rayy83•22d ago

Spent 2 hours chasing a misaligned fade line that was just my mirror angle

I was working on a skin fade last week and kept seeing a dark line near the temple that wouldn't blend no matter what. After 2 hours of reworking the same spot, I realized my wall mirror was tilted just enough to cast a shadow over that area. Stepped to the side and it was perfectly smooth the whole time. Has anyone else had a dumb setup issue waste their whole appointment?

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paul_mason1222d ago

After 2 hours of reworking the same spot" ... did you check the mirror first thing or just dive right in?

smith.matthew22d ago

Man, that's the real question isn't it... I've definitely been guilty of jumping in headfirst with the air hose and then realizing halfway through I missed a big chunk of spooge. Like, you just get so focused on one little section you forget to step back and see the whole picture. Did Paul actually say he was working on paint correction or was it something else? Because I've spent two hours on the same spot of a bumper trying to chase out a sanding scratch and then realized my pad was contaminated the whole time. What's your usual method for spotting those initial defects before you even touch the polisher?