Paint coming off onto Orange Pad?

[ticaaal70]

I just finished a detail on my car and I noticed during the orange polishing stage that the pad started having a small dark blue tint to it which is the color of the paint on my car. After I noticed that I put less pressure than usual on my polisher. My car is 14' Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.

 

Did I ruin the clear coat on my car? There seems to be no signs of haziness or cloudiness on the surface of the paint.

 

Any insight is helpful.

 

I was using the new foam pads w/ the new 2 step system 6k rpm on Porter Cable.

[Chris@Adams]

You may want to check with Mitsubishi........some new cars don't have clear. I know some of the Toys don't.

[Ricky Bobby]

What is your paint color code (located on the sticker on your door jamb)

 

I highly doubt with a DA you ran through the clear coat with the orange polish, like you said there is no hazing or cloudiness to indicate that.

[Sizzle Chest]

D14 - Cosmic Blue Pearl Clearcoat - 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO

 

I think it is a clearcoated finish. 

 

Post up some pics of the paint/area that you were getting paint transfer on your pads so we can see what it looks like.

[Thorsager]

The clear coat probably is tinted. In your case blue. Whenever you polish you take away a little of the clear. Since it's tinted you see the blue on your pad. We have a red Ford Focus which has tinted clear. I've 2 step polished it twice and have seen a small amount of red in the pad each time. To answer your question your clear coat is fine. You would have to polish A LOT to burn through the clear coat.

[Ricky Bobby]

I think Thorsager has it right, and so does Sizzle Chest.  It is a clear coated finish, but since it has a slight tint to it that is what you are seeing on your pad.