Poli- Seal Final Polish?

I used it with Menzerna's 5 inch orange pad which is their one-step pad. It is fairly stiff, but it will finish beautifully. They have a hard white cutting pad and a knitted wool pad.



It worked outstandingly with Riwax' 6.5 inch low profiles; with all three hardnesses (light cut, polish, finish - all on the softer side of their respective spectrums).
 
OPS finishes out nicely with a polishing pad - should be able to remove micromarring with an LC white providing the clear isn't too hard. I generally use it with a Propel Green.
 
I normally use either white LC polishing pads via PC and white Cyclo finishing pads via Cyclo. Does a great job removing minor hazing and leaving a really nice finish.
 
on hard clears, my poliseal did absolutely nothing - BMW



on my soft toyota clear, poliseal took out some defects and left the finish super slick and glassy!



on a brand new car I did, poliseal left a super slick perfect finish - nissan sentra



all used with a white LC pad on the PC at speed 5, as 6 makes it disappear too quickly for me
 
I was amazed at how OPS was able to remove the micromarring left behind after using OP on an Edge green w/rotary. And this was using a PC with an Edge blue, just to see how much work it would be. I didn't have to work it much at all. This was on 07 Infiniti black.
 
Could be from my new car being only 2 months old so the paint might still be a little soft. Would the paint still be hardening at this point or should that process already have completed?



Maybe I should try OP on Edge blue, though the blue seems a bit too soft.



And yes, swirls all thanks to my dealer when I first bought the car.
 
bertmauricio said:
Could be from my new car being only 2 months old so the paint might still be a little soft. Would the paint still be hardening at this point or should that process already have completed?



Maybe I should try OP on Edge blue, though the blue seems a bit too soft.



And yes, swirls all thanks to my dealer when I first bought the car.
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I'd guess that the marring was from the pad itself - cutting pads like the edge green don't always finish out sans micro-marring, particularly on softer clears.
 
used it on my detail today and it came out great, i will post pics in click and brag





used a orange pad tho cause i dont get anything from it with a white pad
 
Good point. I started on green with OP on a PC and it was just taking too long so I broke out the rotary and used the same pad. I only did a few panels so I'll step down to blue and see how that goes.
 
Bert, how much product are you using when working with OP?



The factory paints are fully cured and hardened when they reach the owner. Well, typically...
 
I was not using much at all, after my initial thin circle. About 4 pea size dots spread out a bit. Maybe I should've worked it a little longer? Oh, and one more thing, I only saw it in certain areas, not the entire panel.
 
Interesting. The amount seems to be correct, but OP breaks down quite quick when the speed is right. Of course, the extra workability is great so you can benefit a lot from the full potential of the polish. The most valuable observation is the patchy nature of the marred areas. Maybe some "invisible" picked up dirt/dust? Do the marred patches show a certain pattern? Or were they "special" areas where the paint was butchered a bit more by the dealership?
 
It could have been "heavy" areas left by the dealer but it did look like they were tighter/closer marring swirls left by machine. I should've paid closer attention but figured I need to get rid of them since I had to finish up quickly.



I was running the Hitachi at about 2 which is 1100 rmps. It had been years since I've used a rotary, at least on a nice paint job so I didn't want to run too fast first time out.



At any rate, when I get a chance to do more, I'll pay closer attention. Do you think Edge green should be leave no marring with OP? Meaning, I shouldn't move to blue yet since blue might take longer to get rid of the swirls?
 
Dunno, I've never used an Edge product. But with other brands, OP finishes down to LSP-ready levels with polishing pads (sometimes even orange pads too).



Give it more RPMs (1300-1400) to see next, then change your pad and/or polish.
 
Bence, here's a pic of the micromarring using Edge green with OP. Don't know why it happened since I know people use this combo with no marring. I moved to Edge Blue with OP, then cleaned up with OPS on Edge Blue on the PC. I had a clean green pad although the side I used is a little pitted but not bad. I'll do a test next time with a new green and see what happens.
 

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I'm using nowadays OPS via rotary amb blue Propel as final polish with amazing results. I apply it after removing the swirls, then the OPS leaves a finish very good.
 
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