My friend had his Red 06 Colorado detailed a few weeks ago.The guy used a big Porter Cable with a huge wool pad to apply the polish/wax.After about a week the paint started to show holograms.He took it back to the detailer and he hand polished it and hand waxed it to remove the holograms.Well,after a week,they are back! What did this detailer do wrong and how can it be fixed?

 

He used a wool pad? Why would he do that?

My guess, when he "hand polished and waxed," all he did was fill in the scratches, so they come back once the fillers disappear.

 

Did you friends truck need a lot of correction? I just did my father in laws Colorado truck yesterday (dark red) with Poli-seal and Opti-seal and it came out great but needed very little correction.

 

Quite honestly, the "detailer" used too aggressive of a product, pad and / or product. The problem is, he took some paint off when he did it and correcting it will take even more paint off. I pity to poor sucker that gets to correct the mess - and your friend.

 

I'm far from being a pro, but it could probably be fixed with a DA or a Flex with the right foam pad and something like M205.

 

Is this on the factory paint? Best to get a thickness reading before attempting any further polishing.

 

Wool pads create heat- and a lot of it. This is required when using compounds on paint but must be avoided when applying micro-polishes & waxes.

Basically, the detailer burned the paint and the options are limited....

1. Apply a spay on type carnuba based wax monthly which will hide to some degree the damage.

2. try 3M finisse II on a small area and see if the shine will come back, if not, try #3.

3. Clay the paint- but use a good quality bar (such as pro wax, etc.), not Meg's- you will have to essentially wet- sand the clear to remove the damage paint, re-polish with finisse II and wax.

option 4, wets sand paint with 600 grit and spray a coat of clear.

 

Question... by big Porter Cable, do you mean a rotary, or the 7424.

When I first read the OP, I didn't see the word "big," so I assumed a 7424.

 

Its the same size/type as the 7-1/4" grinders we use at work.

 

1st. Wool pads do create heat, but not as much as foam does.

2nd. There is a rather large difference between halograms and burnt paint.

3rd. A clay bar is NOT equivalent to wet sanding the paint.