Detailing Thread [For Newbies][continued 2]

[madkatz]

Guys does claying often (like once a month) scratches/ thins out the clear coat of the paint?

Is it safe if I always use it from time to time? I've read somewhere that detailing clay contains abrasives.

its safe as long as you use it properly, it is made of abrasives if you take a look at its chemical composition but when used the right way its not abrasive just as long as proper technique and proper lubrication is maintained

[madkatz]

Washed with Meg's Ultimate Wash & Wax, then waxed with Collinite 915 by hand.

Good Job in the car

[madkatz]

Thanks to Master for the lesson on machine polishing... rotary packs a lot of power... and with great power, comes great body aches...

you bet it comes with great body ache, we just finished this morning at around 5:30, Ed's been detailing since 6pm and we're about to hit the hay right now, just posting some pictures of the finished product, we had to finish the car by noon today

[madkatz]

Had to detail an old classic car of my BF's friends aunt

its an Infinity Limo Type sedan

Paint has very little water marks none that were as tough as the civic we detailed but the paint was infested with very deep swirl marks

the condition was deep enough that it required 2 passes of compounds 1 pass polish and 1 pass finishing polish for this

Before



After



Picture of the right door panel done and the left still uncorrected



More before after pics on the other side of the car, we weren't able to take hood and trunk shots because we were working at night and the only light we had were the 500 watts flood lights

Before




After

[bombitmd]

Done my experiment with the water sprayer -- doesn't work

*madkatz - Akin yung 1/4th nung hood diyan, hehe!

Will be working on my car today!!! I hope I won't need to use compounds for my swirls and scratches...

[madkatz]

we finished at around 5:00am with polishing and around 5:30 wiping down the whole car with QD to remove dust and ready it for sealant, finished with sealant application by around 5:45 took shots and done by 6am too bad we were really tired to wait for the sun for some better shots so we had to do with whatever low light we had and take just the right amount of light so the picture is not overexposed since the sun wasn't hitting the garage

After shots













Something me and my BF were happy to achieve, a nice direct perpendicular mirror shot considering it wasn't too bright then, save the help of the white wall behind him



By the way, did i mention that the car was dark green? doing a glaze step and topping it with WG DGPS really helped make the paint look darker

[Chikselog]

mam madkatz at sir ed.

Grabe tinapos nyo pala overnight hehehe.

What a great car. 10+ years na orange peel pa rin ang paint. Even after we did 1 pass each of compound and polish

[rockstar5k]

By the way, did i mention that the car was dark green? doing a glaze step and topping it with WG DGPS really helped make the paint look darker

huh????? Kala ko black!! hahaha! Ang galing! Congratulations! Galing ng tag team nio ni master. hehehe Congratulations din sa Honda Civic last time. I can't believe sa result. Nung iwan namin nila matt/psi yun hindi gnun ang kulay. Well appreciated ko yung result ng OPT compound/polish! Tapos topped with WGDPS/Souveran combo. Galing!

[watusi]

great job! looks brand new

[rico_g]

we finished at around 5:00am with polishing and around 5:30 wiping down the whole car with QD to remove dust and ready it for sealant, finished with sealant application by around 5:45 took shots and done by 6am too bad we were really tired to wait for the sun for some better shots so we had to do with whatever low light we had and take just the right amount of light so the picture is not overexposed since the sun wasn't hitting the garage

After shots













Something me and my BF were happy to achieve, a nice direct perpendicular mirror shot considering it wasn't too bright then, save the help of the white wall behind him



By the way, did i mention that the car was dark green? doing a glaze step and topping it with WG DGPS really helped make the paint look darker

Now i know what you really mean when you say good paint prep... thanks for the pics!


Awesome work!

[Hardinero]

darker

ang ganda ah...madam how much aabutin kung pa-trabaho kung sa inyo yung tsikot ko....

balak ko mga mga 3rd week of december bilang pamasko ko sa beloved ride ko..

[dbhollanda]

ang ganda ah...madam how much aabutin kung pa-trabaho kung sa inyo yung tsikot ko....

balak ko mga mga 3rd week of december bilang pamasko ko sa beloved ride ko..

same here...magkano kaya abutin pag santa fe...

[bombitmd]

WOW! Parang ang layo nung gawa ko dun sa hood sa gawa niyo :P Iba na talaga pag mga master gumagawa :D

As for me, just finished 8 hours straight (may snack break naman) detailing my car. Grabe and sakit ng katawan ko!

My regimen:
wash
remove tar

per panel:
wax
Meserna Intensive Polish (PC)
Meserna Final Polish (PC)
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (hand applied then PC buff)
tomorrow morning: second layer sealant
tomorrow night: 915

Ang sarap talaga mag detailing with the PC! Tanggal yung mga swirls and scratches, sa wakas! Tomorrow I will post some pics. Got to get some rest...

[Big_daddy]

Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0
Finish Kare 218 Poly Wipe Sealant Conditioner
Finish Kare 1000 Hi-Temp Paste Wax
Griot's Garage Paint Sealant
3M Perfect-It Show Car Liquid Wax
3M Performance Finish
Meguiar's M21 Synthetic Sealant
NXT Tech Wax - Liquid or Paste
Liquid Glass Auto Polish
Poorboy's World Ex-P Pure Sealant
DP Poli-Coat Paint Sealant
Duragloss Clear Coat Polish #111
Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection Boosted with Polycharger

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply, will try to look for any of these items. In the meantime, I'll probably use up my FX Synwax as a sort of sealant until I get my KSG.

[frenchtower]

After several sleepless nights of wondering if I need a rotary polisher, I succumb to a sinfull indiscretion. I pre-ordered a FLEX PE14-2-150 and hoping to be one of those who is in the first 50. Can't wait to have my hands on this baby!!

SN 00001 goes to Max (Owner of PBMA), 00002 goes to Mike Phillips, 00003 will be given to Pres. Obama, 00004 to the VP, 00005 to NASA, the rest is for everybody else.

[indiej]

Guys, eto yung pic using the manual pressure sprayer.
Yung car shampoo ko is Mother's California Gold.
Di ko masyadong napafoam kasi onting shampoo lang nilagay ko(tipid kasi paubos na, hehehe)

parang pwede na. i'll buy one next sale. i don't know if it's this or the aceH model that has another hole for pressure release.

1:6 microtex shampoo and water on a foam cannon at max gives 5mm/sec max. runoff on a vertical surface. it does foam/paint it white though. the runoff slows down to a halt and lastly it looks like the above pic.

[indiej]

Had to detail an old classic car of my BF's friends aunt

its an Infinity Limo Type sedan

Paint has very little water marks none that were as tough as the civic we detailed but the paint was infested with very deep swirl marks

the condition was deep enough that it required 2 passes of compounds 1 pass polish and 1 pass finishing polish for this

..After

are those remaining swirls too deep? were the door guards polished afterwards? great job, moreso because it was done throughout the night. how did you get into that predicament? don't forget to take your vitamins.

[indiej]

Washed with Meg's Ultimate Wash & Wax, then waxed with Collinite 915 by hand.

great job.

p.s. don't forget to get a milder polish like SwirlX on your next rotary session. UC is quite at the far end of the abrasive line.

[bombitmd]

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[bombitmd]

My regimen:
wash
remove tar

per panel:
CLAY pala
Meserna Intensive Polish (PC)
Meserna Final Polish (PC)
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant (hand applied then PC buff)
tomorrow morning: second layer sealant
tomorrow night: 915

Oh no! Need to wait 30-45 minutes pala before buffing off the WG DGPS! Crap. Oh well, one more pass after lunch. (My wife will probably learn how to use the porter cable very soon -- on my face!!! )