buffing after machine - marring from "wet spots"

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autobahn

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so I've noticed that sometimes when I buff after a machine polish with SSR2.5 and 1z PP that when I shut the machine off after my product has been worked in, it leaves a bit of a wet spot on the paint. If I try to buff this out, it leaves marring behind and I have to go over the spot again.



My temporary solution thusfar has been to dab at the area with my MF before polishing to take some of the wetness/extra product out.



Am I just using too much product and it's soaking into the pad too much, or is this a common thing for you guys?



edit: to clarify, by wet spot, I mean with the SSR2.5, it leaves behind what looks like some less-broken-down polish, and with the PP, it literally just looks wet, so I know it's broken down somewhat, looks like just some solvents that are probably carrying coarse abrasives sill?



also, to try to rectify this wet spot on one of the panels I worked the polish in VERY WELL, and it seemed to eventually dry out the pad but I got a huuuuge amount of dusting with the 2.5.



could it really just be that I need to work it in this far? it just seems excessive and I'm worrying about the dust marring during the buff, too.
 
I only have experience with the 1Z but IMO yeah, you're just using too much product. You want to find that magic point where it's broken down sufficiently at the same time it's almost flashed off ("dried") but not quite. Actually, working the PP a little too long, to where it's pretty much dry, isn't the huge issue it can be with other products. With all the oils and waxes in the PP you can work it for a long, long time. Just watch that it doesn't cake up on your pads.



Off-hand, maybe you should just work a slightly larger area with that amount of polish.



The 1ZPP leaving marring tells me that your paint is sorta soft; maybe a follow up with a milder product would be beneficial. It might bring up a slightly better gloss (I use their MP for this reason) and could also take care of any light marring from stuff like you're experiencing.
 
well the PP doesn't leave marring at all except in the situation I've described. Dry product doesn't leave any marring when buffed.
 
autoprecise1 said:
Do you have any pictures?
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I'll try to get some.



The marring is pretty light, nothing deep, and it seems to come out if I go over the area for just a couple more seconds with the polisher and buff it again carefully.
 
autobahn said:
well the PP doesn't leave marring at all except in the situation I've described. Dry product doesn't leave any marring when buffed.
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OK, then I'll repeat that I'd just use less product or work a larger area or work it until it's all dry.



IMO you could just replace all the "or"s in that sentence with "and"s :D A little PP can go a long way.
 
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