EdLancer- Good point, two different issues: MF lint and compound/polish/LSP residue dust sticking to the surface. The MF lint is *FAR* more of an issue, the powdery product residue comes off easily enough with my current (good) MFs. MF lint from my cheaper/worn MFs can bug me...
As I`m going about removing the 22ple HPC that created the majority of this issue for me, I`m beginning to lean towards user incompetence regarding removing all polishing oils before coating. As I`m removing the 22ple HPC the paint (black) is actually getting darker in areas the coating is removed and under a Sunmatch light, there are faint towel marks in/under (dunno which) the coating. While I did hose the paint down with Gyeon Prep prior to coating, I`m thinking the particular nature of this Honda Paint leads it to be a bit more difficult with regards to polishing residue removal.
As I`m currently removing the coating with Scholl S20 and S40, I`m finding faint residue which is requiring extra attention to remove despite thorough wiping when done with each polishing cycle. This faint residue (smearing, with traces of towel wiping) is not visible under the garage fluorescents, a ScanGrip Multimatch at ground level and/or mounted on a tripod, nor the LED worklights I have mounted on a tripod. A recent acquisition of Scangrip Sunmatch and Matchpen are the only indicators of this leftover residue...once you know what to look for and the particular angle the light needs to be held to illuminate the panel.
Having never had this problem before (wipedowns with Gyeon Prep and/or WG Perfekt Finish Paint Prep removed all prior residue...uh, apparently) I`d guess a combination of the particular paint type of the Honda led to the incomplete removal of the last step polish residue (in that case Rupes Diamond Ultra Fine Gel Polish). I saw a Scholl-related post recently from Mary B. where she mentioned that the S40 was much easier to remove than the Rupes Diamond, leading me to believe that the Rupes Diamond was not likely removed completely before I started slathering 22ple HPC on there; while it was not visible to the eye I`m guessing had I had a Sunmatch light and bothered to check carefully, I woulda seen it. I can`t believe leaving polish residue, however faint on the surface, wouldn`t cause some kinda attraction for linting/dusting when applying coating, hence the troubles I had there.
So, in the end the poor results and trouble I was having most likely stemmed from incomplete polish residue removal or, put another way, self-inflicted failures due to over-confidence (never hadda check that closely before...guess I was just lucky) and poor technique. The towels were not the problem, the static was not the problem, the panel wipe was not the problem; *I* was the problem.
I did check some other products I have had clean residue removal with before on other paint (HD Polish+, M205) and they left slight residue as well, even after a quick panel wipe on this current black Honda paint. Would that make this paint `sticky` as some paints are referred to?
Perhaps the unclean surface is also the reason the 22ple HPC is coming off with a mere polishing pad and Scholl S20? I dunno...
Regardless, while a PIA to rectify, it does add a step to the process of careful, close-up examination of the surface AFTER wiping down with whatever panel prep I`m using; I`d just always assume the panel wipe was a fire and forget type item...
Isn`t learning fun? Although it is nice to hopefully be able to pin it on user error as opposed to some product related thing; easier to fix my own stupidity because I`m so used to doing it, lotsa experience!
