Black Viper Swirled to Toto Treated

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The Ferrari service shop got this badly swirled Viper for me to do. The car has been re-painted completely, so it wasn't an OEM finish. I decided to put the SYSTEM ONE product to the "black car" test.

Here's how it went: start with a wool pad and X3 product and use it like compound to remove swirls, scratches, etc. Then switch to a foam finish pad with X3 to polish.

Some representative swirl shots and in-process shots

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The roof was a good example of before and after wool only. You can almost finish the paint with wool, but they recommend a polish with foam.

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Trunk shot after wool and foam application

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This shot shows the hood after process and a wax with their spray wax-as-u-dry product. Pretty good when time is a factor.

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Finished car...waiting for owner pickup.

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I'd sure recommend AutoGeek contact these folks and see about carrying their product. It saves some time and steps and does a good job.

Toto
 
I've heard a lot about System One.........it was Meg's So1o's biggest competitor. Looks like a really good, one-step system. It made that black look really good. But then again, a chemical/tool is only as good as it's user Toto! Fine work.

What's your opinion on System 1?
 
As always great work! The paint looks very deep and wet! :cheers:
 
Is system one only rotary friendly? I've read the kit comes with a dual-sided wool/foam pad (edge)... Give us a polish to compare to and a compound to compare to.

Thanks in advance.
 
ehuth1 said:
Is system one only rotary friendly? I've read the kit comes with a dual-sided wool/foam pad (edge)... Give us a polish to compare to and a compound to compare to.

Thanks in advance.
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Yes, it's for a rotary because of the use of a wool pad. It does come with the dual-sided foam/wool (Edge pad I think) and the adapter.

I'd say it works like optimum compound (but doesn't leave a haze...you use it and can see your progress) on the wool side and Menzerna 106 on the polish side. I really like seeing my progress as I work. One of the problems Meguiar's So1o has (besides only working on new paint in a body shop), is you are trying to guage your work through a haze. The System One usage really shows where you are...and if you missed an area (like I did on the Viper fender), flip back to the wool and correct where you missed. With 3M, it was tough because you had to use the compound and started the dusting all over again.

Toto
 
Toto you da man! Thanks for the insight. How is the dusting from this, and with it being water-based can you tell a difference?
 
Toto that car is beautiful! I am amazed .... just amazed everytime I see your work! Thanks for sharing!
 
Excellent work! I also heard about a company called Farecla that makes a similar one product system. It's called Total Dry Use Compound. Has anybody used it?
 
ehuth1 said:
Toto you da man! Thanks for the insight. How is the dusting from this, and with it being water-based can you tell a difference?
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The dusting is definitely different from the conventional 3M stuff. It's a very fine powder and easy to clean whereas the 3M is coarse (and very abrasive) as well as it is abrasive. When I did a final rinse last night, I didn't use a power washer at all, just hot water and the nozzle on the hose. With 3M, it really requires a pressure wash to get dried material out of body seams, etc.

Toto
 
This is some really good info Toto.

Is this going to be your go-to system now?
 
justin30513 said:
This is some really good info Toto.

Is this going to be your go-to system now?
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Yes. For compounding and polishing, this is probably going to be my sole source product. I will still use Menzerna 106 on some cars for that extra "pop".

As I indicated, power washing (especially in winter months) is a time consuming chore. I typically power wash 3 times using 3M products. And that involves un-racking the car, moving other cars out of the way, washing, re-racking the car, and moving the cars back in place.....lot's of time lost in shuffling.

Plus, I now have a single source product for compounding and polishing...money saver in the long run.

But, I'm still an AutoGeeker at heart...always trying stuff to get a super result. That will never cease and I get to drive the BMW dealer crazy :)
 
That's just out in out beautiful. You consistently do such outstanding work. Thanks for all of your posts.
 
Here's a great example of the capability of System One as well as a representative of the dusting. Like I said, the dusting is not hard to rinse away (I could actually do it with ONR if the weather is too cold).

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Toto
 
Toto you are the man as always. Great work, when can I bring my car to you, it needs some Toto love!:D :buffing:
 
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