You need to do a test spot....5 minutes could save you a lot of time and clearcoat.
Excellent advice and the most important first step.
Test the pads, products, tools and technique to one small section before buffing out the entire car. If your process can make one area look GREAT the all you have to do is duplicate or cookie-cutter that process to the rest of the car and you're guaranteed excellent results the first time.
If you have a problem with the test spot you'll be glad you tested first and you can always try something else or come back here and get some suggestions.
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Ultimate compound then ultimate polish. Black pad then blue. Lc pads
I think I've seen a picture of Mike Pennington at SEMA using a black finishing pad with Ultimate Compound, could be wrong but I'm pretty sure I've seen this picture. Point being when using SMAT products you can adjust the aggressiveness or
non-aggressiveness of your pad and product till you get the right combination that works best on the paint in front of you.
See this article, which I also credit Mike Pennington...
The Graphic Equalizer Analogy to Polishing Paint
From my experience, the newer Hondas seem to have softer paint than Hondas from like 10 years ago.
If memory serves me correctly, the reason Asian cars have softer paints has to do with the paint systems they use and what makes the paint systems they use yield softer paints after full cure is they are
less environmentally friendly, my guess is it has to do with solvents they use. Other countries have tighter controls on V.O.C.'s and other waste and pollution emitted into the environment.
That's what I heard in a conversation with two people I know, one is a consultant to the coatings industry and the other a colleague with access to a very wide spectrum of people in the auto industry and the benefit of traveling to other countries as a part of his work.
Big picture... test first, dial in a system that works while using the least aggressive product to get the job done therefore accomplishing the goal while leaving the most amount of paint on the body panels to last over the service life of the car.
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