Body Lines and One Step Cleaner Waxes or AIO's

Jacob Harrod AUTOCLEAN

Jacob Harrod AUTOCLEAN

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How do you apply AIO's when it comes to body lines. Ive heard not to buff on top of body lines but my line of thinking is you have to cover the whole panel with product so everything will be protected by the wax left behind. Do you still buff up to the body line or simply lightly run the polisher over the line quickly to leave behind a layer of protection?
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Buff up to, but not on the line if it is "sharp".

Clear Coat is thin, but on a sharp body line it is even thinner.
 
You wont hurt anything with a DA, polishing pad, and AIO. No worries. Have at it. Just dont hang out on top of the body line while polishing.

Buffing over raised body lines is more of an issue when running a DA full tilt with an aggressive compound and pad.
 
Mike@DedicatedPerfection said:
You wont hurt anything with a DA, polishing pad, and AIO. No worries. Have at it. Just dont hang out on top of the body line while polishing.

Buffing over raised body lines is more of an issue when running a DA full tilt with an aggressive compound and pad.
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OK Thanks for the information brother! I sincerely appreciate it!

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Here's what I do,

Buff the MAJOR portion of the panel and after buffing all major portions of a panel surround body lines - then lightly run the buffer over the body line. This way 100% of all the paint is all cleaned, polished and protected.

The BIG PICTURE idea is to NOT HAMMER on raised body lines and edges.

This is especially true for older cars and even MORE especially true for classic cars with single stage paint.

Remember - you'll never know who buffed a car out before you or how many times it's been buffed out or what they used. Previous detailers could have used crap for compound and a rotary buffer with a wool pad on the edges leaving them Whisper Thin. They didn't burn through the paint but they left it SO THIN that the next guy, (you), could easily burn through the paint even working by HAND.

Think about it.


And check out this article,

Whisper Thin Paint on Classic Cars by Mike Phillips - Be Careful!



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Mike Phillips said:
Here's what I do,

Buff the MAJOR portion of the panel and after buffing all major portions of a panel surround body lines - then lightly run the buffer over the body line. This way 100% of all the paint is all cleaned, polished and protected.

The BIG PICTURE idea is to NOT HAMMER on raised body lines and edges.

This is especially true for older cars and even MORE especially true for classic cars with single stage paint.

Remember - you'll never know who buffed a car out before you or how many times it's been buffed out or what they used. Previous detailers could have used crap for compound and a rotary buffer with a wool pad on the edges leaving them Whisper Thin. They didn't burn through the paint but they left it SO THIN that the next guy, (you), could easily burn through the paint even working by HAND.

Think about it.


And check out this article,

Whisper Thin Paint on Classic Cars by Mike Phillips - Be Careful!



:)
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Oh wow! Thank you so much for the detailed response Mike! I will definitely put this into practice and read your article as well!

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