have some questions on my progress

Sorry to hijack, but would it be alright to start with SIP on a white pad, and then finish with Nano on a blue pad, or would that not remove all of the hazing from SIP?
 
dont be sorry sir, this forum is great. ask away, haha. huge help
 
veyronracer91 said:
Sorry to hijack, but would it be alright to start with SIP on a white pad, and then finish with Nano on a blue pad, or would that not remove all of the hazing from SIP?
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That would be ok to do. I actually just did that exact same thing this weekend, but my car had very little correcting to do. If I could do it all over again, I might have started with SIP/orange, then nano/white, then nano/blue just to be more thorough because I still have a few minor things. But to answer your question, yes you can do that, but if you have more than minor scratches, you'll have to go over it again or move up to a more aggressive pad.
 
would you happen to have any pictures of micromarring? also any pictures of what the polish looks like when it is broken down? ive been searching for a while on here and on google.

can you tell im excited to do things right this time around? haha
 
veyronracer91 said:
Sorry to hijack, but would it be alright to start with SIP on a white pad, and then finish with Nano on a blue pad, or would that not remove all of the hazing from SIP?
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You can, but when using the orange pad and sip, it needs to be followed up with itself on white and then you could go to 106fa or 85rd on a blue pad. The problem is that the orange pad marrs so bad, it will take a few steps to get the paint corrected properly.
 
I might have to pick up another polish (Menz PO87MC) to finish with then. Every time I come on this forum, I find ANOTHER thing to buy! First I bought Power Finish, then SIP/Nano, and next a jewling polish.

Also, quick story here. When I was shopping for my current car, the dealer had two identical models available, one black, and one white. I opted for the white one because it would stay cooler in the summer.

Now, six months later, I wish I'd gotten the black one for several reasons. I can't tell when polish is broken down very well on white paint, the results of 12+ hours of work on a white car aren't as evident as they are on a black car, etc. It's just a pain!
 
veyronracer91 said:
I might have to pick up another polish (Menz PO87MC) to finish with then. Every time I come on this forum, I find ANOTHER thing to buy! First I bought Power Finish, then SIP/Nano, and next a jewling polish.

Also, quick story here. When I was shopping for my current car, the dealer had two identical models available, one black, and one white. I opted for the white one because it would stay cooler in the summer.

Now, six months later, I wish I'd gotten the black one for several reasons. I can't tell when polish is broken down very well on white paint, the results of 12+ hours of work on a white car aren't as evident as they are on a black car, etc. It's just a pain!
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I wouldn't go that far, yes black shows more, but the white will show a difference .
 
Hi there,
redboot10 I am in the same boat like you are.
Sometimes I just dont know when to stop and when the polish is fully broken down, I dont really know what to do with the other pads I have.
As I understood, When there are severe scratches, an aggressive pad is necessary, like the Purple wool foam pad or the Yellow one. after applying with the wool/yellow you need to step up to the orange with SIP, then going to white with SIP or White with Nano?
I started couple of days ago working on my sister's car. Using the Orange pad first with SIP then then I could notice that a lot of scratches are still there so this is from the orange pad and SIP, or should I do another pass with the orange and SIP in order to get everything correct? some told me to step to White pad with SIP and then doing White with Nano, and some told me to do another pass with orange and then step to white with nano. I am really starting to be extremely confused and really dont know what to do. I got right now the orange, white, blue, gray and red pads and going to get the wool one for the deeper scratches.

Thanks in advance
 
Do another pass with orange and SIP. Also, if you can feel the scratches with your fingernail, they are too deep to remove without wetsanding. After you do that second pass with orange SIP, then step down to white SIP and do another pass. After white with SIP, you can step down to blue with nano. Does that make a little more sense?
 
3 passes with SIP isnt too much?
In that case shouldnt I change to Purple Wool pad and do pass with SIP then switch to Nano on white?
I have heard that Nano with gray is good after SIP with orange.
 
im out in the garage doing sip with orange right now. i think im getting the hand of it. swirls are definately gone, but there are some little new ones which im assuming is the micromarring from the sip and orange.

so a 2x2 area should take me about 5 minutes? to be honest i dont think im using enough polish, it turns transparent faily quick after one pass back/forth.

i will have some pictures tonight. the garage is about 55*, but i got the propane heater on in there so its warming up. racing starts in a month so i wanna get this thing ready to go looking decent with no swirls....not that there is any sun in oregon that will let you see the swirls on a black car.

again to all that have helped, thank you very much.
 
Eliran said:
3 passes with SIP isnt too much?
In that case shouldnt I change to Purple Wool pad and do pass with SIP then switch to Nano on white?
I have heard that Nano with gray is good after SIP with orange.
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im going with sip orange, sip white, then nano blue. more than one person has told me this is the combination
 
And how is the result using your process?
I thought maybe 1 pass orange and SIP then if necessary another one then go to Nano with white still when I am doing it I can see some scratches that the SIP didnt take out.
 
4 pea sized dots on the pad is a good amount of product. You might have to do 3 passes with SIP. If the orange doesn't take out the swirls to your satisfaction, then go over it again with orange, or step down to the white. The thing to remember is that you have to finish with a finishing pad and polish. You don't want to finish with a grey pad because you can still have marring left over.
 
thank you.

so far so good, im on the orange pad and sip, 1st step still. all the swirls are coming out and it is leaving behind small less severe "scratches" that i am assuming is the micromarring. i have been going over some areas twice with the orange and sip where needed, but this paint job is only 2 years old and only sees the light of the day about 20 days out of the whole year, haha.

thank you josh, will do on the pea sized dots
 
so why doing SIP again with orange and not stepping to white with SIP. The main thing that I do not get it is why some says use the orange with SIP then White with Nano and you say that it is not good because white can leave some scratches, but as I understood the Nano take all the micro scratches.
Another thing is if I decided to step up to more aggressive pad like the Purple Wool Pad, what my progress should be?
And if I got the Menzerna Finishing Glaze should I use it with the Blue one?

Thanks you very much
 
Generally speaking, you get the defects out with SIP, and then refine the finish with Nano. So I'd do another pass with the orange pad again, and then go to white with Nano, or if the paint isn't really hazy, use a grey or blue pad.

Asphalt, a clean white car does look pretty amazing, but a freshly polished/waxed car looks STUNNING. I'm about 80% sure that my next car will be black, just for that reason.
 
Eliran said:
so why doing SIP again with orange and not stepping to white with SIP. The main thing that I do not get it is why some says use the orange with SIP then White with Nano and you say that it is not good because white can leave some scratches, but as I understood the Nano take all the micro scratches.
Another thing is if I decided to step up to more aggressive pad like the Purple Wool Pad, what my progress should be?
And if I got the Menzerna Finishing Glaze should I use it with the Blue one?

Thanks you very much
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The orange pad is more aggressive than the white pad. After doing SIP/orange, you step down, not up to a white pad. The orange pad will leave behind micro marring that you have to follow up with SIP and a white pad. After that, you use your Nano polish with a blue pad. You can use white with Nano, but you have to finish with a finishing pad or else you will still have marring on your paint. You don't need a glaze if you do the SIP/Nano steps correctly. If you have a DA, stay away from a wool pad, you will only screw the paint up even more than an orange pad, and make more work for yourself.
 
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