Timeline for Can polishing compound ruin my car's paint job?
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| Jul 7, 2016 at 12:35 | comment | added | John John | @kmarsh strange how things can go crazy sometimes,I mean I just apply a small amount of the compound on the car paint, and do the job manually. so what is the degree of damage I could have done? is this critical damage or it is acceptable since it is the first time I did so ,, and the paint is considered new? I mean could the worst case scenario is that my whole clear coat layer have been removed or let say 70-80% of it have been removed, of just doing a simple job which took me around 10 minutes!! or critical damage from a compound can come if I do this process usually, which is not the case | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 16:01 | comment | added | kmarsh | If the paint looks fine, I really don't see the point of another polish. It's just adding insult to injury (taking more good paint off). Just wax it. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 9:14 | comment | added | John John | but when I check the paint by myself I find the paint is fine...it is not dull and also it is smooth, maybe I did not apply that much of the polishing compound... so the damage was minimal | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 2:11 | comment | added | Fred Wilson | Leaving it as is not a major issue; it will look dull and dirt will stick better making it harder to clean. The amount of damage will depend on how much polish was used and how long it was rubbed, so it will vary over the surface. The only way to tell the extent of the problem is for an experienced person to evaluate the paint. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 1:22 | comment | added | John John | question2) Now if i keep the situation as is ,, what will be wrong ?third question what is the degree of damage i could have done to the paint by applying the Polishing compound , bearing in mind that this is the first time i did that,, so since i got my car painted last year it was not polished before..Thanks in advance for your help.. i really appreciated answering my 3 sub questions | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 1:21 | comment | added | John John | Sorry @Fred but i still did not get 100% your answer. Now i applied a Polish compound. but not sure what do you exactly mean by i have two options; to Polish it by myself or by a professional . i mean i already polish it ? Why do i need to polish it again? Now my car surface is fine, i cannot see anything wrong . my question was if applying the polishing compound have ruined the paint and to which degree. so let me summarize my questions now,, question1) you said to polish my car again,, so what you name what i already did ,, it is a polish ? ... | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 1:03 | history | edited | Fred Wilson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2016 at 1:02 | comment | added | Fred Wilson | Good question, see update to the answer. | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 0:56 | comment | added | John John | but i already applied a polishing compound this is the product i used abro.com/pc-310.html it is used to shine the car surface,, why do i need to polish it again ? i did not get your point ?thanks | |
| Jul 4, 2016 at 0:50 | history | answered | Fred Wilson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |