Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
Feed back please
Hi I am a newbie and I hear the term holograms used quite often. Can someone please tell me what a hologram is. Is it the same as a swirl? What causes a hologram? Thanks for indulging my ignorance. If anyone has a picture of a hologram and could post it I would love to see one. Hehe now that must be a first on the forum a person longing to see a hologram. Thanks and hoping that everyone is enjoying this Labor day weekend.
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
these are also called "trails", but basically the same thing: light marks from the buffing process (and can happen with any machine, rotary or da):
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...O/DSC08300.jpg
Should look more like this:
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...O/DSC08303.jpg
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thanks for the quick reply, your photo was worth a thousand words.
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
grumble grumble grumble
Still had holograms. Although extremely minor and only visible by people looking for them.
Not happy :(
I did 106FA w/ M polishing pad, 85RD L polishing pad, Meg Glaze #3 with finishing pad, Wax
I'm ordering a Porter Cable, I'd like to see what kind of results that'll yeild.
Anyways, here's my final delivery pics.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...urbo/020-3.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...6turbo/035.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...urbo/037-1.jpg
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
Here you go Stu, people call them Holograms, buffer marks, or a new one to me trails. We have always called them buffer marks all the years I have been doing this.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...t/vette145.jpg
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Chatelaine, why are you going over the paint with #3 after doing 85rd and a finishing pad? There is no need to be doing that. 85rd on a finishing pad, blue in color if it is a CCS pad is the last step. Sounds to me that you are inducing these buy going back over your finish with #3. I never have used #3 as a finishing step, just for minor defect removal.
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
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ASPHALT ROCKET
Chatelaine, why are you going over the paint with #3 after doing 85rd and a finishing pad? There is no need to be doing that. 85rd on a finishing pad, blue in color if it is a CCS pad is the last step. Sounds to me that you are inducing these buy going back over your finish with #3. I never have used #3 as a finishing step, just for minor defect removal.
It's a finishing glaze with just a filler, no cut. Usually I just apply it by hand. 85RD has a slight cut. I think it has a better gloss then 85RD leaves.
And I use a light polishing pad with 85RD
And I mentioned I'm using 8" 3M pads (Black, yellow, green, blue, white)
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
Are you adjusting you speed as you step down into the finishing polish.lol
Re: What am I doing wrong :( Holograms
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Originally Posted by
Chatelaine
It's a finishing glaze with just a filler, no cut. Usually I just apply it by hand. 85RD has a slight cut. I think it has a better gloss then 85RD leaves.
And I use a light polishing pad with 85RD
And I mentioned I'm using 8" 3M pads (Black, yellow, green, blue, white)
There is noway on God's green earth that #3 is going to look better than 85rd. I have used #3 for numerous years just to remove minor defects and always have to follow it up. Also #3 should be used by machine not hand, this is from my experience with it and the directions on the bottle I just read.There is something a miss in your technique then. You should be able to finish hologram free with 85rd and a finishing pad. The only other polish that is just as good as 85rd or better is Ultrafina, 205 is nice but to me it needs to be followed up also. I think you need to play with 85rd some more to get is full potential.
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Sorry I use #7 by hand and #3 with a polisher.
But I'm sorry, I just like the #3 shine better on black cars. It's just opinion.
I don't know how you mean play with it more?