A detailing day.....exhausting
11-06-2010, 10:09 PM
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A detailing day.....exhausting
Planned the day for some detail work on the paint of my '89. Long story short: what a frikin' day! I'm beat. Lotsa' work,...and not necc'y the expected outcome of perfection (yeah,..I know..).
A good wash,..then clay bar process...on to my new random-orbital 6", using the new Mequire's Polish. I'm no pro at this and felt it time to engage after having invested much study time on it. First pass was to use the minimum abrasive. As an amateur student at this, it became VERY clear that the 2'X2' work area is IMPORTANT. To go beyond this pattern, is to invite premature drying of the product (I'm told THIS IS NOT THE DESIRED OUTCOME). At first, I applied mist/or wipes of moist terry coths to over-extended areas then repolished to the proper sheen. Short 2X2 areas are important! Polish was worked in w/ RA buffer and hand-wiped with terry. The Product did very well with the light scratches but it's clear that some are deeper than others. Overall, a great improvement. She was finished with A nice Carnuba liquid to get the color to really pop.
I think I may turn this over to some Pro guys with real big boy buffers and the ability to use them properly..
What a day,....completely exhausted...took all of 8 1/2 hours to complete what I did (alone)...no wonder an exterior (seriously pro level)) detail ( on a car that may need some cutting or wet-sanding first, takes about 2 days?
Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! Lotsa' work!
The only "technical contribution" here is that I removed and cleaned the ICV, dowsing straight carb cleaner, removing some silicone stuff I introduced earlier.
What shine!
Doyle
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A good wash,..then clay bar process...on to my new random-orbital 6", using the new Mequire's Polish. I'm no pro at this and felt it time to engage after having invested much study time on it. First pass was to use the minimum abrasive. As an amateur student at this, it became VERY clear that the 2'X2' work area is IMPORTANT. To go beyond this pattern, is to invite premature drying of the product (I'm told THIS IS NOT THE DESIRED OUTCOME). At first, I applied mist/or wipes of moist terry coths to over-extended areas then repolished to the proper sheen. Short 2X2 areas are important! Polish was worked in w/ RA buffer and hand-wiped with terry. The Product did very well with the light scratches but it's clear that some are deeper than others. Overall, a great improvement. She was finished with A nice Carnuba liquid to get the color to really pop.
I think I may turn this over to some Pro guys with real big boy buffers and the ability to use them properly..
What a day,....completely exhausted...took all of 8 1/2 hours to complete what I did (alone)...no wonder an exterior (seriously pro level)) detail ( on a car that may need some cutting or wet-sanding first, takes about 2 days?
Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! Lotsa' work!
The only "technical contribution" here is that I removed and cleaned the ICV, dowsing straight carb cleaner, removing some silicone stuff I introduced earlier.
What shine!
Doyle
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11-06-2010, 10:22 PM
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uninformed gas bag
(contemplating on whether gas bag is one or two words)
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That would be my day in a perfect world. My day was spent moving vast amounts of leaves from one place to another.
11-07-2010, 05:16 AM
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I can't even raise my arms this A.M. to take pics even if I had the damned camera here...in fact, I can hardly move today so I assure you "it" happened...
I will say that she cuts the wind much better ;-)
I will say that she cuts the wind much better ;-)
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11-07-2010, 10:04 PM
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Have you guys ever checked out Griot's Garage car care products? Easy to use. Not expensive. A little goes long way. My '79 911 went from dead to red w/o breaking a sweet. No affiliation etc.
11-07-2010, 11:25 PM
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Andy, Griot's products are very good although quite pricey, for the same price there are some other equally if not better products out there. I used to be a hardcore Griot's fan, but have slowly graduated to other products. I still like Griot's though. It works cheaper for me since I use their 15% off coupon and pick it up locally when I drive over to Seattle hence save on the shipping.
Doyle, we need to see the results of your labor of love...when you have enough strength to lift your camera to shoot.
Doyle, we need to see the results of your labor of love...when you have enough strength to lift your camera to shoot.
11-08-2010, 10:14 AM
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I use 3M profesional stuff with a 7" buffer. I guess it's the big boy variety because it's not an orbital. These are easy to use once you get the hang of it and know what pads to use and when.
Pics are a must.
Pics are a must.
11-08-2010, 10:45 AM
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If Doyle is okay with it (as he regains some strength to post pictures), I can post pictures of my wife's MINI that I worked on (polish/wax) earlier this year.
Last edited by w00tPORSCHE; 11-09-2010 at 09:17 AM.
11-08-2010, 05:12 PM
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sure w00t. Doyle is super-cool with open discussions. We have trailed off in his threads before. He will chime in soon. I sure would like to see the MINI.
