Recent content by JamesWithASubie

I wasn't necessarily implying the Eraser as leaving anything behind. But, no matter what panel I wiped or which direction I wiped (with the Eraser), that was the markings I would see. Seems hard to believe I just happen to wipe in the exact same pattern, even when I went diagonal or circular, as...

My frustration is through the roof! After polishing the whole car (again) with Essence and a Blue CCS foam pad, I let it sit for 24hrs then did a very light wipe with Eraser. I sprayed the Eraser on the towel, wiped lightly then wiped over with a dry towel. The original marring has reappeared...

So I did a a few test spots the other night before ordering more MF to be sure I got ones that wouldn't mar. Stupidly I left them sitting in the garage after wiping up the Essence residue. Should I consider these ruined for paint use or can I still wash them with my Blackfire MF wash and...

Update.... Bought some Essence and TRC Eagle Edgeless MF and I don't have the marring anymore after wiping post polish! I ordered a few to start and now that I know they work I bought some more to do the whole car this weekend. Only thing i'm fighting now is wiping the Essence, a little...

This community is the best, I appreciate all the advice and support! I have Essence and TRC Eagles on the way. If I'm understanding correctly Ill use the Essence as a finishing polish, wipe it off then let it sit for day before coating with CQUK?

I went ahead and ordered some Essence at your folks suggestion, hoping that helps my issue some. I only have a handful of the bald wipes, I got a 12 pack of the Gold Plush back when I did my main order thinking they were going to be great for my use. What MF would you recommend given my issue?

The Gold Plush are 70/25 but the edges are finished with microfiber as well. But I also have some Gyeon Bald Wipes that don't have any stitched edges and i've been getting the same results with those. I'm thinking the EX 04-06 may be too aggressive for the soft clear coat?

I was able to rule out the Eraser as I had not wiped down the roof yet and it has the same markings. It appears it likely is towel marring, how I can I avoid that? I thought I was using quality MF already and I took every precaution to make sure they were clean and soft (tumble dried with no...

Hello AG community! With a bunch of recommendations and guidance from you fine folks I finally got all my stuff together and found the time to do some paint correction on my car, 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX in dark metallic gray. I did the whole car using a GG G9 w/5" backing plate. Primarily...

Thank you to everyone for the replies, the information you guys are giving me is awesome! @98CayenneT thank you for that write up and pictures, makes sense what you and @Sizzle Chest are saying. I'm leaning towards the Pinnacle Swirl Removal Combo with an Orange Pad for the swirl removal and a...

Just curious since iv'e never used one, how would a PTG help? Would it just guide pad and product selection ?

That's the issue, I know very little about any of the products out there and I'm interested in them all! I don't want to overdo it as others have pointed out with soft Subie paint, but i'm also not afraid to put some work in and try some stuff out to get the deep gloss look back to my car.

Yeah I see what you're saying. Is there something I should be looking for that ISNT in a particular AIO so I can coat? I.e. "Product A contains no x ingredient"

Wow that looks like amazing results. I haven't been able to capture the defects the way I want, next time i'm in the garage ill try and get some better pictures. And yes, it is my daily but I want to get it as nice as possible and then coat it and maintain it more going forward.

I suppose I was thinking the polishing step was the compound or swirl remover and the finishing would be whatever finish compound and soft pad.