The paint on this '90 ZR1 was just trashed by the dealership it sat at for years. The new owner is incredibly excited about the car, but he thought the paint looked horrible BEFORE I stripped the glaze that the dealership put on it. Now the whole car looked like the left side of this before/after shot I grabbed.
This paint is incredibly weird. A microfiber pad makes it even foggier no matter what speed or polish I use.
I use a white LC hydro pad with m105, D300, or m205 at any speed above 3.5 on my Griot's v3 DA, and it looks like the paint is incredibly oxidized when I wipe the residue away.
Then I slow it way down to around 2 and move the pad quickly, and it clears up as you see in the photo. It doesn't matter which of those polishes I use, it's the white polishing pad at speed 2 that is the only combo that lets me wipe the residue away to a clear finish below.
So that's great, found something that works - BUT...
I've tried Klasse AIO and Meguiar's high tech #26 as LSP's - both have the same effect: immediately fogging up the paint again. It's like I can't even wipe them off, they just instantly bond with the paint in super-foggy mode.
I'm a bit concerned - what's the point in spending 30 hours getting the paint looking perfect if I can't put anything on it to protect it??
Any experiences you can share would be amazingly helpful and appreciated!
This paint is incredibly weird. A microfiber pad makes it even foggier no matter what speed or polish I use.
I use a white LC hydro pad with m105, D300, or m205 at any speed above 3.5 on my Griot's v3 DA, and it looks like the paint is incredibly oxidized when I wipe the residue away.
Then I slow it way down to around 2 and move the pad quickly, and it clears up as you see in the photo. It doesn't matter which of those polishes I use, it's the white polishing pad at speed 2 that is the only combo that lets me wipe the residue away to a clear finish below.
So that's great, found something that works - BUT...
I've tried Klasse AIO and Meguiar's high tech #26 as LSP's - both have the same effect: immediately fogging up the paint again. It's like I can't even wipe them off, they just instantly bond with the paint in super-foggy mode.
I'm a bit concerned - what's the point in spending 30 hours getting the paint looking perfect if I can't put anything on it to protect it??
Any experiences you can share would be amazingly helpful and appreciated!
