Disappointing weekend...

[alko]

I feel your pain Alex....well at least with the rain. I detailed my cube today and right after I buffed the last bit of wax off the skies opened up. It sucked! As for the combo, I've had pretty good luck with poliseal on a tangerine pad, but I've only really used it on super soft honda paint.

Man…did it ever. Maryland didn’t get hardly any rain, but when I was heading back to Woodbridge, I got stuck in a torrential down pour. I’m so glad I didn’t wash my car this weekend. I would have been pissed.

My weekend just went from wonderful to sucking. My dog just chipped a tooth on a popcycle stick...now what am I suppose to do?!?!?!?

I blame this thread for messing up my mojo I had going. This chipped tooth is going to cost a fortune

Dang man…sorry about your dog. I suggest next time a softer chew toy ;-)

I just used Poli Seal on a white pad on my Wrangler. It wasn't too swirled out and I was using a Flex PE but the finish came out amazing. I have used this combo (poli seal and white CCS) with the PC on other cars and equally happy with the results. Sorry you didn't have success.

I’m going to give it another try. I take it your wrangler has some soft paint? I think the paint is what really makes or breaks this duo.

poli-seal + orange pad-----M-205 + white or orange pad. The MF system will correct it for sure.

The VW is likely high solids paint which will be very hard. Test section, least aggressive method first will tell the story though.

Dave, I appreciate your feedback. It has been extremely helpful. Luckily the VW is practically a brand new vehicle and she’s been waiting for my order to come in. I am supposed to do it Monday and will try the combo again and layer it with Collinite 915.

You can try and step up to a more aggressive pad...It helps if you add a lite spray of DG #951 on your pad...About any detail spray will work...

INTERSTING! So you’re talking about like a QD right? I’d have to try that. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Flash Gordon]

$800 to cap 1 tooth...she has to see a specialist

I've set up a fund drive for anyone intrested:

www.trouble'ssnaggletoothfund.com

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

but I could still see swirls. I gave up before I gumed my pads up too much. I was using speed 5 with 3 pea size amount of product, with between 6-8 passes. I was almost afraid of dry buffing, but everyone who has used this stuff says to put it on thin. I decided to put some Collinite 915 on the hood, just to test the application and removal. I spread this product on very thin as well and didn't have any problems wiping off.

Hopefully all this work was done dialing in your Test Spot to make sure you're getting the results you want in one small area before investing any time, energy and materials into buffing out the entire car.


If the pad and product combo you are using are not removing the swirls and scratches fast enough, or effectively enough, then substitute a more aggressive pad or product and sometimes both. Also try bumping your speed up to the 6.0 setting.

Anytime you work on a paint system that's new to you and you start running into problems, a way to troubleshoot your system, (system is your pads, products and process), is to use a tape line and then only buff on one side of the tape-line, this will make seeing your progress, (if any), very easy to see.


I've worked on Chrysler 300's with factory paint in which one has very soft paint and one had very hard paint, there's an article on this in the "Hot Topics" forum on MOL.

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[alko]

Hopefully all this work was done dialing in your Test Spot to make sure you're getting the results you want in one small area before investing any time, energy and materials into buffing out the entire car.


If the pad and product combo you are using are not removing the swirls and scratches fast enough, or effectively enough, then substitute a more aggressive pad or product and sometimes both. Also try bumping your speed up to the 6.0 setting.

Anytime you work on a paint system that's new to you and you start running into problems, a way to troubleshoot your system, (system is your pads, products and process), is to use a tape line and then only buff on one side of the tape-line, this will make seeing your progress, (if any), very easy to see.


I've worked on Chrysler 300's with factory paint in which one has very soft paint and one had very hard paint, there's an article on this in the "Hot Topics" forum on MOL.






Country music is good.



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Thanks for the reply Mike. I only tested the hood, and stopped. I didn't try speed 6. I tried 4 though 5. I will have to pick up something more aggesive. I had some sonus SFX 1-4 left from my July 4th detail, but because I battle the rain and other random things all weekend, I ran out of time. I will pick it up again this weekend. I'll have to check out the article. I will try your suggestion with the tape line on my customers car on sunday. From what I heard VW's have hard paint as well.