AIO Cloudy???

I'm fairly new at this whole polishing deal but I have been playing around with it a lot on my Camaro, and I used #83 followed by #9 on the hood and it looked great, took almost all the swirls out, looks fantastic. Then I went over that with AIO and now it looks uneven and cloudy, I put it on with a pc as thin and I could and then buffed off with a MF. Any ideas on why this is, or does AIO need to cure a little bit or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
2 things maybe,first if you put AIO on to thick using a PC and waiting to long it can be difficult to remove.Second AIO removed the oils and fillers from your previous polishing steps and you may have hazed the paint with #83 and didn't remove it completely with the #9.If it's AIO stuck to your paint you can go over it by hand with AIO and wipe it off with a MF before it dries completely this would remove the previous AIO if that's the case.Or you could go over your hood with a isa/water 50/50 mix,wipe on wipe off.If your paint is still cloudy go over it again with #9 to remove the haze.
 
04BlackAV makes a good point about the AIO removing the fillers from #9, thus uncovering the haze left by #83.



Or, it could be the AIO. I've found that AIO can look a bit cloudy when applied in high humidity. The cloudiness usually disappears after a day. The AIO just needs to cure a bit.



Have no worries... :)



Bill.
 
What pad did you use to apply AIO and roughly how much did you use per section/panel/whatever anyway?
 
My first time detailing, I just applied AIO & SG. AIO went on very easy using my pc, nice and easy coming off too. I had no problems with plastic or rubber. It did great on all the windows, I am very pleased. The SG is another story, I tried using the pc and my mf polishing bonnets, but I either applied it to heavy or buffed it to long, showed some minor streaking if looked at the right angle under strong lighting. I then switched and finished up by hand. This worked out real good, it taught me to use very, very little. I have never experienced applying sealant (or wax) this thin, when you say use just a nickle or dime sized drop for a 2'X2' area you mean it. Using quarter size, causes it to haze or makes it hard to remove because it dries out to quckly before you have a chance to buff it out. I applied it so thin that it was hard to tell I was apllying any at all, very slight haze, but as soon as you buffed it out you could tell it's there. Even using the correct amount will haze if you dab it on the paint from the pad, I had to squeeze the pad arount the SG before applying to the paint. It's the little things that make a huge difference. She's looking good now, can't wait until the weekend to try another layer, after SG X 2, I have some Pinnacle to complete my project. I'll post some pictures after all is said and done. Thanks to everyone for the great advice from previous posts!

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