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Genuine Finish

Genuine Finish

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Hey guys my name is Devin, I just joined the forums. Long time reader, first time poster :P super excited to get involved with the community and really looking forward to getting to know everyone and expand my knowledge!
I've been detailing for a few years and I'm still learning tons every day :] Definitely excited to show you all what I have going on and would love to help share my knowledge! Besides detailing, I have a passion for graphic design and do all my own design/ marketing/ advertising, so if anyone ever needs help just shoot me a message!
Check out my stuff and tell me what you all think of my work thus far :] Will be posting lots in the next few days!!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9E0dUQdPk9qUQ64Jkpccsg

https://www.facebook.com/genuine.finish.detail
 
Wow, just watched your CTS-V videos. Your results are phenomenal, like you said its a pure mirror. You have skill, teach me some things! :laughing:

Welcome to AGO!
 
Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes, it's pretty cool to see some of your names here and I'm definitely looking forward to learning a lot from you all!
Just wondering how many of you are mobile and how many of you are in a shop?
 
GreatAvalon said:
Wow, just watched your CTS-V videos. Your results are phenomenal, like you said its a pure mirror. You have skill, teach me some things! :laughing:

Welcome to AGO!
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Thanks a lot GreatAvalon :D I try pretty hard to have my paint correction down to a science. I just spend the correct amount of time polishing like everyone should and only use the best of what I can find!
My current set-up is my Flex 3401 w/ Lake Country Pads and all Menzerna polishes and compounds. Im trying out some OPT stuff that will be arriving here in AZ on Friday! :hungry:

Looking forward to posting my experiences with it!
Any of you have experience with ONR? What are your opinions?
 
Genuine Finish said:
Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes, it's pretty cool to see some of your names here and I'm definitely looking forward to learning a lot from you all!
Just wondering how many of you are mobile and how many of you are in a shop?
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Neither! I'm an enthusiast with OCD lol!

Amazing work on that CTS-V :props:

Which LC Pads did you use? ONR is great stuff, best bang for the buck imo...
 
28ONE said:
Neither! I'm an enthusiast with OCD lol!

Amazing work on that CTS-V :props:

Which LC Pads did you use? ONR is great stuff, best bang for the buck imo...
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Thanks a bunch 28ONE :thankyousign:
I started with a wool cutting pad for the few heavy scratches i found & FG400.

For my first pass, I used the LC CCS Orange Pad & Menzerna SI-1500. First pass took me almost 2 hours :p I did almost 8 section passes per panel & just wanted to make sure I knocked down as much of the damage and flatten the surface on the first go.

Second layer was done with the LC CCS Black Polishing Pad & Menzerna SF-4000. This layer didn't take nearly as long but I still put a lot of loving into it!

Finally I finished using CG Jetseal 109 (only until i get my new OPT stuff ;) ) and my older than dirt RED MPT pad from CG. Its a super soft wax/sealant pad, and I followed with CG 50/50 Concuors Wax applied by hand :D
Such a fun car to clean up!!!
 
^have you experienced any downsides to using the CCS pads w/ Menz DAT products? I have heard that CCS pads can introduce fresh polish mid-breakdown and cause the finish to be not as good as it could have potentially be. I bought Menz. stuff so I went w/ LC flat pads to be safe, but would love to hear your experience since you undoubtedly know what you are doing!
 
GreatAvalon said:
^have you experienced any downsides to using the CCS pads w/ Menz DAT products? I have heard that CCS pads can introduce fresh polish mid-breakdown and cause the finish to be not as good as it could have potentially be. I bought Menz. stuff so I went w/ LC flat pads to be safe, but would love to hear your experience since you undoubtedly know what you are doing!
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My apologies for the late reply I've been busy cleaning some cars :dblthumb2: I've never had my polish begin to degrade or at least that I have noticed. I will have to order a flat LC pad and do an experiment :] What I have noticed is it greatly helps with polishing time to achieve the desired result. From my experiences I've had significantly quicker results when using a super soft CCS pad, and from using NO pressure while performing my polish, only letting the machine and the product do its job.
I will however do some tests to see if there is any changes! Thanks for the input!
 
Welcome from Northern Arizona. It's snowing today.
 
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