Micro marring

[IowaEmt1991]

Just got finished up with a fall detail on the car. I was able to correct 95% of the swirls which is fine being it is a daily driver. However I noticed in some areas, specifically body curves, there is some minor micro marring. What causes this, and how can I fix it? I should also add I did not use SHR as it was not warranted for the paint damage, only fine machine polish.

 

Thanks,

Eric

Edited November 21, 2013 by Silvermistgt2002

[THE Mook]

Can you please elaborate more on your process and also what type of car you were working on?

[Team Adam's]

The specific vehicle type, machine, pad type, speed, technique, etc all play a role... like Mook mentioned, a few more specifics to go on and we should be able to point you in the right direction. 

[IowaEmt1991]

Car as seen in sig, Porter Cabe, white foam pad, machine on speed 5.

[Chase@InsanePaint]

I used to get the same issue when using the old FMP.  It comes from "over working" the polish.  I found out, the old FMP flashes INCREDIBLY FAST.  A pass can literally take less than a minute, before it's DONE working.  So if you keeeeeeep on polishing, it's going to give you micromarring.  Try working the polish for a shorter period, as in, literally one moderate pass in each direction (criss-cross pattern) and BE DONE.  Also....I'd say if you're working it at over speed 5 on a PC, or over speed 4 on a Flex, you're going too fast.

[THE Mook]

Good advice Chase.  I would say try speed 4 on the PC, one swipe each way (up/down-left/right), see if that helps.

[Team Adam's]

x3 - likely over worked. 

 

reduce speed and time worked and you should see a better result, one of the improvements we made when going to the new Finishing Polish was to increase the work time to prevent this. The new stuff stays open for a looooooooong time. 

[IowaEmt1991]

Thanks for the help guys. Got it figured out.

[K5/TBSS]

Can you show pics of your marring? I think I may have done the similar to mine. Thanks.

[Chewy]

Use the new finishing polish.  HOLY CARP is it good.  SO MUCH better than FMP.  

[MichiganSRT8]

Like chase I found the work speed was very quick, but in my application for it, nothing touched it for that finish.  Glad you got squared away!