It finally stopped snowing in Colorado this week and I had my first chance to buff my truck since I took Mike's class in Florida. Haven't been able to put my big order together that will include thin pads, a Flex and every SONAX product.
I washed the truck and busted out the Porter Cable but soon realized I only had some Ultimate Compound: off to Autozone. I really liked the Griot's BOSS products we used in Florida and almost got it, but the Mirror Brite Polish Wax caught my eye, it seemed like a good one step and I liked the smell.
I taped the hood in half and decided to see what the results would be separately. The Competition Ready Class really paid off. My technique was on point and both sides looked ten times better than before. The Ultimate compound was 5 years old and might not have been 100%, but it removed swirls well. The Mirror Brite was easier to use and really shone. I finished the Ultimate side with Mirror Brite and that was the best overall, but for the rest of my 12 year old work truck, i will stick to the Mirror Brite one step.
Best of all, I kicked my DA haze habit. I played around with pressure and speed but finally realized that the one spot I saw haze, was where i had let the buffer slowly stop on the car. I realized that I had been taking my last several passes with almost no pressure at all and I believe that was causing the haze. I ended up using more product with a little more constant pressure and the results were great. Nice to be able to take the swirls out of my own car.
Big thanks to Mike and the team for such great instruction.
Cheers,
Steve
I washed the truck and busted out the Porter Cable but soon realized I only had some Ultimate Compound: off to Autozone. I really liked the Griot's BOSS products we used in Florida and almost got it, but the Mirror Brite Polish Wax caught my eye, it seemed like a good one step and I liked the smell.
I taped the hood in half and decided to see what the results would be separately. The Competition Ready Class really paid off. My technique was on point and both sides looked ten times better than before. The Ultimate compound was 5 years old and might not have been 100%, but it removed swirls well. The Mirror Brite was easier to use and really shone. I finished the Ultimate side with Mirror Brite and that was the best overall, but for the rest of my 12 year old work truck, i will stick to the Mirror Brite one step.
Best of all, I kicked my DA haze habit. I played around with pressure and speed but finally realized that the one spot I saw haze, was where i had let the buffer slowly stop on the car. I realized that I had been taking my last several passes with almost no pressure at all and I believe that was causing the haze. I ended up using more product with a little more constant pressure and the results were great. Nice to be able to take the swirls out of my own car.
Big thanks to Mike and the team for such great instruction.
Cheers,
Steve