I've been getting really frustrated with my UDM and Menzerna polishes. Two weeks ago I polished the passenger's side of my Scion tC with IP and an orange LC pad. It looked pretty good, but just in case there was some micromarring I couldn't see (my halogen wouldn't fire up... probably a dead bulb) I followed up with FP on a white pad. Each time, I put 2 sprays of XMT conditioner on the pad, then applied polish, spread at 3, and worked in at 6.
The IP broke down quickly on the orange LC pad, within 2 passes. However, the FP would not break down at all. I went at it with decent pressure at speed 6 for 3 minutes, and it looked the same as it was after spreading. I buffed it off after about 5 minutes thinking it must be done, and it did look good. I moved on to the next panel, determined to break it down. After 9 minutes however, I still couldn't get it to go clear and oily. It just wouldn't break down.
I finished up the rest of the panels this way, and after a quick wash put on a coat of wax. About a week later, I looked at the car in the sun, and noticed holograms all over!
Today I decided to tackle the holograms, so I thought FP with a white pad worked in long enough would remove the holograms. I went at the entire passenger's side, with not much better luck breaking the polish down. After I was done, however, the car looked holo-free. So I gave it a wash to get rid of any dust, and went to a sunny part of the driveway to check it out. To my dismay, I saw some holograms. However, they were just barely noticeable. I put on a coat of wax, thinking I could live with it until the next polish. However, after the wax, I went back outside and noticed even more holograms. About the same amount as when I started! How is this possible?
I thought the UDM was wasn't supposed to make these horrid marks! Is there something wrong in my technique that is causing these holograms to keep reappearing?
The IP broke down quickly on the orange LC pad, within 2 passes. However, the FP would not break down at all. I went at it with decent pressure at speed 6 for 3 minutes, and it looked the same as it was after spreading. I buffed it off after about 5 minutes thinking it must be done, and it did look good. I moved on to the next panel, determined to break it down. After 9 minutes however, I still couldn't get it to go clear and oily. It just wouldn't break down.
I finished up the rest of the panels this way, and after a quick wash put on a coat of wax. About a week later, I looked at the car in the sun, and noticed holograms all over!
Today I decided to tackle the holograms, so I thought FP with a white pad worked in long enough would remove the holograms. I went at the entire passenger's side, with not much better luck breaking the polish down. After I was done, however, the car looked holo-free. So I gave it a wash to get rid of any dust, and went to a sunny part of the driveway to check it out. To my dismay, I saw some holograms. However, they were just barely noticeable. I put on a coat of wax, thinking I could live with it until the next polish. However, after the wax, I went back outside and noticed even more holograms. About the same amount as when I started! How is this possible?
I thought the UDM was wasn't supposed to make these horrid marks! Is there something wrong in my technique that is causing these holograms to keep reappearing?
