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I took the car to Dodge to have the quarter panel re-sprayed. Still not a perfect match, but at least it's black, not brown. Can only tell the difference when shining a bright light on it in a dark garage. Nothing I tried, however, would finish off the re-spray without micro-marring. I waited 30...

Seems like something always comes up. I've been at this for 2 months. If I could have a do-over I'd go with a Rupes or Griot's Boss DA rather than a cheap TorqX. I way underestimated the amount of work. Almost done now, though, as soon as I can lock in the re-sprayed panel. If Griot's Perfecting...

Did you have any luck? Nothing I ordered was able to finish off the re-sprayed panel correctly. I just ordered Griot's Perfecting Cream and their yellow pad so I'm hoping that might work better.

Yep, it's a Scat Pack. I love it. I've got the same little dots all over the lower front bumper. I figured it was just from debris on the road and am not worried about it too much. Not enough to wet sand or re-spray anyway. The larger panels with marring concern me more. I don't have any...

Micro marring on Dodge paint was also driving me crazy. In my case a 2016 black Challenger. I managed to get it out of the factory paint using this combination after cutting with a Meg's MF pad and Ultimate Compound: Yellow Rupes Pad with small amount of Rupes Keramik Gloss Fine. Speed setting...

Sadly out of stock at the moment. Hopefully what I have already will do the trick.

Thanks, Mike! Funny since I ordered a few of the Gyeon Bald towels with the Carpro suede towels this week. Hoping to get this done finally this weekend! Next question, do I wash the suede towels first before using? Anytime I've ever washed similar material (micro suede) it doesn't turn out well.

Great info, thanks so much. I'll be trying suede towels, working in small areas and blowing the dust away. Don't have a Master Blaster but an air compressor should do the job.

Yes, I've pre-washed and gone over them front and back with a lint roller.

No, I didn't think of that, but I see the CarPro MF suede towels in the store. I think I'll try it out. As the coating is applied with a small suede cloth makes sense to wipe it before and after with the same.

I'm working on my final polish before applying Gyeon Mohs coating to a black Dodge Challenger. No matter what I do, however, there's always a little dust and lint left on the paint after I wipe it down with GTechniq Panel wipe and two Gyeon MF Towels. One to wipe and the other to buff. The...

Have to wrap up this thread for now. Car is back from the body shop and the color match is atrocious. Looks more brown than black where they sprayed when compared to the factory finish. The paint job itself is bad so I actually don't want them re-doing it. Thinking I'll take it to Dodge and...

Yes, label says Perfect Finish 4/6

Yup. I'm making a sign for the dash too, but you know how that goes. Hopefully they listen.

UPDATE: The car is going to the body shop on Tuesday, but I've been testing some final polish combinations. The best result so far is using Menzerna 3500, 3 small drops (no priming), a tangerine hydro-tech pad, speed 4.5, moderate pressure for about 4 passes and then light pressure for a final...