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Afternoon everyone. So back a few weeks ago I polished the hood of my 2013 Impala. Got some spiderwebs out. Not all but some. Today while washing my car i noticed what looked like buffer trails. But I used my porter cable 7424. So I guess the right term would be da haze. My hood was repainted after an accident so it's not factory. What I have in my toolbox is the potter cable 7424, white, orange and black lc pad, meguiars black pad that came with it as a bundle and then m105 and m205 as well ultimate polish and ultimate compound. I also have chemical guys swirl x remover. What would be the proper steps in correcting my issues? Thanks!
 
Sounds like maybe soft paint. What was your buff out with (exactly) 3 weeks ago?

I would probably want to try the Ultimate Polish on a black pad with gentle pressure and very slow overlapping passes and then inspect. If no improvement, try the same thing with the white pad.

And, as always, if you can get a pic in direct sunlight it would help.
 
Also, since you are new to polishing, make sure to prime your pad & use an ample amount (but not too much) product.

Otherwise, you are "dry buffing" and this can also leave the haze you described.
 
I sprayed the pad with two squirts of water from a spray bottle and the. 4 pea sized dots of product. Spread with my finger then three more dots on an orange pad.
 
Thanks for the reply Paul. I know Chevy has pretty hard paint. But as for the hood since it was repainted im not quite sure.
 
Rtrick87 said:
I sprayed the pad with two squirts of water from a spray bottle and the. 4 pea sized dots of product. Spread with my finger then three more dots on an orange pad.
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Do small sections (2'X2') at a time and skip the water, prime the entire face of the pad with polish.
 
Oh and I realized I didn't do an IPA wipe down. Could that be adding to the problem? And also left out that I am following up the polishing with chemical guys carnuba wax
 
Yes, skip the water as a "pad primer", uneccessary. If anything do a small water spritz on the section and continue with Ult polish and a black or white pad for a couple-few more passes. I rarely "prime" my pads with even a quick detailer type product but do spritx M105/M205 with distilled water occassionally to extend the working time and cut down dusting a little bit with those products. Isopropyl alcohol wipes aren't required but do help if you are unsure if you have removed all of the residual product that may be left after buffing. As a counterpoint, what you are seeing is continued swirls/scratches after buffing so it sounds like you are cleaning and wiping good enough without iso alc wipes.

My only other thoughts are...

Are your MF towels clean? And i mean absolutely, surgically clean. Search Mike Phillips pre wipe towel check and run your hand over both sides of the towel to see if you have any debris in your towels.

My second thought is that you may not have removed or cut down to or below the scratches and are seeing what was already there before. Again, I am curious what you did about a month ago for product, pads, process to reduce the spiderwebs.

Just trying to narrow down some things for you to insure they are excluded from the evaluation.
 
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