marks are of the pad going over and back if u no what i mean?
what causes them?
cheers andy

 

I'll assume you mean buffer trails here, and it's usually moving the polisher too quickly over the area you're working on and not giving the abrasives sufficient time to break down properly.

Any chance of a pic so that it can be diagnosed a bit more accurately?

What kit were you using?

 

As Mr. viper said. It will either be buffer trails or maybe even pig tails if something has got caught under the pad

 

heres the prob
am using g3?

 

it mite be because the g3 is a tad course we used to go over it again by hand with a compound calld finesse its a bit of hard work but it used to get rid of alot of swirls

 

3m finesse?

 

make sure you got a good mop head and not one thats worn out that dont help, also go over it carefully now as you would have cut quiet alot using the G3

 

All you need to do mate is get a soft waffle head and some 3m fine cut compound or 3m ultra finna (sp!) and go over it again with your mop on a slower speed. Job done.

Smudge

 

Thats marring, although its called a few different things.

Its where the compound hasnt been worked for long enough for it to "polish" after its done its cutting work. OR, its where the pad and compound choice are to aggressive for the paint.

Either way, it just needs finishing with a less aggressive pad and compound combo

HTH

 

As above.
I believe G3 is a constant abrasive, ie: the abrasives do not deminish down. It is also a very harsh compound and as such you will need to go over the paint again with a less abrasive polish.
Start with a finishing polish and if this does not remove the marks something more abrasive will be needed then again with the finishing polish and that will come up like a mirror.

 

To add to the above, what you can see if hologramming, caused by using a coarse abrasive at high speed without finishing down properly. To remove it, polish the panel again using a very fine finishing polish and a soft finishing pad. Also, you need to use the zenith method - start off spreading the polish at 900rpm, then up the speed to 1500rpm to work the polish and break it down, then finish off with half a dozen passes at 900rpm and zero pressure to refine the finish. Should get you a far, far better result. A great finishing polish for Ford paint is Menzerna 85RE, applied using either a 3M Finishing Pad or a Menzerna Finishing Pad.

 

thats what i was thinking lol