A few newbie questions on CSL application for the first time!

Mike Phillips said:
Sorry I'm just now getting to this, I can't keep up.

Here's your picture,

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And like stated already,

Try the coating - LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE

If that doesn't work then you'll have to abrade the area and re-coat. Try a polish first and if that doesn't get it then use a compound. Then re-polish, strip and coat.

Don't feel bad - I've done this too and my own experience and the experience of a Autogeek customer that did this caused me to write this article. It is the second article I shared in post #3 of your thread.


Installing a Ceramic Paint Coating? You MUST have a GREAT hand held light to avoid high spots!

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Once again I just want to thank you. I imagine you are a very busy guy and taking your time to help me is awesome!! I know it will be a live and learn lesson. Based on the temperature that day the EXO product recommended a 2 min delay for the wipe. I did one area at a time each using a Google timer for the 2 mins. After the first time around the vehicle, I thought I would switch it up and do one section, start the timer, and then start another farther down to not overlap fresh coats. I remember getting confused near the end on which timer was for what...LOL Old man disease I guess!! But the weird thing is I wiped most of it off....who knows what I was thinking!! But like I said, I am sure it will not happen this way again!! I was just temporarily crushed when I discovered my perfect..not so perfect job..LOL But again...THANKS to you and all helping me!!!
I will post my correction outcome in a few days when I get time to fix it!
Jim
 
Whew!!! I dogged a bullet on this one. So according to the email response from GTechniq, they told me to try another layer of EXOv4 let it sit for 20 seconds and then wipe it down. I did it tonight and it worked like a charm. It acted a little like a solvent and picked up all the swirl marks and I wiped them away!! Wow I was so relieved. I thought I was going to redo the entire door!! Awesome stuff!! I know I say it every time, but thanks to all on here who posted and contributed a ton of knowledge!! And to Mike....I did read the article about the hand held light before I ever even started. Then I went online and priced it and was in sticker shock. Looking back though it would have saved me a ton of aggravation. I will start saving up for the light for my next vehicle I detail!! Thanks guys. I will stay in touch on here!!
Jim
 
JKoop said:
Whew!!! I dogged a bullet on this one. So according to the email response from GTechniq, they told me to try another layer of EXOv4 let it sit for 20 seconds and then wipe it down. I did it tonight and it worked like a charm. It acted a little like a solvent and picked up all the swirl marks and I wiped them away!!

Wow I was so relieved.

I thought I was going to redo the entire door!! Awesome stuff!!
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Good to hear and always something I try if I find high spots when I'm installing a coating.

Like dissolves like



JKoop said:
And to Mike....I did read the article about the hand held light before I ever even started. Then I went online and priced it and was in sticker shock.
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The light I like to recommend is this one,

SCANGRIP MiniMatch

It's still SCANGRIP quality and it's $85.00

About half the of the SCANGRIP Sunmatch 3 and for how "we" use these lights, it's plenty good enough.



JKoop said:
Looking back though it would have saved me a ton of aggravation.
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And this is one of the driving reasons for a lot of the 600+ how-to articles I've written over the last 10+ years of writing how-to articles here at Autogeek. It's to help you and the help is sometimes simply avoiding aggravation.


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I can handle the mini light!! On my short list. Thanks Mike!!
 
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