This is Hologram or DA haze or ???

[Mike Phillips]

Anytime I get questions via e-mail, a PM or a FB message I prefer to invest my typing time where

A: It's easier for me to share links, pictures and videos.

B: More people can read and thus benefit from the information. (no just one set of eyeballs)


So I get an e-mail asking,

Hi Fabio,


Thank Uncle Mike to read my email ( Sory, my English not good) I’m Thong and I living in VietNam (asia)

I need your help 2 problem.

I really like your class detailing but I living so far USA.

1. I read your post in “ autogeek forum” about any question dont send for you by messenger and email but I can’t log-in my account



2. Today, I paint correction for my friend in his Toyota Fortuner new 2018.

- Black Paint (you see in attack pictures)
- few scratches from headlight to tailing

Scratches: I use Paper sanding 2000 to remove part of the scratches. And then, I try to use paper sanding 2000 several times to smooth the scratches before compound

- I use Flex Rotary PE14 with RUPES open cell Pad BLUE with rupes compound Zerphir coarse. (My friend do it when I go out). But my friend use his style when compound ( tilt to one side, 1/3 pad touch in panel, high speed in rotary, set 4-5 speed in my flex pe 14, use a lot of water, really a lot of water) He is painter, alway use wool pad in his process with markita polisher.

- When i go there, I talk to him “stop” and I use my process in this panel (door)

Step 1: Rupes DA Mark 2 15mm stroke - Blue pad - zephir compound

Step 2: rupes DA mark 2 15mm stroke - yellow pad - keramik fine polish

Step 3: rupes DA mark 2 15mm stroke - whitebpad - ultrafine polish.

IPA 50% after step with Rupes Microfibers.

............

And then, i dont know “ what happen ?” When i see this with flex light.

This is Hologram or DA haze or ???

How to fix this ? With your experience, pls give me an instruction to improve it, I like this car, this paint, i want to bring high result in this car, black paint you see.

Help me and thank again, Uncle Mike.

Hi Thong,

I've created your account on the forum for you and sent you your username and password. Please try logging in and replying to this thread.

As for you question, give me a few some time... I'm buried in work right now.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the pictures you sent me... I took the liberty to,

1. Download them
2. Rotate them 90 degrees
3. Resize them to 800 pixels wide
4. Upload them to your free gallery here on AGO
5. Insert them below

[Mike Phillips]

Here's what I think....


The results look GREAT!

That little bit of haze is probably just polishing oils that have not been completely wiped off.

I'd slap a wax on this car and stick a fork in it and call it done and your buddy owes you big time for fixing his trashed paint.


Don't spend your life trying to please swirl finder lights 100% - it will make you go crazy. Especially when you're detailing daily drivers.

[kalvintong]

Thank " Uncle Mike "
In VietNam , today 1:52AM 16-jan-18, I can can not sleep to wait replay from You.
And Then, I can enjoy and learning from here...
Thank so much " Uncle Mike"

[Mike Phillips]

Thank so much " Uncle Mike"

No problem...

Here's the link to your gallery where I placed your pictures.


https://www.autogeekonline.net/galle.../ppuser/102543

[kalvintong]

Thank Uncle Mike, I will check-it tomorrow and then post it in this thread .

[Mike Phillips]

Very cool that you translated portions of my how-to book to your own language...

[Kamakaz1961]

The Oracle has spoken with as always, a great thread of what to do and how to do! Thank you Mike for you sharing your Ancient Chinese Secrets!:

[Mike Phillips]

The Oracle has spoken with as always, a great thread of what to do and how to do!

Thank you Mike for you sharing your Ancient Chinese Secrets! :

I think it's cool and I also appreciate having detailing friends all around the world that trust what I write. IN this case Vietnam.


The car detailing world knows no geographical boundaries. We all have a passion for making cars shine!

[Strong66]

You are great ambassador to the detailing community. Autogeek, PBMG, and we members of the forum are lucky to have you.