How can I simplify my process?

custmsprty said:
What I laugh about this whole process and I've been holding back for long time but can't any more is the ocd-ness of this whole thing. How many average people are going to come up to your shiny car and bust out a baggie and say, hmm feels contaminated, did you clay this, nanoskin, ironx?

The show and shines I've posted since being a member here, not one has ever been clayed. Not one has been iron x'd. Not one happy satisfied customer has ever complained to me that their car wasn't perfect in their eyes. I did baggie test them and after polishing they always had major improvements as far as particle bumps felt. I can't recall the polishes not working or the lsp's not bonding. I do know I've saved the added expenses of not using those additional products or having to charge for the additional steps.
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How dare you skip steps and not take 4 days of correction and prep work on a daily driver
 
2007 Black Mazda3, hand washed maybe 3 times in its life, Zaino'd once in 2008.

Day 1 - 7:30am to 10:00pm
Wash
Clay
WG Swirl Remover, orange pad
WG Finishing Glaze, white pad

Day 2 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
WG Perfect Paint Prep
WG Uber Ceramic coating

And you think you're slow? I'm positively glacial.

Granted, first time doing something like this using GG 6" DA...but still.

In retrospect, car is likely on 75%...probably should gone WG Uber Compound w/ more aggressive pad to start but live and learn. Was merely a test car before I get at ones I care about. But it'll still take me forever...just don't move so fast yet
 
Doing the black 2016 WRX today. Musta learned something from last week as its been washed, Clayed and half way thru WG Finishing Glaze in only 3hrs. Still doing dumb stuff, though...launched a pad across garage, spent 30 minutes looking under everything in garage, couldn't find pad. Just should looked up...View attachment 47379
 
BudgetPlan1 said:
Doing the black 2016 WRX today. Musta learned something from last week as its been washed, Clayed and half way thru WG Finishing Glaze in only 3hrs. Still doing dumb stuff, though...launched a pad across garage, spent 30 minutes looking under everything in garage, couldn't find pad. Just should looked up...View attachment 47379
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Ha! How did that happen?
 
custmsprty said:
I do know I've saved the added expenses of not using those additional products or having to charge for the additional steps.
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Since you are not holding back...I will not either

Skipping Claying on a paying Customer car is Shady

You are leaving behind embedded contamination that will lead to accelerated failure of the clear coat


That being said...I have tried to skip claying on vehicles that were very lightly contaminated. I found that the time saved but not claying was quickly eaten up by longer time spend during compounding and wear and tear on my thumbnails.
 
AGOatemywallet said:
Since you are not holding back...I will not either

Skipping Claying on a paying Customer car is Shady

You are leaving behind embedded contamination that will lead to accelerated failure of the clear coat


That being said...I have tried to skip claying on vehicles that were very lightly contaminated. I found that the time saved but not claying was quickly eaten up by longer time spend during compounding and wear and tear on my thumbnails.
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Shady?? Its not shady if it wasn't part of the quote. Nuff said.
 
BudgetPlan1 said:
Doing the black 2016 WRX today. Musta learned something from last week as its been washed, Clayed and half way thru WG Finishing Glaze in only 3hrs. Still doing dumb stuff, though...launched a pad across garage, spent 30 minutes looking under everything in garage, couldn't find pad. Just should looked up...View attachment 47379
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That is AWESOME ! .. and no, I'm really not laughing at you. I've done things like that. Not the least of which was turning da polisher on without having it all the way down on paint...... OMG. Slung it everywhere.

Gave me a good laugh. We all do it or have done it.
 
dlc95 said:
Ha! How did that happen?
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Not really sure...think I turned around a bit for some reason, next thing I know it's airborne. Sent a 3inch pad flying later in the day, separated from backing. Odd day with the DA...pads kept getting really hot in center. Lotsa little body contours on WRX...maybe pad not on flat surface made center heat up??? Dunno, but really hadda watch how many sections got done quickly...stop and let center cool down. Didn't really do anything different than last week and had no similar heat issue last week. And yeah, had a slinging incident...man, that really makes a mess. In the end, black WRX today came out fantastic so it's all a learning curve. All that's left this Spring is a black 2004 Vette.

WRX getting Uber Ceramic tomorrow...paint looks amazing after today's adventure...so it's all good!
 
Avgguy said:
That is AWESOME ! .. and no, I'm really not laughing at you. I've done things like that. Not the least of which was turning da polisher on without having it all the way down on paint...... OMG. Slung it everywhere.

Gave me a good laugh. We all do it or have done it.
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I remember Mike saying somewhere on here that everyone lifts the spinning pad off the surface ONCE. lol I was sure glad I was in my son's garage when I had my ONE lol
 
OP.

Complete details such as the one you performed can take 15 hours and much longer.
There are always faster ways of doing things.
That does not automatically mean better, as good, or lasting results.

I am certainly one in need to find faster ways of doing things to get to the same result.
However, I am very satisfied with the end results.

I would also suggest to be very cautious in comparing time frames to others posted on the internet.
That can sometimes have you chasing your tail more than chasing faster results.
Also consider the benefits of the detail now that it is done correctly.
The amount of time you save every time you clean the car now will be a fraction of that 15 hours.
You have won the game, which is the entire purpose of a detail.
 
BudgetPlan1 said:
Not really sure...think I turned around a bit for some reason, next thing I know it's airborne. Sent a 3inch pad flying later in the day, separated from backing. Odd day with the DA...pads kept getting really hot in center. Lotsa little body contours on WRX...maybe pad not on flat surface made center heat up??? Dunno, but really hadda watch how many sections got done quickly...stop and let center cool down. Didn't really do anything different than last week and had no similar heat issue last week. And yeah, had a slinging incident...man, that really makes a mess. In the end, black WRX today came out fantastic so it's all a learning curve. All that's left this Spring is a black 2004 Vette.

WRX getting Uber Ceramic tomorrow...paint looks amazing after today's adventure...so it's all good!
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I had that happen to some bogus pads from another vendor. Had it on a flex 3401. Got ready for a section pass, and it spit the foam down the driveway..
 
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