Originally Posted by
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Man it's been a long time since I did that buff-out, I'm not sure why I would have done it like that except if I was hustling fast.
M83 can be very hard to wipe-off, so as a normal process I would normally wipe off the residue as I go around the car to make it easier.
I remember finishing the rotary work while the car was still outside because it was getting dark. After the rotary work I pulled the Vette into the garage. I worked that Vette all the way up to the wax step before calling it a night so my guess is that I was focused more on buffing out the entire car and then wiping off residue.
I used to do all my cars like that when I was younger and use terry cloth towels for wiping off all the steps before the last finish polishing step because a large nap terry cloth can chew product off pretty easy and fast. As long as you use quality terry cloth and careful technique you won't hurt the paint, at least nothing that the final polishing step won't take care off and then switch to microfiber.
Most of my "paint only" detail work usually takes around 12 to 14 hours and that's hustling, so that was probably the case there.
For any newbies reading this, it is definitely easier and SAFER to wipe any compound, paint cleaner, or cleaner/polish residue off the paint before it completely dries.
Good memory you have there Mike!
The owner of that Vette was actually my Prosthetists. I think he tired of trying to keep his black Corvette looking good in the desert because it's very windy and very dusty.
That Corvette thread has 41,027 views!
:)