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Perhaps you did not let set up enough before wiping it off in that temperature.  Also give it a good shake if it has been sitting for some time.  

Ok. From what I can see the high spots are still there.  

You are at the point where you will need to polish the high spots off.  Not a big deal to do.  

What are you exactly asking?

On 2/11/2024 at 3:35 PM, Johnny said:

Start over on a product that should last 18 months? Seems like a strange suggestion.

 

 

The product page states 12-18 months.  Most longevity claims use the word up to.  If the vehicle is exposed to harsh elements then expect that durability to be cut almost by 50%. 

Sounds like it is time to reapply the spray coating.

Sounds like the backing plate has lost its ability to hold on to the pad.  With an LHR MKII, staying around speed 4 to 4.5 is the sweet spot.  Also not cycling pads or overloading them with product will heat up the pad.  Microfiber pads do generate more heat. 

Isn't that TW product a poor beading type product? I never used it.  

How often are you washing?

The UV tracer will fade as the coating cures.  All of your applicator marks under the UV light will also fade away as it cures.  

With that said in order to fix a high spot watch this. 

Which glass polish? You would need to try a glass polish with cerium oxide and a rayon pad.  But it is a lot of work to polish glass and a rotary would be the tool of choice to use.

Try some compound or polish and see if that helps.  

You could try a water spot remover and see if that helps.  If it does not then polishing and reapplying is the next option. 

Those are high spots.  You are at the point where you need to polish, panel wipe and reapply the coating.  You may have to polish the entire panel.  

A coating will not protect against paint chips.  Paint Protection Film will.  

As far as polishing a test spot is always a good step to determine how much correction is needed.  I worked on one of these and it had plenty of paint using my paint gauge.  

For the interior stick with interior product such as a leather conditioner for this older leather.  A light cleaning will also help. 

There is no graphene polish.  If you are asking how long to protect fresh paint then ask the painter.  It has always been said 30-90 days.  But check with the painter. 

2 hours ago, PirateGoat said:

We were parked under a tree might have been a banana tree or similar. 
 

Do I clay the whole hood and then reapply?

Leaving it under a tree will definitely do that.  If it is a sap like residue then try a sap remover.  If it is not then try a water spot remover.  Worst case you have to polish and reapply as claying will more than likely not remove those strains.  

The above spots are high spots.  Excess coating that was not wiped off properly during the application.  Polish those panels and reapply the coating. 

Where was the car parked during your vacation? 

Cheap microfibers can definitely scratch this soft piano material.  The scratches look pretty deep and it looks like you will need a new piece.  You could make it look better by compounding or polishing.  That will remove the light scratches.  

There are two sides of the coin so to speak when it comes to where or not a conditioner is needed.  From a brand such as colourlock, new cars up to 3 years only need a protectant (leather sealant) and after 3 years they recommend a "conditioner".  This is from an actual company that deal with leather.  

Give the paint a light polish and it will be removed.  

Perform a decon wash and evaluate the coating.  If it is still performing pretty well and you don't want to polish you can use the spray coating to buy you some time until you are ready to start over.  

Can not see your photos.  A coating would be the better option to with stand the heat.

@falcaineer if we are speaking about masking the coating, technically those graphene products will also mask the performance of the base layer coating with their own protection.  

@MoeD you can use slick & slide on any coating.  B&B blending sells this as slip stream among other names which contains SiO2 which is a common ingredient in ceramic coatings.