Need an answer.....please

Ruff Rider · 04-19-2009, 08:36 PM

I just detailed a brand new 350z. The paint had the basic swirl and car lot bad wash job scratches on it. As I'M buffing the car I'M noticing my pads turning the color of the car.....a nice red. No car I have ever done has turned my pads the color of the car.

So my question. Why is this happening? Does Nissan add color to their clear coat?

The car turned out nice but I have no idea why my pads had a new color on them.

Thanks guys.

PS. It was not from buffing to aggressively. It was when I did my first pass with PO106FA with an orange pad.

SpecC · 04-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Same thing happened to me with a very neglected car I detailed. I don't know why the 350Z would have this though. Perhaps the very top layer was softened immensely. What got on your pads is the pigments in the paint. I'd advise against using those pads again.

On the car I worked on that did the same thing, I could rub the color back in with a foam applicator and some light polish.

Ruff Rider · 04-19-2009, 08:59 PM

thanks for the response. How does the color get through the clear coat?

zaxjax · 04-19-2009, 09:22 PM

Some Nissan's had some weird clear coats. Google Nissan clearcoat. I know they are notoriously soft during certain years

LOW2000 · 04-19-2009, 11:44 PM

If it was "Nogaro Red", then it is a 3-stage paint. I wouldn't know for certain until I got to work, but there is a good chance that it is a 3 stage using a tinted clear which is where the color was coming from on your pads, not from the color coat itself.

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Ruff Rider "posting from my recliner" 102 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: twin turbo Prius Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Where the air is thin iTrader: (0)	Need an answer.....please I just detailed a brand new 350z. The paint had the basic swirl and car lot bad wash job scratches on it. As I'M buffing the car I'M noticing my pads turning the color of the car.....a nice red. No car I have ever done has turned my pads the color of the car. So my question. Why is this happening? Does Nissan add color to their clear coat? The car turned out nice but I have no idea why my pads had a new color on them. Thanks guys. PS. It was not from buffing to aggressively. It was when I did my first pass with PO106FA with an orange pad. __________________ Ping Golf Club demo tech
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SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 308 Rep 15,441 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	Same thing happened to me with a very neglected car I detailed. I don't know why the 350Z would have this though. Perhaps the very top layer was softened immensely. What got on your pads is the pigments in the paint. I'd advise against using those pads again. On the car I worked on that did the same thing, I could rub the color back in with a foam applicator and some light polish.
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Ruff Rider "posting from my recliner" 102 Rep 7,241 Posts Drives: twin turbo Prius Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Where the air is thin iTrader: (0)	thanks for the response. How does the color get through the clear coat? __________________ Ping Golf Club demo tech
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zaxjax Major 44 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2008 Crimson Red 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Annapolis iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 335i [9.00]	Some Nissan's had some weird clear coats. Google Nissan clearcoat. I know they are notoriously soft during certain years __________________ Detailed Image
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LOW2000 Private First Class 3 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 00 Silverado 08 G35S 62 CJ5 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	If it was "Nogaro Red", then it is a 3-stage paint. I wouldn't know for certain until I got to work, but there is a good chance that it is a 3 stage using a tinted clear which is where the color was coming from on your pads, not from the color coat itself.
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