Is it good enough?

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erik7

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I'm using my PC for the first time.



Should the sun show the same imperfections that a halogen light will? I know this seems like a very stupid question, but I'm polishing, and the paint looks really good, great reflection back at me just after doing SSR 2.5 with a green propel pad. But I'm thinking if I show the halogen on it (did this yesterday in the garage, and it gave me the chills!!) that it will show more imperfections.



Should I just say hey, that's good enough, it looks very good with this low sunlight behind it, or should I grill myself with the halogen??



I realize this could just be how anal I am, but I just want to see what others think or do. Thanks for helping out a noob!!! :)
 
Not a dumb question at all, inspecting can be a real challenge (I have silver and insist on perfect finishes on some of 'em).



Try the halogen with all the other lights off. Move it around and move *yourself* around too so you get different viewing angles. Try to be as demanding as possible if only so you know what's really going on.



But give some consideration to what's really important to you. I keep some of our vehicles as marring-free as humanly possible, but I don't sweat it on the others. Life's short and even if you *get* a perfect finish it can be a chore to *keep* it perfect. The condition of your paint only matters as much as you allow it to matter to *you* ;) "Good enough" means whatever you want it to mean.



I sometimes think we here at Autopia give people unrealistic expectations and that being a literal perfectionist about this stuff can take a lot of the fun out of the whole thing. Unless that's your idea of fun, of course...
 
Thanks for the responses. I tend to think that way at times Accumulator, but since I'm new at the PC, I'm trying to get it perfect. I keep trying to get a feel for it, and it does look good in moderate sunlight (as in setting sun), but when I brought up the halogen, it's not that mirror look I see so often from others.



On parts, it almost looks like I'm doing more "damage" myself. It's not real damage, just not good. I've read at times that SSR 2.5 needs to be followed up by a less aggressive polish to see the final results. That's my next step.



As an aside, what does everyone do with the dust? The 2.5 is dusting terribly!!!
 
OK, that's cool. If you *really* want to torture yourself, get a high wattage incandescent trouble light at Lowe's and put in a 300W bulb. Turn out all the other lights and use *that* to inspect. It's the most unforgiving thing I've found and I can spot *everything*, even on silver.



Sorry, never used the SSR stuff so I can't help with it...but IIRC the 2.5 does require a milder follow up.
 
I've never used SSR2.5, but from what people say it sorta sounds like the 3M PF-3000 Extra Cut rubbing compound I use. After using the 3M product, the paint is definatly better looking than before.. but to get the real shine gotta follow up with the swirl mark remover.



Dust sucks... keep a few MF around. After the job is finished maybe use a QD if there dust in the air decides to go on the car.
 
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