 89' Bronco that was repainted in the year 2000 as a single stage metallic blue (close/same as original color) (paint is 4 years old)

Could be a paint from the enamel family, could also be a urethane.

What would #2 buy me over another polish/cleaner? Does it work differently?

#2 Fine-Cut Cleaner is a dedicated paint cleaner, not a cleaner polish so it would give you more cleaning power and less polishing power. It has a much thinner consistency which should help with the gumming up problem. Make sure you use a nylon brush to clean your pad often.

Mike

[wifehatescar]

Thanks for the advice! I just did another beater car today with Poorboy's pro polish (a chemical cleaner that is very thin, maybe similar to #2). The car is still a mess but at least I have the correct type of product now for the job. For bad oxidation, clemical first then abrasive if needed. I used a terry applicator by hand too, there is just too much junk that comes off for a foam pad to handle.