tips for non-clearcoated?

Nothing really. It's pretty much the same thing. You're removing paint when polishing, whether it's basecoat/clearcoat or just basecoat (single stage).

And with single stage paint, two vehicles of the same year/model can have different hardnesses of paint, because the pigments of the color are what determine the hardness. If they were both clearcoated, they'd likely have the same clearcoat applied to them, regardless of the base color.
 
the only real difference is that with a non-clearcoated paint your pads are going to turn into the color of the car. dont worry though, as white95max said, this is completely normal for a single stage paint job.
 
The only significant difference presents itself when polishing s/s white. :eek:



Its as hard as granite (the pigment is titanium based) and takes a very aggressive pad/polish combo to do anything with it. Its the only finish that I'd say needs a high-speed rotary.
 
Yeah, that's a good point about ss white. Note that most *other* ss paint colors are pretty soft compared to the average b/c paint. Single stage black is almost always one *very* soft paint.
 
Black pigment is based on 'carbon black'. Carbon is normally very soft...unless it's in crystalline form where it's called 'diamond', but that's another story. BTW, you'll need more than a rotary to buff that one! :eek:
 
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