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stealthwolf:

--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am ---After some sound advice from Stealthwolf
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:confused:
Are you sure it was me? Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I do.


--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am ---went round the car with a finishing pad & the final finish compound before sealing
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Did you wash the car after polishing? Or did you rub the polish particles along the paintwork to give more scratches?


--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am ---...the sun was now beating down...
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Although Menzerna is very good, it's also a bit picky about the weather. Too cool and it won't work, too hot and it won't work.


--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am ---The final finish stuff was realy difficult to work & didn't seem to want to come off the paint - cloudy hazeing?
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I've never had problems with this. As above, did you break it down properly?

I've always polished by misting the pad with quick detailer spray, a few tiny blobs of polish, use a low speed to spread the polish over the area I want to polish. Then I gradually step up the speed, but still going at the same pace and the same number of passes.


--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am --- I removed the compound with my mf cloth it seemed to leave fine scracthes behind - the cloth was clean, possibly volcanic dust?
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As above, did you take all the polish off?


--- Quote from: Drapoon on April 27, 2010, 09:33:29 am ---After re-reading my post the only advice I can give to others is set aside a full day to machine polish
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+1. I've found to do it properly takes around 3-4 hours.

Drapoon:

Sw, I hope I haven’t been duped into thinking you’re a reliable source?! Joke ;-)

1. I didn’t wash my car after polishing no. I had to rub away polish by hand as I clearly put too much on…..ooops. The dust I just  kind of stroked away with a mf towel…& a feather duster was used for all the nooks & crannies, how quaint!

2. I concur it must have been far too hot

3. Again must have been due to using far too much product – by this stage I was running against the clock & the sun was getting onto the car so looks like a combo of too much product hence not working it enough & sun baking it on.

4. I thought I had taken all the compound off by eye but…..possibly not. Rushing too much & it really was a git to remove using a mf cloth…

So I take it you shouldn’t need to use an mf towel to remove excess compound & the polish should be fully worked to the point of being able to wash the car & just remove the dust?

stealthwolf:
^^^The polish should be worked fully. To prevent the pad drying out, spritz some quick detailer on to the pad. This is more important in hot water.

I've polished in the sun too and provided you work swiftly but thoroughly, it shouldn't cause too much of a hassle.

Definitely wash the car afterwards.

But I'm just a novice. JPC should be able to provide much more info and tips since he does this for a job.

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