My Z06 was worked on by a performance shop two summers ago and unfortunately the car was parked outside during the daytime for 2 months . During this time, of course it was rained on and the sun baked in some nice nasty water spots. When I got the car back I planned on a full detail anyway, but when I detailed in my traditional fashion of under halogen lamps in a dark garage, I noticed the damage. So after a few passes with a MF pad and FMP it took care of it, at least I thought. It took a good few months for the Americana to wear off and I noticed the spots were back. So the following summer (last year) I went at it again and ASSumed again, that the MF pad on the flex was surely enough to level the clear coat around the spots and eliminate them. Fast forward to today and the sun hit the decklid at the perfect angle, guess what I saw? These gremlins were back. Now I think, I realized my mistake; the residual polish was filling in any imperfections and making them impossible to see. Since I didnt wipe down my work with IPA afterwords, I couldn't see them.
Today I did a small test section with the flex and orange MF pad and then wiped it with straight IPA to make absolutely certain it worked and I didnt see any spots. But I thought I was certain the last two times and continued on. Am I missing something???? Ill try to take pics, but in order to see the spots, it has to be in perfect lighting. My Dad says im nuts because 99% of the population wouldnt be able to see them, but yes, I do lose sleep over it!
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My Z06 was worked on by a performance shop two summers ago and unfortunately the car was parked outside during the daytime for 2 months
. During this time, of course it was rained on and the sun baked in some nice nasty water spots. When I got the car back I planned on a full detail anyway, but when I detailed in my traditional fashion of under halogen lamps in a dark garage, I noticed the damage. So after a few passes with a MF pad and FMP it took care of it, at least I thought. It took a good few months for the Americana to wear off and I noticed the spots were back. So the following summer (last year) I went at it again and ASSumed again, that the MF pad on the flex was surely enough to level the clear coat around the spots and eliminate them. Fast forward to today and the sun hit the decklid at the perfect angle, guess what I saw? These gremlins were back. Now I think, I realized my mistake; the residual polish was filling in any imperfections and making them impossible to see. Since I didnt wipe down my work with IPA afterwords, I couldn't see them.
Today I did a small test section with the flex and orange MF pad and then wiped it with straight IPA to make absolutely certain it worked and I didnt see any spots. But I thought I was certain the last two times and continued on. Am I missing something???? Ill try to take pics, but in order to see the spots, it has to be in perfect lighting. My Dad says im nuts because 99% of the population wouldnt be able to see them, but yes, I do lose sleep over it!
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