Paint to Pad Transfer...

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slickwilly

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Doing some work on some doors (87 BMW 3 series) and they needed a lot of help. A few scratches to the metal, but hey they were free and I need some practice with Menz SIP and Nano. Most of the paint was swirled, scuffed, etc. I went straight to LC orange flat and SIP (I know to use least aggressive first and then work to more aggressive if needed, but they were pretty bad, even after the clay). Before I even finished one pass of my 2x2 section, I had paint transfer. They were scrap so I kept going and finished 1 door with just the orange pad and SIP. It came out really nice and most of the swirls and such are gone.



My question is if there was paint transfer right away, then doesn't that mean the clear is basically gone and I was just polishing the base and not the clear? I mean if you're doing correction and there are scratches and swirls, but the clear is almost non-existent, do you still correct or just basically seal/glaze (meaning fill-in) and wax?



What do you do when you experience paint transfer to the pad?
 
Thanks BJZ...you mean that BMW did SS paint jobs back in 87? I asked my buddy who I got the doors from and he said they were never repainted. When he had the car back in the 90's, he had it detailed a few times and the detailer noted to him about the paint to pad transfer.



Are there any issues with having paint to pad transfer? Or is basically the only thing that sucks about it, is that the pads that are a &@$#* to clean?



They came out nice, and I'm going to follow-up with Menz Nano and white pad.



The other door I'm going with same pads, but Megs 105/205.



Just trying figure out these products...maybe my test case wasn't such a good choice.
 
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