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AstonSenna
04-21-2017, 08:05 PM
So a tree at home I usually park under has bloomed with lots of flowers. Unfortunately, it rained overnight causing many to fall on my beloved e46. And by the next day they had shriveled up and dried stuck to my paint leaving bad stains. So I washed it and clayed it and tried out my new GG6 with ultimate compound in a few spots where stains were bad, Wolfgang tsr on whole and followed up with ultimate polish and collinite 845. It looked perfect in garage with light on it even although some the stains did take some time and pressure with UC to remove. But today in lowering sunlight , at the right few angles I noticed all the stains on my hood lit up like a Christmas tree. So they're still there , but only in certain lighting. My question is how to remove completely? Because I spent some time on the spots with a LC light cutting pad with UC and then a different light cutting pad with the tsr and those hadn't worked. Will they go away with time ? Or would a hardcore bug remover work even though UC hadn't?
I also only used the Meg's consumer clay found in the clay kit they sell in stores, not the mild or aggressive pro stuff they sell.

Thank you guys!

Mitchell

Buster906
04-21-2017, 08:09 PM
If you can post some pics of the stains

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AstonSenna
04-21-2017, 08:27 PM
If you can post some pics of the stains

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The sun's gone down so unfortunately no pics today. I mean to describe it elementary terms. It's like ghosts of flower petals on my hood. You can't feel them at all either . I think I had a an issue like this last year but remember them just going away over time from washing or more rain

Buster906
04-21-2017, 08:30 PM
Can you get a bottle of M205 or M100 or M105?

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AstonSenna
04-22-2017, 01:48 AM
http://i63.tinypic.com/30vlz4g.jpg

so here's a mark i was able to snap earlier. Tough to see in a pic, but it's in the top corner of the phone.
and even though i did the detail yesterday, it's already blanketed in pollen as seen in the pic also. life of a black car

AstonSenna
04-22-2017, 01:52 AM
Can you get a bottle of M205 or M100 or M105?

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would those work where Ultimate Compound wouldn't? My other idea is a microfiber cutting pad, since my two most aggressive pads are both orange LC light cutting pads, one 6.5" and the other a 3" for small spots

AutowerxDetailing
04-22-2017, 04:25 AM
It is likely etched water spots in the pattern of the leaves that were sitting on the car. An acidic water spot remover could dissolve the stains out of the paint. If that fails, more aggressive compounding may be needed to fully remove the etchings. Or it could just be organic based stains from the leaves. Stuff like that can sometimes disappear on its own due to UV degradation. I've seen it happen many times with tree sap stains.

Buster906
04-22-2017, 05:37 AM
would those work where Ultimate Compound wouldn't? My other idea is a microfiber cutting pad, since my two most aggressive pads are both orange LC light cutting pads, one 6.5" and the other a 3" for small spots
M205 and M105 are a few steps up in cutting ability and polishing. With such a stain, start mild with pad and polish, work up in cutting

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DBAILEY
04-22-2017, 05:55 AM
M205 is not higher in cut than UC. Looks like it etched. Can you look at it with a magnifying glass to see if it did?

Buster906
04-22-2017, 06:08 AM
M105 has more cutting ability than Ultimate compound.

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DBAILEY
04-22-2017, 06:50 AM
I have and use all 3 of them. You said 'M205 and M105 are a few steps up in cutting ability and polishing'.

Buster906
04-22-2017, 06:53 AM
I have all four. I will always go to M105 and M205 before UC or UP

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DBAILEY
04-22-2017, 06:58 AM
ok. but it still UP --> M205 --> UC --> M105 --> M101 in the order of cut. That's the only point I was trying to make.

Buster906
04-22-2017, 07:10 AM
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Quote Originally Posted Mike Phillips
M105 is more aggressive than Ultimate Compound



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DBAILEY
04-22-2017, 07:20 AM
Nevermind, you're a bit thick aren't you. That is what I said. That UC is lower in cut than M105 in my sentence UP --> M205 --> UC --> M105

Earlier you said that M205 had a higher cut than UC, which is not correct.