Soft Black Paint - Removing Polish Oils - Eraser & Prep Causing Towel Marring

N914 has lubricating agents in it, other wise anytime you used it you'd marr your paint horribly. It just doesn't leave anything behind like Wolfgang or onr.
 
Yeah I was thinking more along the lines of leaving something behind, my bad

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Tim711 said:
I didn't actually need to heavily dry buff the residue from Menzerna 3800 because I had worked it just long enough for it to not even be visible on the paint (no visible haze) and then just dry buffed any remaining oils I couldn't visually see. This could totally be the incorrect way to use this product as I don't know how long I should be working it but this didn't leave any visible marring. It's only when I introduce Eraser or Prep to remove any remaining oils from the polish that are hidden prior to coating that I cause excessive marring. I have also tried high and low edgeless gsm towels to no avail.

I will look into HD Polish+ and N-194 as you suggested, thanks.
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Once I dialed back the amount of Menzerna products on the pad, they were a lot easier to wipe off. To the point of my towels squeaking on the paint. They also dusted way less.

I'm almost always using Menzerna with Lake Country Hydrotech pads, which are very efficient in working those polishes. This also helps break these products down. If I use a softer pad, the emulsion seems too thick to break down efficiently, especially on a random orbital.
 
So I haven't read all the replies but have dealt with this issue myself on soft black vehicles. Now this solution may seem odd but it has worked for me very well. I use mineral spirits on a brand new short nap towel to remove the polishing oils before coating on soft paint. The mineral spirits remove the oil but offers a bit more lubrication needed to not mar the paint in the process. I use one wet rag then follow up gently with a clean dry rag to dry the mineral spirits. Give it a shot. And from my testing and experience it doesn't effect coating durability or bonding.
 
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