NEW POLL ---- Scariest Area of Detailing ??

Scariest Area of Detailing ??

  • Rotary / Circular Polishing

    Votes: 9 29.0%

  • Paint Repair / Touch-up

    Votes: 8 25.8%

  • Wet-sanding

    Votes: 14 45.2%

  • Random Orbital Polishing

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Hand Polishing

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Glass Polishing / Restoration

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Metal Polishing

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    31
  • Poll closed .
ScottB

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Ok we all know that we love to detail, and we love to try new products. But what is the scariest area of detailing and the area you least want to try in order to enhance your finish ??
 
wet sanding is scary. so easy to go through the paint or even just add 20 million more scratches but ill do it any ways, i hate orange peel.
 
Well, I should say I'm living the painting nightmare at this very moment. I tried to repair my front lower spoiler (left, right) and my left fender last weekend. I got aerosol paint and clearcoat from the internet and the color pretty much matches (I performed a sprayout), only big problem is that after bringing on the clear coat it doesn't shine, some spots are shinnier then others. I'm still contemplating what I should do next.

1. Just wet sand the clear coat with 1200 and see if it will shine.
2. If it doesn't I guess I'll just try and remove the clear coat with 800 or 1200 spray on a new coat of clear.
 
Not so much scarey, but I find touch-up work to be the most painstaking. I feel that if someone can do touchups WELL, they have truely become a skilled detailer.
 
Scariest area = the part when the female driver drives away, rofl
 
I'm petrified to use anything other than a PC.
 
I'm new and the thing that scares me at the moment are the edges with the PC, perhaps I shouldn't be scared of them but like I said I'm new and still trying to get the hang of it.

Question, is there a process for doing touch up? If so could someone point me to the class room.
 
ScottUnderstand that we're talking paint finishes, but other than burning paint I have this fear of carpets mildewing. Then what. Smells and all.
 
Wet-sanding, I'd be so worried about going too far, plus you'd only be able to clear it up witha rotary which I'm kinda nervous to use alone. So yeh, deffinitley wet sanding lol.

edit - lol, anybody see the date on the Poll? It was closed almost a year ago lol.
 
Wetsanding...boy will I never do that again! I messed up once and :o DOH :( I went too far!
 
Surfer said:
Wet-sanding, I'd be so worried about going too far, plus you'd only be able to clear it up witha rotary which I'm kinda nervous to use alone. So yeh, deffinitley wet sanding lol.

edit - lol, anybody see the date on the Poll? It was closed almost a year ago lol.
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Well dad gummit. On a positive note it just proves that if a brodie is really scarred time is not an issue.
 
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