01 Audi TT Pitting

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haynpunch

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Ok here's my situation, Recently bought a GG polisher & wax quickly found out the #3 polish wasnt aggressive enough for my paint so off to the local detail supply store...bought some Megs M105...:)

The 105 cut thru all my swirl and RIDS which was great but now im left with thousands of pits, im at the point to where do i stop?? do i just live with them or keep on truckin?!? When is enough enough?

its kinda hard to tell from the pics i took i dont know how to take close up pics of my paint
 
forgot to mention i used the orange pad that came with the GG.
 
I'm no expert and just a learning noob myself, but I'd say that you need to go up to a white or even black pad with some 205 to finish off the... finish. After that, if you still notice the imperfections, you could work in a glaze that is going to cover/fill the majority of the last of them. Add a sealant (light colored car) like WGDPS and perhaps top with a nauba after that has been allowed to set for 24 hours and you should be good to go.

Then again, if you want to go nuts you probably want to get something to measure the clear to make sure you're not taking too much off.

I'd say that if it is a DD, you probably are going to reach the point where the opportunity cost of fixing the problems isn't going to be worth it because you're going to get swirled up (at least minor here and there) on your first week of driving to work.
 
D0ughB0y said:
I'm no expert and just a learning noob myself, but I'd say that you need to go up to a white or even black pad with some 205 to finish off the... finish. After that, if you still notice the imperfections, you could work in a glaze that is going to cover/fill the majority of the last of them. Add a sealant (light colored car) like WGDPS and perhaps top with a nauba after that has been allowed to set for 24 hours and you should be good to go.
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I went over with the Griots #3 Polish after the 105 then add some WGDPS gonna remove the WGDPS tomorrow morn to see but from the looks of it i the pits are still there..:confused:


D0ughB0y said:
Then again, if you want to go nuts you probably want to get something to measure the clear to make sure you're not taking too much off.
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there are some rock chips that went to the metal so i can see the layers i still have quite a bit of clear left atleast i think....metal, primer, base, clear

D0ughB0y said:
I'd say that if it is a DD, you probably are going to reach the point where the opportunity cost of fixing the problems isn't going to be worth it because you're going to get swirled up (at least minor here and there) on your first week of driving to work.
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It's the wifey's car and yes it is a DD im kinda at the point to where she can't tell so why should i care...lol. I think i might try buying a wool pad and experiment with that
 
Here are some more pics the tiny white dots are what i'm talking about, they look white only because of the reflection of light...you can't feel them you can just see them...:(
 
I wouldn't keep leveling paint if you're talking about rock chips. That's not going to help anything. If you got the swirls out and then used a finishing polish and pad to get the gloss right then you are in good shape. If you want to correct holes that are through the paint polishing more paint away will not help. Have to get some touch up paint or walk away.
 
CEE DOG said:
I wouldn't keep leveling paint if you're talking about rock chips. That's not going to help anything. If you got the swirls out and then used a finishing polish and pad to get the gloss right then you are in good shape. If you want to correct holes that are through the paint polishing more paint away will not help. Have to get some touch up paint or walk away.
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It doesn't seem like rock chips its thousands of little pits in the clear coat they have not penetrated the clear...I know its hard to tell with the pics im a noob at taking closeup pics.

I used the M105 w/orange pad (OEM Griots) and did 3 applications of it meaning:

6 section passes (right to left in a imaginary 2x2 square = 1)(Up, Down in a imaginary 2x2 square = 1) each application total of 18 section passes on a 2x2 imaginary square

I have a set of LC Flats coming in on monday (yellow,orange,white and blue) considering trying the wool but dont know if this car is worth the effort being it is a DD.
 
That could also be solvent popping in which case it will be pretty much through the entire paint layer. You cannot remove them without removing your paint, I see a lot of cars that have it including the factory paint on my 1996 Saab and it is common to see on poor repaints. Unfortunately though, you can't remove them without practically removing all of your clearcoat.
 
^That definately sounds like solvent popping, does it resemble this? Yours doesn't look as bad but more uniform than the picture, but it will look like tiny little craters that are caused by solvent bubbles 'popping' as the paint cures after a panel has been painted. Most of the time, the craters are very deep but can be removed if you level enough clearcoat.

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christian900se said:
^That definately sounds like solvent popping, does it resemble this? Yours doesn't look as bad but more uniform than the picture, but it will look like tiny little craters that are caused by solvent bubbles 'popping' as the paint cures after a panel has been painted. Most of the time, the craters are very deep but can be removed if you level enough clearcoat.
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It does look like whats in the picture but definately not as bad. I have never had the car detailed so maybe it came factory installed lol. I try and level it a little more then stop because it is the wifey's DD and she really couldnt tell until i pointed it out so i leave it at that.

Thanks everyone for the feedback...:dblthumb2:
 
No problem! I remember this well because back in my noob detailing days, I could not figure out what that pitting came from because I have some of it on the factory paint towards the rear of my convertible (trunk, little bit of the rear quarters) and knew it was impossible that there were rock indentations there. My case looks like little tiny 'pores' that are much more superficial compared to the picture but look very similar to your perdicament.
 
This is very common. It never shows up until the paint is fully polished, and then people start freaking out over it. There's really no way to remove the tiny pit marks, so it's best to accept the fact that if you actually drive your car or it goes outside at all, the paint will never be 100% perfect. I don't know exactly what causes it - some people say solvent popping, some people say that doesn't happen on OEM paints, some people say acid rain etching...the fact is most cars have it regardless of whether or not you can see it under all the swirls. :cheers:
 
Thank you everyone for the feedback. I hope when i start to work on my A4 it doesnt have factory installed pits.......LOL
 
It is solvent popping or causes by sand hitting your car when driving. Nothing you can do about it sorry
 
haynpunch said:
Thank you everyone for the feedback. I hope when i start to work on my A4 it doesn't have factory installed pits.......LOL
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Hopefully, unfortunately my A4 has factory solvent popping/pitting as well, but just on the hood for the most part. I'm curious about how yours comes out, be sure to post the results! :props:
 
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