JamesWithASubie
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- Apr 1, 2020
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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 used white foam Lake Country 5.5" CCS pads and Sonax EX 04-06. I was really really happy with the way things had been coming out. Test spot looked great so I did the whole car. I have some deeper scratches and random other spots I couldn't get out and since this was my first time and Subaru clear coat is notoriously thin, I wanted to stay away from anything too aggressive.
Now, onto my issue. As i polished I was using Cobra Gold Plush MF's to wipe up the compound, it came off pretty nicely and easily. After doing the whole car i gave one more wipe all the way around with a fresh MF (I used probably 5 before this during the polishing) and then grabber my CarPro Eraser and started sprayign and wiping. I decided to grab my flashlight and really examine my, I thought was, great work. Upon doing this I noticed that I had what appeared to be crap loads of tiny, hard to see micro scratches. In normal garage light and even with a fluorescent work light everything looks so shiny and deep and pretty, but at just the right angle with the flashlight you can notice all the marks. I have ruled out holograms from polishing because they are very straight scratches. I should note that these MF are brand new, washed in my washing machine alone with Blackfire MF cleaner and then put immediately into a brand new plastic tote until being used today. I have discovered that these marks go in line with the direction I wipe with the Eraser and, when wiping perpendicular to a previously wiped spot the old lines are no longer visible. I tried this with both the Cobra Gold and Gyeon bald wipes, same result's.
I have read mixed things about Eraser maybe leaving a residue? But then others say absolutely not. I was so excited for how good everything came out and this issue is really bugging me. My next step is CQuartz 3.0 but I don't want to jump into that until I know my paint is clean and mostly swirl scratch free.
Sorry for the lengthy post and THANK YOU for reading!
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 used white foam Lake Country 5.5" CCS pads and Sonax EX 04-06. I was really really happy with the way things had been coming out. Test spot looked great so I did the whole car. I have some deeper scratches and random other spots I couldn't get out and since this was my first time and Subaru clear coat is notoriously thin, I wanted to stay away from anything too aggressive.
Now, onto my issue. As i polished I was using Cobra Gold Plush MF's to wipe up the compound, it came off pretty nicely and easily. After doing the whole car i gave one more wipe all the way around with a fresh MF (I used probably 5 before this during the polishing) and then grabber my CarPro Eraser and started sprayign and wiping. I decided to grab my flashlight and really examine my, I thought was, great work. Upon doing this I noticed that I had what appeared to be crap loads of tiny, hard to see micro scratches. In normal garage light and even with a fluorescent work light everything looks so shiny and deep and pretty, but at just the right angle with the flashlight you can notice all the marks. I have ruled out holograms from polishing because they are very straight scratches. I should note that these MF are brand new, washed in my washing machine alone with Blackfire MF cleaner and then put immediately into a brand new plastic tote until being used today. I have discovered that these marks go in line with the direction I wipe with the Eraser and, when wiping perpendicular to a previously wiped spot the old lines are no longer visible. I tried this with both the Cobra Gold and Gyeon bald wipes, same result's.
I have read mixed things about Eraser maybe leaving a residue? But then others say absolutely not. I was so excited for how good everything came out and this issue is really bugging me. My next step is CQuartz 3.0 but I don't want to jump into that until I know my paint is clean and mostly swirl scratch free.
Sorry for the lengthy post and THANK YOU for reading!
