Doing my first car with a DA, a PC. Black SUV. I did my test panel from start to finish. Tried SwirlX first but it didn't achieve the results I was looking for. Switched to Ultimate Compound followed by swirlx and it was looking great. I did the side panels and hood with no problems.
Fast forward to the roof. I did one coat with UC, speed 5, using LC orange pads, just like everywhere else. It looked great on the roof, but to my surprise when finishing, my pad is now dark gray. This never happened anywhere else. Did I cut through all the clear coat somehow? Is it just because the roof has some built up oxidation or something I'm removing. One other alternative, I got lazy and didn't tape the seals and sunroof so my pad was sliding over that too on top. Could the gray be from that?
I just want to make sure I'm not ruining my vehicle on my first attempt. Everything is looking awesome otherwise.
Thanks for the help!
Fast forward to the roof. I did one coat with UC, speed 5, using LC orange pads, just like everywhere else. It looked great on the roof, but to my surprise when finishing, my pad is now dark gray. This never happened anywhere else. Did I cut through all the clear coat somehow? Is it just because the roof has some built up oxidation or something I'm removing. One other alternative, I got lazy and didn't tape the seals and sunroof so my pad was sliding over that too on top. Could the gray be from that?
I just want to make sure I'm not ruining my vehicle on my first attempt. Everything is looking awesome otherwise.
Thanks for the help!