DG 501 Issue?

[BTLew81]

I used this on my white Jetta last week, LC White pad on my GG6. Looked good, didnt use the sun gun. All through the week I have noticed the car looks weird. In the sun today, I noticed there is micromarring all over the car. Did a test spot and it appears that M205 and a heavy polishing pad took it right out.

So, I am thinking that my pad did not have enough product or I applied at too high of a speed. I noticed that the product seemed really hard to spread and I used a lot of product. Doesnt seem normal. I'm not blaming 501, as I think it was a pad issue, but what are your thoughts?

So, I am going to polish it out tomorrow. Question is do I try to apply my 501/601 combo by hand and then 105/601, or do I skip the 501? From what I have seen, 501 shoud NOT have enough abrasives to cause anything like this.

Thoughts are appreciated.

[FlawlessJ]

Are you sure it's micromarring? I have had issues with DG501 and 105 where they don't want to come off at all! using quick detailer helps out a ton though!

[duck_commander]

i've used 501 by itself and with 601 on numerous paints (ford, honda, subaru, toyota) all with a DA and using either an orange or white foam pad and have never had or seen micromiarring, but i'm no pro...

[BTLew81]

Definitely micromarring...I dont know. Maybe it was a bad pad. Just mad at myself that I need to repolish after spending so much time with D300/MF and then 205. 205 to the rescue I guess...

[duck_commander]

did you do a test spot with the 501 before polishing the whole car?

Did your test spot show marring?

[BTLew81]

It didnt appear to, but I didnt use the sungun. I am going to polish out tomorrow and then do a test panel with 501. Hopefully it's fine. Gonna try it by hand this time.

I truly think it was the pad. I'm really not happy with LC pads lately. User error involved as well..I fully take some blame.

[richy]

I'm sorry you had that experience. This is not M105, use more than a few drops. Work it slowly and thoroughly. It should buff off effortlessly. Check out this video I did last year using the DG nano polish. Different product, but still, spread it this way and let me know please.

[BTLew81]

Thanks, Richy. I did use a copious amount. A lot, actually. I just polished out a test spot with 205. Real quick, but it 99% of the marring. Applied a test spot with 501 and it looks fine after buffing. I truly think it was a pad issue. So, maybe I'll hit the car with 501 and then 105 by hand, using a test area first and examining with the sun gun. Fingers crossed that will work.

[rwright]

Thanks, Richy. I did use a copious amount. A lot, actually. I just polished out a test spot with 205. Real quick, but it 99% of the marring. Applied a test spot with 501 and it looks fine after buffing. I truly think it was a pad issue. So, maybe I'll hit the car with 501 and then 105 by hand, using a test area first and examining with the sun gun. Fingers crossed that will work.

I would still do the DG 105 by machine, just like in the video Richy posted. I was doing it by hand for a while then one day applied it by machine and it nearly "disappears" into the paint...

[RTexasF]

Perhaps a softer gray/black pad would work better.