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I was using their dual sided black and white foam pad. The white side is the second to their least agressive pad. The white side was used for the whole process as the black side is meant for waxing. I was also letting the machine do the work and never applied too much pressure at all going very slowly. I when in vertical and horizontal directions and overlapped everytime. The area is just not as deep dark black and reflections are not as sharp as the untouched areas. I seems like the clear coat just went dull and I didn't get the shine back.
I spoke with Adams customer service and they are thinking I may have burned the paint becasue I went up to 6000 OPM. They were thinking I should have kept the speed to 3000 opm and changed to a more agresssive pad. I thought the whole idea of using the PC is that you can't burn the paint with it? How am I supposed to know when to start increasing the speed or to change pads?
BTW are you familar with their product line? Thanks again.
The PC isn't going to burn the paint, I hate to say this but that is just an excuse they gave you for not knowing what went wrong. Using a more aggressive pad would have only added to the hazing and was poor advice. You always want to match the aggressiveness of the polish with the aggressiveness of the pad.
Polishes will not get fully broken down with the PC unless you are using speed setting 5 or 6 as I mentioned before. Using a slower speed is going to leave you with medium sized abrasive particles and without breaking them down smaller and smaller they are making bigger "cuts" in the clear coat, which is why it looks hazy. If you continued polishing so the abrasives broke down smaller and smaller, you are left with a smoother, clearer clear coat.
I haven't personally used the Adam's line of products, so I cannot give you my suggestions on those specific products you have. Many professionals turn to the Menzerna line of polishes, which are often argued to have the finest finishing polishes available, specifically with their PO106FF polish.
I personally think if you refine your technique with the PC you'll see improved results. How many total passes were made over each area? You said you made overlapping passes going horizontal and vertical, was it just once through (this would in my mind mean you made 4 total passes)? How fast did you move the PC? It should be worked at a speed of 1" - 2" per second, which is very slow and I suggest making anywhere from 6 - 8 passes over each area. Oh yea, did you use the same white pad for both polishes?
We'll figure out the problem and get you the results you are looking for.
George