Understanding polishing with D151

[danforz]

Aright guys, so I finally did my first real polish... on black paint... and on soft black paint at that!



The results are so so. I still have plenty of marring and I even got a bit of buffer haze here and there. But nothing I'm not currently happy with... especially since I currently have 2 layers of DWG and 7 layers of UPGP on there



So heres are my questions and they apply to D151 via PC:



(1) Can you finish lighter colored vehicles with an Orange pad?

I read somewhere on this forum that you could finish red, white(s), silver and yellow paints with an orange pad without need to go over it with a green or white pad. I can say, from my experience, I was able to previously go over silver paint with ZPC/KAIO with a orange pad without any issues of buffer haze.



If that is the case, I would assume then that the darker the color, the lighter pad I'd have to use. On a dark blue car I'd probably go over it with a green pad and on a black car I'd use a white pad. Correct?



(2) Because D151 is unitgrit, do I need to do multiple passes at different speeds?

From what I can tell, D151 is not a diminishing abrasive compound. So I'd assume I could spread the product at a lower speed and then jump right to speed 6?



Thanks guys!

Daniel

 

[MarcHarris]

1. The most aggressive pad you can use will depend on how soft your clear is. I'd think white should be plenty solid depending on the finish. You don't want to get to the point that the 151 will be hiding any marring you could be inducing.



2. Using a PC, you should be fine barely spreading it enough (it's some thick stuff) then going at it should be fine. Because you'll be using a DA, you shouldn't have to lower the speed and finesse the 151 down

 

[getcha]

I havent had 151 finish nicely for me on soft paint. Even with a combination of pads, speeds, pressures etc.. Hard paints its really nice even medium paints.