I recently finished my first BC/CC paint job with 4 coats of UV clear. It went pretty well, and I'm happy with the results, but I'm struggling with the cutting and buffing. As you can see from the pics, I'm ending up with these scratches on some parts of the car. The odd thing, is some parts buff out real nice, but many have the scratches. It's a garage paint job so there is trash and orange peel. So here's my process:
Lake Country advertised that their pad gets 1500 scratches out. But even in some sections where I start with 1500, I end up with scratches. What am I doing wrong?
- Wet sand with 1000 till level. Sometimes I start with 1500 if the particular area isn't bad. If I start with 1000, I go to 1500 before the next step.
- Wet sand with 2000, then 3000 and finally a 5000 Trizact pad.
- Buff with rotary buffer. Have used both Chemical Guys Orange pad and Lake Country purple wool. Also have tried Meguiars 100 and Sonax Cutmax, both at the upper end of their suggested rpm ranges.
Lake Country advertised that their pad gets 1500 scratches out. But even in some sections where I start with 1500, I end up with scratches. What am I doing wrong?