[Smokn944]

Used my Makita buffer with yellow and black foam pads with Meguiar's Cleaning wax and Gold class Carnauba. Then dressed tires.

[tofu-]

are these holograms/buffer trails? wax residue perhaps?

Originally Posted by Smokn944

Used my Makita buffer with yellow and black foam pads with Meguiar's Cleaning wax and Gold class Carnauba. Then dressed tires.

[Smokn944]

I think you mean right above the tail light, I think i didn't get all the wax residue, it was 42 degrees out, 1 last layer before snow/salt comes.

[dday]

Did you take the pics with your phone? I can't tell if the paint just isn't that shiny or the pics were bad.

[tofu-]

Originally Posted by dday

Did you take the pics with your phone? I can't tell if the paint just isn't that shiny or the pics were bad.

shine looks fine to me. there isn't much light outside from what i see.

have to remember, a lot of the detailers who post up amazing mirror finish cars are pumping up the contrast and vibrance in their photos

[328i]

Yellow pads are meant for compounding, a cleaner wax on a yellow pad on a rotary probably did more damage than good. You'd be much better off using a light polish on a less aggressive pad.

[Smokn944]

At the time I used my phone camera.
Yellow foam is not for compound, wool pads are, it is to remove any fine scratches and bring the shine back to the surface. There are a lot of color foam pads, I know what I am doing. The paint it swirl free and has no defects.

[autoaesthetica]

Originally Posted by Smokn944

At the time I used my phone camera.
Yellow foam is not for compound, wool pads are, it is to remove any fine scratches and bring the shine back to the surface. There are a lot of color foam pads, I know what I am doing. The paint it swirl free and has no defects.

I am not agreeing or confirming simply posting to let everyone know that color of foam should NOT be used to identify a cut level.

Example: LC Yellow is a compounding foam, Meguiars Yellow is their polishing foam.

Another example is LC traditional in blue is a finishing pad, the hydrotech pads' blue color "Cyan" is the compounding foam.

Color is irrelevant as it doesn't always carry over line to line.

[bretster]

Any kind of pad mated with a cleaner wax with a Makita can induce holograms. OP, go check over your work but on my phone the pics look good

[Envious Eric]

42 degrees...thats too cold! I'd quit working unless it was in a heated garage!!!! LOL It had to be about 50 today and I was in the sun and cold while working on a car. cool thing is I got a black GT3 to correct next week because of it!

why did you top a cleaner wax with a carnuba? IMO, should have done a dedicated polish followed by your carnuba? you would end up with a deeper gloss and the same protection. Just a thought

[lopealle]

Originally Posted by Envious Eric

why did you top a cleaner wax with a carnuba? IMO, should have done a dedicated polish followed by your carnuba? you would end up with a deeper gloss and the same protection. Just a thought

i was thinking the same thing


Either way decent work OP