Nightmare paint to work with.

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dynamic73

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I'm working on polishing my car for a up coming show in 2 days. My car has been repainted. The clear is very soft and very hard to wipe down without marring. It polishes out just fine. But when I do a final wash with ONR. I end up with nice big marring lines. That are probably coming from the edges of my microfiber towels. Last year when I went to the show. I just polished out the car and didn't do a wipe down. So I ended up without even putting any wax or sealant on it. How important is it to do a final wipe down. After a final polish with M205. I going to be using wolfgang deep gloss paint sealant 3.0. I going to try to polish it again tomorrow. I can probably find some different microfiber towels. That won't mar the surface. But what is best to do the final wipe down with? Is it absolutely necessary to do a wipe down after the final polish? I've been working on this car for 2 weeks now. It getting really frustrating. I hate my paint. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.
 
I was using some waffle weave towels and the big green microfiber towels from Autoqeek. The edges of the big green towels from Auotqeek are unraveling. That's why I said I was going to switch to some other towels I have.
 
There are lots of very good towels available for use o your paint. Pak Shak sells probably the most highly regarded towels available. A wee bit pricey, unless you really enjoy polishing your car over and over. :)
 
dynamic73 said:
I'm working on polishing my car for a up coming show in 2 days. My car has been repainted. The clear is very soft and very hard to wipe down without marring. It polishes out just fine. But when I do a final wash with ONR. I end up with nice big marring lines...
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I get marring when I do ONR washes, but not when the vehicle is basically clean (as it'd be after the correction). But if the clear is that soft, I'd be especially leery of ONRing it.



That are probably coming from the edges of my microfiber towels...
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Fold the towels so the edging doesn't contact the paint.



.. How important is it to do a final wipe down. After a final polish with M205. I going to be using wolfgang deep gloss paint sealant 3.0.. Is it absolutely necessary to do a wipe down after the final polish?..
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M205 leaves a [boat]-load of oils behind, I wouldn't expect most sealants to respond well to that. I *always* do a lot of stripping after using M205 if I'm using anything other than a carnauba, and I do mean a lot.



You could always use an LSP that bonds OK to those oils; I've gone straight from M205 to a wax before, but there can sometimes be a bit of a change as the oils gradually dissipate (probably won't happen until long after the show).





I going to try to polish it again tomorrow. I can probably find some different microfiber towels. That won't mar the surface. But what is best to do the final wipe down with? I've been working on this car for 2 weeks now. It getting really frustrating. I hate my paint. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.
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I too use PakShak MFs, no problems but I don't have really soft paint either. Even with those, I'd be careful with the edging (even though it's pretty soft).



Just food for thought- isn't this gonna drive you nuts, dealing with such soft paint all the time? I mean, gee..how many years of that can you stand? I've sold vehicles that I otherwise liked over high-maintenance paint; IMO life's too short to [mess] around with such hassles.
 
I'd be more careful with the towels and choose something that conceals. There is nothing wrong with hiding swirls. Wolfturds 17.7r3 beta 2 sealant sure isn't what you are looking for. Go to Autozone/Advance/etc grab a bottle of Ultimate Quick wax and enjoy the car show.
 
I wouldn't use waffle weaves at all with ONR, towels with a thick nap (500-600 gram weight in a 16 x 16 size) work best.



I'd just apply Wolfgang over #205 if you are having issues washing the car without any wax on it. I've had jet black BMWs that I can't so a final wash before waxing to remove dust. Have to use something like Opti-Seal, wash, then reapply OS again to get around how soft the paint is.
 
dynamic73 said:
I'm using some better towels and going to strip the M205 with IPA wipe down.
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You might have a tough time getting all the M205 oils off/out of the paint with IPA, it didn't work all that great for me.
 
dynamic73 said:
Thanks for the comments. I'm using some better towels and going to strip the M205 with IPA wipe down.
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IPA can get grabby..making you put more pressure on the mf towel. Try Eraser, doesn't flash like IPA and just glides on the paint.
 
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The car was a big hit at the car show (1985 Toyota Celica GTS). Paint is 7 years old. And I got the most comments about how flawless my paint looked. I ended up re-polishing just the hood. With a IPA wipe down after. That's where the marring was most obvious. I got lots of towels. So I found some better ones that didn't mar. I don't know if I got all the M205 off. So I'll put on another layer. After my next car wash. I got to find some better towels to dry with ONR. Thanks for all the help.
 
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