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    White powder everywhere!

    Hi everyone! I am sure this question has been posted before but the search function didn't give me the answer I was looking for. We are 3/4 finished with our de-swirling step one process (Wolfgang 3.0). Everything seems to be working well and most the swirls are gone. After each section pass, we wipe off the polish (it is dry) and it looks fantastic! But, the car is covered in white powder! It's everywhere! I suppose it is the dried polish. It falls off the car if we blow on it. Is there any way to cut down on it? Do we have to rewash the car or just blow it down with the Metro? Are we using bad technique that is producing too much powder? We are using lots of clean MF towels and changing them frequently.

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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    I rewash after polishing to remove any polish dusting. .


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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    An ONR Wash after polishing and before waxing is recommended.

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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    This is normal just give the car a quick wash to make sure its free of any residue and apply the LSP of your chioce.

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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    Quote Originally Posted by killrwheels@autogeek View Post
    I rewash after polishing to remove any polish dusting. .
    I do the same and actually use the power washer too. The power washer gets all the dust and dried polish out of the crevices.

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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    A good wash will help enormously.

    Haven't seen any in process photos though!
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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    If it were me... I would dust it off using a microfiber and spray detailer and go to the next step...

    Re-washing takes a lot time and gets everything all wet again, as in water in all the cracks and crevises...





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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    Thanks all, here are some progress pics!
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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    Before and after clay bar...

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    Re: White powder everywhere!

    Swirl city....here comes the Wolfgang....

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