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So im trying to figure out whats causing this, I did a little wetsanding with 3,000 grit then I buffed everything out then I went over it with a clay bar with polishing compound after I finished with some nu finish. Now it looks like this?
 
I'm not sure exactly what it is you want to "fix". Are you referring to the dull, swirled appearance? You'd better give us a little more detail about how you sanded (did you just use your hand, a block, a flexible block?), what you "buffed" with (machine or hand, "buffing" compound, applicator/pad), what polish you used (same questions as for "buffing"), what kind of clay and what kind of lube was used with it, and whether you have ever done anything like this before.
 
I used 3M with a motor buffer and a microfiber pad, I just bought a sheet of sandpaper and sanded. Then I went over it with a clay bar with tutrtle polishing compound then I applied nu finish.
 
I went over it with a clay bar with turtle polishing compound, then I finished with nu finish.
 
Because it was all scratched up nu finish seemed better?
 
"I used 3M with a motor buffer and a microfiber pad," You used 3M what?. Meaning, what 3M product did you use. What "motor buffer" did you use? Was it rotary or dual action?

"I just bought a sheet of sandpaper and sanded." From this statement I conclude you used your hands/fingertips for sanding rather than use a sanding block. Not good since using your hand/fingertips to not apply even pressure as you sand.

"Then I went over it with a clay bar with turtle polishing compound" From this I conclude you used the turtle polishing compound as a lubricant for the clay bar. This is not a correct method. Clay polishing is a separate step and done with a proper lubricating spray. This process is usually followed by compounding/polishing either by hand or using a rotary or dual action polisher.

"then I applied nu finish" This is probably the only step you did correctly.

Now, as to your question "Can this be fixed?" Yes it can. Anything can be fixed with proper technique and sometimes enough money put into the process. It is hard to tell from your pix just what damage you may have inflicted on your vehicle's paint. The fix for your vehicle may be as simple as a thorough wash to remove the NuFinish and and possibly clay residue left behind from your clay bar with turtle polishing compound process. Follow this cleaning process with proper polishing, either by hand or by machine, then reapply NuFinish. There is also the possibility you have done major damage to your vehicle's paint from wet sanding that repainting may be required.
 
It was a rotary buffer, use I used my finger tips to sand.
 
1. define motor buffer

2. Define scratched up (swirls?)

3. which microfiber pad?

4. what speed, how many section passes?

So that you know, you have to wash the car, THEN clay it..then you can polish the car..Seems like you did it backwards.
 
6" Compact Palm Polisher

Long horizontal scratches

It looks like this 90% of the time its only when the sun hits it the car looks foggy and I used 3M Compuesto Pulidor.
 
Where are you located? Perhaps there is a forum member nearby who might have time to help you out.
 
Wow ...so im going to be brutally honest with you .. its *%#ked up ..First thing is first : you don't clay bar with compound especially with turtle wax stuff ( low grade product ) # 2 : why sand the clear then buff then clay bar ? #3: never use your fingers always use a sanding block with soapy water for lubrication same goes for clay bar .

here are the correct steps :
1 wash car and dry it
2 clay bar with proper clay lube
3 sand out scratches that you can feel with your fingernail (2000 grit with a sanding block)
4 Buff with a good quality compound ie. (wolfgang uber compound) on a rotary buffer using a foam compound pad
5 use a swirl remover on a soft black foam pad to take the haze and holograms out that you put in sanding and buffing
6 finish off with a fine polish on a white pad
7 give a good wax

i hope this helps you dude .. im sorry if i sound a bit harsh but a lot of the guys here are really nice and dont want to be mean but this job you screwed up big time and on top of all that its a black car ... so i hope you take this with a grain of salt and perhaps do some research before you tackle a job you have no experience with..

Having said all that you came to the right place to find the right way to do things so i hope that you will learn a thing or two being on this forum and check out all the really good products that are avaiable for purchase ... Having the right product is half the battle ..the rest is in the tools ..

good luck ..
 
So how should I go about making this car look "decent". What exactly is causing the fogginess how do I get rid of it?
 
compound all the areas that have the holograms and haze with a good compound on a foam compound pad ( rotary or orbital ) orbital is less aggressive so it'll take longer
then use a swirl remover to take the compound marks out (very soft black pad )
then polish to a nice gloss and wax ...and remember to wipe off the product in between your steps
 
Any particular compound you recommend in this case?
 
It looks like you have "holograms" from your polisher, however, those that are seen when typically using a rotary polisher. In your case, you used a random orbital polisher from Harbor Freight, which does not fall under that category.

Typically, one would use a DA (dual action) polisher to polish out holograms instilled from a rotary polisher. You also need to use a finer (less grit) polish such as Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover or Finishing Glaze or Meguiar's M205 to go over the heavier compounding (3M Rubbing Compound I'm assuming from your scattered posts) you performed.

The steps in your process were a little out of order. I think you need to take some time and read up a lot on proper car detailing and the corrects steps used when correcting defects. Especially when sanding your paint!
 
V924 said:
So how should I go about making this car look "decent". What exactly is causing the fogginess how do I get rid of it?
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My question now is what were you trying to achieve when you did what you did and what are you trying to achieve now?

The "fogginess" is a lack of clarity in the paint caused by microscopic scratches, which at this point could be pre-existing from normal wear, washing, etc, could be from your wetsanding, or the various other not-best-practice methods that you used.

Although it seems fairly simple, achieving a glossy finish on a black vehicle requires some attention to detail in your technique and selection of products. Normally I would suggest you take some time to study the wealth of info available on this forum and learn some basics about paint, paint care, and paint correction.

However, I'm going back to my first question above which is why did you do what you did, and what is your goal now? Did you have some specific defect you were trying to correct? Is the vehicle new to you and you were trying to make it look better? Are you trying to sell the vehicle? Do you intend to employ good practices in the future to maintain whatever result you get now?
 
My goal was to give it a nice finish as it was scratched up that was the reason for buffing and wetsanding. Yes if i take my nail and run it along the surface it looks as if your scraping up wax or rubbing compound still kn the car.
 
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