Finally getting around to detailing my own car. Kind of fell off later last year due to two slipped disks in my back. I've got a '10 BMW 335 with jet black paint. I was involved in an accident (sideswiped on the passenger side - girl didn't look before deciding she wanted my lane). The areas that were repainted (hood/fender/sideskirt/door) all seem to be VERY soft (softer than the factory paint). My problem is when I am correcting, the towels are creating very light scratches. I have tried every towel I own, and can't seem to be able to not produce the light scratches. Anyone have any ideas?
Wiping off the polish leaves the tiny scratches. And I know its from the wiping because they are all whichever way I wipe.
I have tried it with/without IPA and Top Inspection. Def not streaking. Since this is my own personal car, if I can't figure anything out, I may just get it as best as I can, then coat it.
What towels are you using? Did you try doing the final wipe with detail spray, waterless wash, or rinseless wash?
It could be the towels. I would also try to not touch the paint for a few mins after you have completed your passes because the heat and you wiping a mf towel across the paint could be the lead to your scraches
I ran into this with a black supra.i would polish a panel and keep touching the panel until its cooled off then id wipe the polish off
If for some reason you're on a time crunch, to speed up the cooling of the panel, put some ice in a bottle of distilled water and use that on the panel after your passes.
