Applying Poli-seal by hand

[JerryG]

I initially applied PS with a PC over a nicely polished (red) hood and followed with OPS - turned out great.

 

After a recent road-trip, I had some stubborn water spots that a QD wouldn't budge. I thought maybe a quick pass by hand with PS might remove them - this turned out to be a mistake or at least with the technique I used.

 

I used a clean cotton applicator with about a nickel size of PS and just started gently rubbing about like I would do with a wax. The PS flash-dried very quickly and under the brutal incandescent lights of my garage, I could see that I had swirled it up pretty bad - not to mention not removing the water spots. I ultimately had to make another PC pass with a finishing polish to clear things up.

 

So, I'm guessing I either used too much PS or didn't buff enough to break down the abrasives. At any rate, I think I'll stick with the PC for applying Poli-seal.

 

Any feedback on what might have gone wrong?

[Anthony Orosco]

Hmmm, kinda odd because I have used PoliSeal by hand in the past and not had any marring, at least that I noticed. Of course this depends on the paint and also color but the abrasives in PoliSeal are fairly fine so I can't see where hand use would be an issue.

 

Could it be possible that their was some grit in the pad or towel?

 

I will say though that I get my best results with PoliSeal when I use it with machine application.

 

Anthony

[Rik]

Did you use a cotton applicator from a local store of so it was sythetic material which probably was the culprit.

 

Use a quality microfiber app. or a foam one

[Ron Harris]

I find that a damp applicator works best with Poli-Seal. I have never used a cotton applicator. Only MF.

The only complaint I have for hand application is that it tends to flash too quick.

[JerryG]

I did indeed have much better luck on a subsequent touch-up with a foam applicator.

[Anthony Orosco]

Good to hear that Jerry!