Wills.WindowsAndWheels
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Hey everyone.
Well last night I spent about 4 or 5 hours just experimenting on one taped off spot on the hood of the Taurus, trying to see if it was possible to get rid of all these RIDS and scratches. I'm a little mixed with my feelings after I was done.
First, heres what I did:
I used my LC CCS 4" orange and white pad with Megs 105 with my PC. (please note that a couple weeks back I did the whole hood with 105 and then 205 but wasnt happy with the results so I was trying it again ). This time i had my new halogen light so I could see my results much better.
Here is the spot i taped off and started with
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/877/Hood_Before_2_1.JPG
I then did about 4 applications of 105, using a good amount of pressure and taking nice slow passes. I also did 'cleaning on the fly' which I didnt know the proper technique last time i worked on the hood...it sure helped.
Here are the results after 4 applications of 105.
Now before I did the compounding I felt to see if my fingernail was catching any of these marks...and it DIDN'T...but after the compounding i felt it again and noticed 2 things...
First, after doing the passes the surface was VERY hot (was i using too much pressure?)
Second, when using my fingertip (not the nail) and pressing firmly on the area i did and running it across that area....i could FEEL all the bumps (there were a lot!), scratches etc.
At first I was worried maybe I had messed up with using the PC since i couldnt actually FEEL them before I started working...and it looked like the spot I had been working on had the MOST 'bumps' out of all the hood! But then looking VERY closely at the rest of the hood, i noticed that I could see the same 'texture' all across the hood.
So I'm assuing that, after compounding one area as much as I did, I was able to remove some of the surface defects, but because I removed those, now the 'bumps' show up even more and are much easier to feel. Any thoughts anyone??
After I did that picture I changed over to my Megs SoftBuff Burgundy Pad 6.5".
I had never used this pad before (just got it a week or 2 ago) so I wanted to give it a try.
My experience with this pad...I love it:dblthumb2:. I could put pressure on the pad like i was with the 4" L.C ones...but the pad didnt 'compress' like the little guys did.
Also the surface didn't get crazy hot, or really that hot at all. I really liked the 'flat' pad better than the CCS as well. It was much easier to clean .
I did an ISP wipe down and then did about another 3-4 passes with 105 on the same area. Here are the results...
Pardon the dust .
It seemed to help a little more...but those 'bumps' and scratches wernt going anywhere.
Heres a picture of the spot after the tape was removed showing the spot compaired to the rest of the hood:
The good news....its the best looking spot on the hood!
The bad news....its still THAT hood lol.
So as for my mixed feeling...I'm glad I can see improvements but its not even close to what MY expectations were. Looking at the one taped off spot alone...its kinda 'eh not bad'....but looking at it compaired to the rest of the hood is where I can notice quite a big difference...so not really sure how to feel about it.
As far as questions, now that I'm actually feeling the bumps/scratches (I do have to push VERY hard to feel them), Is it possible to further correct this spot...or should i repeat what I did with that spot for the rest of the hood and accept that it is impossible to make it better.
If it IS possible to get this paint to the perfect look that I want it to be, please tell me and I'd gladly do whatever is necessary and put as much work as is neccessary into it.
If further compounding is just going to do nothing but wear down my clear (I'm surprised theres any left on that spot), then what suggestions do you guys have for me as far as what to do next?
Sorry for the long post...but I'm trying to learn . Any and all suggestions/comments/critisizm is welcome.
Thanks
Wills
Well last night I spent about 4 or 5 hours just experimenting on one taped off spot on the hood of the Taurus, trying to see if it was possible to get rid of all these RIDS and scratches. I'm a little mixed with my feelings after I was done.
First, heres what I did:
I used my LC CCS 4" orange and white pad with Megs 105 with my PC. (please note that a couple weeks back I did the whole hood with 105 and then 205 but wasnt happy with the results so I was trying it again ). This time i had my new halogen light so I could see my results much better.
Here is the spot i taped off and started with
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/877/Hood_Before_2_1.JPG
I then did about 4 applications of 105, using a good amount of pressure and taking nice slow passes. I also did 'cleaning on the fly' which I didnt know the proper technique last time i worked on the hood...it sure helped.
Here are the results after 4 applications of 105.
Now before I did the compounding I felt to see if my fingernail was catching any of these marks...and it DIDN'T...but after the compounding i felt it again and noticed 2 things...
First, after doing the passes the surface was VERY hot (was i using too much pressure?)
Second, when using my fingertip (not the nail) and pressing firmly on the area i did and running it across that area....i could FEEL all the bumps (there were a lot!), scratches etc.
At first I was worried maybe I had messed up with using the PC since i couldnt actually FEEL them before I started working...and it looked like the spot I had been working on had the MOST 'bumps' out of all the hood! But then looking VERY closely at the rest of the hood, i noticed that I could see the same 'texture' all across the hood.
So I'm assuing that, after compounding one area as much as I did, I was able to remove some of the surface defects, but because I removed those, now the 'bumps' show up even more and are much easier to feel. Any thoughts anyone??
After I did that picture I changed over to my Megs SoftBuff Burgundy Pad 6.5".
I had never used this pad before (just got it a week or 2 ago) so I wanted to give it a try.
My experience with this pad...I love it:dblthumb2:. I could put pressure on the pad like i was with the 4" L.C ones...but the pad didnt 'compress' like the little guys did.
Also the surface didn't get crazy hot, or really that hot at all. I really liked the 'flat' pad better than the CCS as well. It was much easier to clean .
I did an ISP wipe down and then did about another 3-4 passes with 105 on the same area. Here are the results...
Pardon the dust .
It seemed to help a little more...but those 'bumps' and scratches wernt going anywhere.
Heres a picture of the spot after the tape was removed showing the spot compaired to the rest of the hood:
The good news....its the best looking spot on the hood!
The bad news....its still THAT hood lol.
So as for my mixed feeling...I'm glad I can see improvements but its not even close to what MY expectations were. Looking at the one taped off spot alone...its kinda 'eh not bad'....but looking at it compaired to the rest of the hood is where I can notice quite a big difference...so not really sure how to feel about it.
As far as questions, now that I'm actually feeling the bumps/scratches (I do have to push VERY hard to feel them), Is it possible to further correct this spot...or should i repeat what I did with that spot for the rest of the hood and accept that it is impossible to make it better.
If it IS possible to get this paint to the perfect look that I want it to be, please tell me and I'd gladly do whatever is necessary and put as much work as is neccessary into it.
If further compounding is just going to do nothing but wear down my clear (I'm surprised theres any left on that spot), then what suggestions do you guys have for me as far as what to do next?
Sorry for the long post...but I'm trying to learn . Any and all suggestions/comments/critisizm is welcome.
Thanks
Wills