Damn, that's the reason why I mannually wax my car. Hope you can get that resolve.

 

Did you use regular car wax or compound?

 

Looking at the marks, they have quite a bit of travel and different radii for each mark. I'm about 90% sure it was a rotary buffer. Dual actions are damn near fool-proof if you're using a clean pad that isn't too aggressive.

That looks like a rotary buffer with a pad that is either dirty, has as exposed nut to hold it to the plate, or has a plastic backer that cut through the pad and allowed it to hit the paint.

That looks all kinds of awful.

My advice?

- Create Facebook account
- Use it to find new friends

 

Did your friend not notice all the marks while he was buffing? And I agree looks like a rotary.

 

Holy crap, was there a rock or something on the pad? How hard was he pressing and how fast was the buffer speed? Your friend has absolutely no idea what in the world he was doing...

 

Don't let your friends experiment on your car anymore. I'm surprised to hear you work for a body shop? Anyhow, you can tell if it broke through the clear or not by running your nail over it lightly. If it digs in a little, depending on how much, wet sanding may work in some areas, not all. I don't think your buddy knows how to buff, based on the pattern of marks left on your car. Good luck everything, hopefully you get it painted correctly.

 

idk but i got goosebumps lol

 

lol me too. it looked like parasites on a black hood >.<

damn that sucks..

 

lmao ^ i thought i was the only one.
the picture looked disturbing lol

 

for anyone that is curious, i believe it was waxing compound that was hardened because when he wax the car it was not in shaded area. the heat caused the waxing compound to harden. at least that was what happened to me. anyways, i used some h2o2 from walmart and it came out. you have to clean the marks one by one though. if this happened to anyone in the future, try using h2o2 first. good luck

 

good god, that is painful to see

 

OMG! I am speechless!!! was there a paperclip on that pad? FM! I would sh*t myself if that happen to me.

 

oh wow!

 

wow thats the worst detailing disaster iv ever seen . Was the pad prepped with rocks and dirt . Was this a rotary ? Wax should always be applied and wiped off by hand . Even pros do it that way . The rotary should only be used for compound and polish with the appropriate pads . I like using DD uber pads . question why would he not stop before doing the whole thing . There must have been a lot of jumping and bad sounds . One reason why pads should always be kept in new condition in a ziplock and if dropped toss them out .That doesnt look like it was from dried up polish in the sun or it would be full circle marks like holograms . It had to be somthing on one location of the pad .

 

HA! man, weird how the same thing happened to me. hair went up just looking at those pics!