Hi Guys, Wonder if you can help.

After polishing occasionally in the right light you can see like a holographic like ghosting which seems to be from polishing.

What causes this?

Cheers

Kev

Sorry to say, but mostly poor polishing technique.

No that's fine I need to know where i'm going wrong

Kev

I get this as well, it's a right pain in't th'****.

I use a sponge applicator and a 5cm diameter blob of wax. I've tried using just that amount of wax for the whole car, and also refilling the sponge after half the car. Then I use a micorfibre cloth to buff the polish off. Tend to find the longer you spend buffing, the less ghosting occurs.

It's basically to do with not breaking down the polish/not applying even pressure or strokes.

Am I right in thinking if you use the 'Zenith' technique, starting with a lower RPM to warm and soften wax then mid RPM and eventually high before coming back down to low? In brief I think this is correct and might help your ghosting - I'm sure one of the serious detailers on here will put me right if I'm totally off the mark!

John

Serious detailers use machines anyway

Serious detailers use machines anyway

Those who can afford them................

Here here richie

Too much money spent on the race car!

Kev

That's interesting, because I was always told that using machines risked burning the paintwork.

Something like a Porter Cable oscilates i believe where as a cheap £20 item from halfords or suchlike can burn the paint because it just spins round.

Might be wrong..

Kev

Hi Guys, Wonder if you can help.

After polishing occasionally in the right light you can see like a holographic like ghosting which seems to be from polishing.

What causes this?

Cheers

Kev

Hi there matie, saw this post and had to help.

The holograms you see, is from the technique used when removing the polish, wax or sealant on the paint. if buffed off the wrong way, it leaves the paint looking "Ghost" like.

The correct way to remove the wax, is to buff off like normal. But when you have removed all the wax, go around the car again (with a clean Microfibre) and buff the paint work again. But in a vertical way, So up and down the paint.

This will stop the effect you see, If you can still see this affect, it could be from previous buffer burn.

All the best

Nick

Serious detailers use machines anyway

I meant rotary polishers ... of course.

Hi there matie, saw this post and had to help.

The holograms you see, is from the technique used when removing the polish, wax or sealant on the paint. if buffed off the wrong way, it leaves the paint looking "Ghost" like.

The correct way to remove the wax, is to buff off like normal. But when you have removed all the wax, go around the car again (with a clean Microfibre) and buff the paint work again. But in a vertical way, So up and down the paint.

This will stop the effect you see, If you can still see this affect, it could be from previous buffer burn.

All the best

Nick

Thankyou thankyou thankyou

That's exactlly the response i needed

Thankyou thankyou thankyou

That's exactlly the response i needed

No problems at all. If you need any advice at all, or information and recomended products. You know where i am.

all the best

Nick

Something like a Porter Cable oscilates i believe where as a cheap £20 item from halfords or suchlike can burn the paint because it just spins round.

Might be wrong..

Kev

The way I was told it, it applies any time you:-1) Don't use enough polish.2) Use too much pressure.3) Use too high a machine speed.I'd agree that the risk is reduced by a big oscillating buffer head, but since I've seen someone burn paint with too much pressure and insufficient polish working manually...

Hi there matie, saw this post and had to help.

The holograms you see, is from the technique used when removing the polish, wax or sealant on the paint. if buffed off the wrong way, it leaves the paint looking "Ghost" like.

The correct way to remove the wax, is to buff off like normal. But when you have removed all the wax, go around the car again (with a clean Microfibre) and buff the paint work again. But in a vertical way, So up and down the paint.

This will stop the effect you see, If you can still see this affect, it could be from previous buffer burn.

All the best

Nick

exactly what i now do, they say you cannot have enough microfibers and i now agree with this. i usually use a bit of speed detailers aswell for my final wipe down before waxing as this helps remove any polish residue left.

exactly what i now do, they say you cannot have enough microfibers and i now agree with this. i usually use a bit of speed detailers aswell for my final wipe down before waxing as this helps remove any polish residue left.

Correct, So far i have 45! all fun and games. A friend of mine has started his own detailing product shop. sells every thing very cheap.

Microfibre-World, For all your detailing and cleaning needs I buy 99.9% of my detailing stuff from there.

The site is still under construction, so give him and email for a quote for products.

All the best

Nick

What you need is someone to come along and machine the car properly whilst you do them a service or something. I'm sure there is a detailer local to you guys,

What you need is someone to come along and machine the car properly whilst you do them a service or something. I'm sure there is a detailer local to you guys,

I am a detailer