I just picked up a bottle of each last week. With warm weather just around the corner im gonna tackle my wrx again and get all the washing swirls iv induced over the past month. I no everyone says do tests spots to try different pad combos. Well with SIP and the soft clear coat im just gonna go with white ccs pad maybe step up to orange in areas.In my arsenal i have Orange, White, Green, Gray, and Blue. Would i want to use a Gray pad with Nano?I thought i remember reading in multiple threads the Gray helps its finish very nicely. Also another question i had is would Nano with a white pad have much correction ability?
Yes you would use the gray pad with the Nano. I'm assuming you are talking 106FF or FA here. If you are talking 106FFor FA, and the car only has light scratches from washing it, the Nano/white pad combo may work. Try that first and if it doesn't get the results you want, go to the SIP on white. Don't forget your IP wipedown after polishing. Your test panels don't have to be huge sections. Just use a 1/4 section of the hood for each test area. About 2' square. It will take around 2-3 minutes on each test section before the polish breaks down completely and goes clear. Be patient, grasshopper!
Ya i bought the nano(super finish).for my car ill set a day aside to do a 2 step. I was asking about the nano and white pad combo because i used a foam pad glaze w/ a green pad on my buddies jetta and it removed all the oxidation and cleaned the paint and it looked 100times better but i forgot 2 wipe my pad off every time and swirled the paint up a little bit.he doesnt care but i figured if i could knock some of that down with just a 1 step id try it.
If its some light hologramming you may luck out and be able to correct it with the gray pad and 106FA. Try that first.
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2700_ClubLexus006.jpg is that what you mean by hologramming??if so thats not what i did. http://www.autoprocarcare.com/images/polish-services1.jpg i did that but its not that bad at all.just in spots.
[QUOTE http://www.autoprocarcare.com/images/polish-services1.jpg i did that but its not that bad at all.just in spots.[/QUOTE] Those defects are the result of improper washing techniques. Its not something you did. The product you were using probably didn't hide or remove them when you did it. I would suggest the white pad with SIP if you wanted to completely remove them.:thumb:
Those defects are the result of improper washing techniques. Its not something you did. The product you were using probably didn't hide or remove them when you did it. I would suggest the white pad with SIP if you wanted to completely remove them.:thumb:[/QUOTE] u dont think a dirty pad could induce swirls??and if i use SIP wouldnt i still need nano to finish up or could i go with out?
Well I've seen this done at my friend body shop, the 'detailer' picks up the rotary, the polish and the pad to power polish a vehicle. As he's putting on the pad on the rotary he accidently drops it on the ground. Picks it up like nothing, smacks it on the side of his leg to 'clean it' and away he goes polishing a vehicle. I kid you not, that's exactly what happened. My jaw nearly dropped as I watched :yikes: any who the point is a dirty pad weather it fell on the floor or a perviously used pad gummed up with polish/compound. If a dirty pad is used to polish not only will it induce swirls, it can cause deep scratches. Another way of looking at it is, would you wipe down the surface of a vehicle with a microfiber towel that just fell on the ground?
thats what i figured.so its partially my fault and partially washing.cause the car sat outside for over a year b4 he bought it.he paid 300 bucks for it and it runs pretty good.its missing some moldings but it starts up every time doesnt leak any fluid.i think it was a good buy.he has a ses light for an evap leak and he probably needs 1 or 2 hubs because the abs light is on.i wish i took a picture b4 i started....it was sooo dull.but heres the only pic i have after it was done.just wash,foam pad glaze and Nattys red.
$300 for that vehicle, that's a sweet deal if you ask me...as long as the vehicle starts taht's all that matters :thumb: Vehicle looks great...but I can't get past the price $300...man $300 bucks around here hardly get you an old beater :shakehead:
Scooby, you didn't pick a towel or pad up off the floor did you? If you originally just used a glaze instead of a polish, I'd still say it didn't fill in everything. If you used a dirty MF or pad the damage would be more consistent and concentrated in a certain area. You said it was just in a few spots. Car looks great!
Ya it looks much better after i cleaned it up.ya i cant seem to find those deals either.but my friends do constantly.ya 300 for a 97 VR6 jetta with 120k miles isnt bad at all. no i didnt drop a pad or towel.but the pad did get dirty from the paint.
