Holograms after washing and QD...

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Last week I used PS21 Paint Cleaner and put on a coat of Collinite 915. Finish was great, no issues.

Today I washed the car and followed up with a QD (Chemical Guys Synthetic Acrylic Detailer)... now I have holograms all over that weren't there before.

What is this? Frustrating... No matter how much I try to buff, they are still there...
 
Maybe you had dirt in your wash media or perhaps your microfiber towel isn't soft enough for your vehicle's paint work.

What did you use to was the car and what towel did you use with the quick detailer. How did you dry the car?
 
2 bucket with DP Shampoo. Air dried the car with a blower and used a plush MF towel(s) when going around the car with the CG QDetailer.

When I look at it from different angles, it looks slighlty "oily" creating these holograms. Buffing seems to help take them out but they aren't coming out completely...

Perhaps I used too much QD?
 
mdgrwl said:
2 bucket with DP Shampoo. Air dried the car with a blower and used a plush MF towel(s) when going around the car with the CG QDetailer.

When I look at it from different angles, it looks slighlty "oily" creating these holograms. Buffing seems to help take them out but they aren't coming out completely...

Perhaps I used too much QD?
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Is it streaks from the QD or are they actually in the clear coat?
 
sounds like QD streaks to me! I get that with V7 some times
 
Go in straight lines, does it change direction?
 
Sounds like the acrylic detailer is reacting with the 915. Do an IPA wipedown and see if that helps.
 
These are what I call "wax holograms" and you get them sometimes if a spray wax doesn't like your LSP. OCW is famous for this. You have to re wash the car and they will likely come off. Wipe downs with this or that usually don't work.
 
Correct answers below. You can also fix the problem by putting on another coat of 915.

Rsurfer said:
Sounds like the acrylic detailer is reacting with the 915. Do an IPA wipedown and see if that helps.
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swanicyouth said:
These are what I call "wax holograms" and you get them sometimes if a spray wax doesn't like your LSP. OCW is famous for this. You have to re wash the car and they will likely come off. Wipe downs with this or that usually don't work.
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OCW? As in Over the Counter Wax? 915 isnt over the counter...?

Also, how would another coat of 915 help?
 
Gotcha.

Do paint sealants suffer from holograms too?

Thinking about going to an Acrylic paint sealant... my thoughts are no oils in them, thus making future washes and QD's be free from this issue.
 
I just purchased Poorboys Black Hole Glaze... now Im scared to use it due to the high oil glazes have (never used a glaze before...)
 
mdgrwl said:
Gotcha.

Do paint sealants suffer from holograms too?

Thinking about going to an Acrylic paint sealant... my thoughts are no oils in them, thus making future washes and QD's be free from this issue.
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Are all of the acrylic paint Sealants' "Carrier systems"...
free of oils?

Bob
 
I only put CG acrylic detailer over an acrylic sealant like Klasse. I'd save it for something like that. There are a lot of products you could use over Collinite but since it's a wax I'd use a wax based QD but I've found polymers play well with wax. Aquawax is a good one or use a mixture of Ultima Waterless Wash Plus. It cleans and protects. As you know there are plenty of them out there.
 
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