Polish dust and re-introducing swirls

Carn and I were just discussing this, this weekend.

The fast cut he was using made a fair bit of dust and I was following him with the yellow 3M pad and FA. But we did start to worry when we were wiping the dust away.

So, a quick experiment followed. Carn simply put some of the dust from the Fast Cut on to a micro fiber and wiped a spot we had just polished with the FA. We instantly saw some fine scratches appear.:yikes:

Just wondered if this could have simply been a "fluke". This did however make Carn and I change our minds on how to work when using a compound. We felt the whole car should be compounded first and then rinsed. Only then should we start finessing.

Just wondering what your guys thoughts are on this.:shrug:

 

When I learned to compound at a bodyshop, we were told to complete one stage before moving onto the next. So when the boss says do something, you do it. I guess your demonstration says why.

PS. I didn't really learn how to polish until this site!!

 

a fluffy duster comes in handy for this, looks like candy floss on a stick if you know what i mean.

 

:nod: yes, I've found that when your compounding and removing the dust that is left behind you have to be careful. Especially when your dealing with a black colour vehicle. Also what I normally do is if I'm compounding, I compound the entire vehicle. Flatten out all defects for the entire vehicle, once I'm satisfied with the compounding I either re-wash the vehicle or I use the Zymol duster to remove the dust. Then I continue with the next polishing stage.

Just my :2cents:

 

that,s the one ^^ without the branding works a treat

 

You're awesome!!

 

Zymol Duster (or knock off) FTW :applause2:

 

I usualy foam the car with a alkalie degreaser and rinse it off with a power washer. Very effective and fast.

 

If the vehicle is very dusty, it gets rinsed. Plus I do one step at a time also.

 

From past experiences I have found that after compounding a foam gun soak followed by a high pressure rinse is a lot less frusterating than going over the whole car, trying a get all the dust from all the little cracks.

 

Thanks guys, I figured as much seeing as how abrasive some compounds (especially the FCP) can be

 

i use primarily menz powergloss for compounding and i too will do the whole car in my first step and then follow it up with a rinse to eliminate the risk of reintroducing swirls. i mean hey, our line of work involves being meticulous in all aspects, so why no take the extra ten fifteen minutes to re rinse/wash. just my opinion.

 

I tend to like doing an ONR bath with a new mitt after compounding..its fast and effective