Somewhat cloudy reflection - what to do?

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I recently tried DACP with a Megs Yellow Pad on my PC. I then followed it with NXT. The car is a black 300zx. This is a picture of the reflection but it seems to be hazed a bit.



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The paint itself isn't oxidated or clody itself but the reflection isn't as clear as I expected. Should I try something stronger? Would an excel pad like a 3/5 aggressive scale help to rid of the cloudy reflection? Could it be because my paint is 15 years old and just getting faded or the clear isnt working as well anymore? Thanks and sorry if the picture doesn't help at all. Its really hard to explain or capture in a picture.



Sorry for the newb question!



Thanks,

-Ryan
 
It could be the paint failing, but I think you'd see more isolates spots of defects. Maybe it's just some hazing from DACP. How long did you work it on the paint? Try some AIO or a lower grade polish to clear it up a bit.
 
I worked it in for about 30-45 seconds. I may buy some Menzerna FPII and Souveran to follow the DACP. Just wondering if I should clean with DACP on a stronger pad and then finish with these two products. Maybe the slight haze will go away?



-Ryan
 
It takes me like 3 - 5 minutes of working in a polish that's aggressive as dacp, probably even longer if you're attempting to go straight to a wax afterwards.



You need to either follow up with a lighter polish, or work in the dacp longer. being that your car is black, i'd say do both.
 
You're gonna want to work DACP until it stsarts to powder. It's designed so that the abrasives in it break down from heavy, to mediate, to small. The idea is that it shouldn't leave any hazing because it's a moderate and finishing polish in one.
 
OK, great. I will make sure to try that next week when I am finally home and done with this year of college.



-Ryan
 
I use a similar product to DACP - which is 3M FCRC - and I work it in fairly well, but I use a 2 stage approach:



I don't worry if the passes I made remove swirls to my liking the first time. Typically, I'll get about 70% of them out by working each panel equally around the whole truck. Second stage I'll re-assess what I did and go back and hit isolated spots that need more work. Working a single panel over and over at the same time - for ME - makes me feel like I'm stuck in neutral. Its more of a psychological thing to go over the truck the 1st time, take a bit of a break, then go back and re-hit any spots I don't like. Its like checking a paper you wrote for grammatical errors right after you've finished it - you're so psyched to have completed it, you may miss certain errors. Put the paper down, come back in 1/2 or 1 hour, then check your work. Your mind will be fresher. That's my long-winded .02...
 
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