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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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So I do all the prep, and a guy comes in and repaints my car. After all's said and done, there is a lot of 'trash' and orange peel on the surface of clearcoat. So I hand wet-sand the clear down, 1000, 1500, then 2000 grit sandpaper. Now, the question is:

How do I get rid of haze?

I have a variable speed buffer with a wool and some kinda foam pads. Also, 3M's Perfect-It rubbing compound. After I use it, there are still a lot of marks, and a slight haze over the otherwise nice smooth clear. What do I do?
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Use 3m machine polish(3m06064) and black pad. If its a black car you may want to use the ultra fina polish afterwards as well.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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I was actually using Perfect-It II series rubbing compound, applied by a polisher machine, with wool. Is that the first step, or not? My 01 S2000 is yellow.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:44 AM
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I have the perfect it 3000 which i believe is the 3000 grit compound, originally after spraying my rear trunk i used 1500 grit, then 1800, then wetsand with 2000, then a coarse compound with foam pad, and then the perfect it fine compound with the black pad, my trunk looks like a mirror, try doing that. It took me about 3 hours to prep and paint, then the next day, i sanded and buffed which took about 4-5 hours. so take your time and don't try to rush things
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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Compound, polish, then hand glaze is what I use.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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are you using a proper buffer? when you cut it with your black 3m foam pad does it heat up rapidly?
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