polish splatter and specks from polishing

[Newcarsmell]

I did first polish test and I'm sure I ran into newbie issues. One particular, I was rotating the porter cable xp before putting it on the car and did splatter polish all over the car (not too much thankfully). I even read Mikes book about not doing that and forgot lol. But the more bigger issue is tiny dot specks being splattered all over the car. I had to use a waterless wash spray and mf towel to wipe it down (worried about black panels but guess it was ok). Just more time consuming and wondering what went wrong?

Did i use too much polish (i used scratch x 2.0 and swirl remover meguiars) on a 2x2 foot test . Abut six dots on the pad .

How can i prevent from tiny dot specks from making a mess (windows and hard to reach crevice was hardest) to remove.

[FUNX650]

I did first polish test and I'm sure I ran
into newbie issues. One particular, I was
rotating the porter cable xp before putting
it on the car and did splatter polish all over
the car (not too much thankfully).

I even read Mikes book about
not doing that and forgot lol.


How can i prevent
from tiny dot specks
from making a mess

Re-read that particular section of Mike’s
book; and then, the next time around:
don’t forget to follow his tutelage.


Bob

[Newcarsmell]

yES I DO HAVE the book. just forgot.. i guess i miss tiny speck part

[FUNX650]

I was rotating the porter cable xp before
putting it on the car and did splatter polish
all over the car (not too much thankfully).

But the more bigger issue is tiny dot specks
being splattered all over the car...

yES I DO HAVE the book. just forgot..
i guess i miss tiny speck part

That tiny (dot) speck part is the
result from the polish splatter-ing.


Bob

[Newcarsmell]

That tiny (dot) speck part is the
result from the polish splatter-ing.


Bob

so am i using too much?

[DaveT435]

That’s a mistake most of us make ONCE.

[PaulMys]

That’s a mistake most of us make ONCE.

Lol!

You are right, Dave.

It is just a matter of teaching yourself not to start or lift the machine without contact.

Actually, doing this once is helpful to teach you NOT to do it again.

[acuRAS82]

I still can get small splatter when doing small/tight areas where not the whole face of the pad is in contact with the paint... this usually happens with a 3” pad with more aggressive polish and the machine on decent speed. I also believe that I tend to keep the pad too wet with QD at times which may contribute to this.

[Newcarsmell]

I still can get small splatter when doing small/tight areas where not the whole face of the pad is in contact with the paint... this usually happens with a 3” pad with more aggressive polish and the machine on decent speed. I also believe that I tend to keep the pad too wet with QD at times which may contribute to this.

but the specks doesn't affect anything other then annoyance and extra work right? i tape the trims etc but some areas i can't tape off due to odd shaped areas

[acuRAS82]

but the specks doesn't affect anything other then annoyance and extra work right? i tape the trims etc but some areas i can't tape off due to odd shaped areas

Absolute worst case, maybe the specks, with their cleaning ability, will cause some degrading of the LSP in the spot where it lands. I personally have never seen any realistic proof of this. Anywhere I’ve ever splattered, I wipe when dry and have seen normal performance in that area afterwards.

I wouldn’t wipe it while wet though because that would be doing similar to a very light (minuscule?) hand polish.