2014 BMW X5, 2-step Correction and CQuartz Finest Coating Application

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2014 BMW X5, 2-step Correction and CQuartz Finest Coating Application

Process:

Wash – Meguiar’s Hyper Wash and natural lambs wool mitt
Wheels – Griot’s Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1
Paint Prep – Griot’s Fast Surface Prep Mitt and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Fast Correct Cream on the Rupes MKII21 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Opt Hyper Polish on the G15 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e and Rupes Nano.
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
Glass – Megs D120 and Griot’s PFM glass towels
Coating Prep – Opti-Prep wipe down
Coating – 2 coats CQuartz Finest


Before pics






After compounding with Fast Correct (lower part of door untouched)


Doing tight areas with the Nano


Finished pics












Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
Came out great, Rasky! I have to ask what product you are concerned about breathing since you have that pic with the respirator.
 
Your work never ceases to amaze me Chad! Keep up the good work!
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Came out great, Rasky! I have to ask what product you are concerned about breathing since you have that pic with the respirator.
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I've actually been wearing a respirator all the time now while polishing. After 26 years of breathing in dust from polishing cars (especially the silica loaded crap back in the day) I have developed some very noticeable respiratory problems. I was using M101 on the Nano in that pic.


PPE is a serious deal though and I really wish I could turn back the clocks and undue all the damage to my lungs and hearing from this line of work.
 
RaskyR1 said:
I've actually been wearing a respirator all the time now while polishing. After 26 years of breathing in dust from polishing cars (especially the silica loaded crap back in the day) I have developed some very noticeable respiratory problems. I was using M101 on the Nano in that pic.


PPE is a serious deal though and I really wish I could turn back the clocks and undue all the damage to my lungs and hearing from this line of work.
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I actually thought about similar comments from Jason Rose when I saw you wearing the respirator in that pic. I notice you listed Hyper Polish in one of your steps and it's nice that there is virtually no dust from those OPT products.

As far as turning back the clock, it would be nice if we could do a Back To The Future Biff and smack our younger selves around, but even that wouldn't always help...last year I was helping someone out in an emergency and forgot to pack any hearing protection...let's just say I'll be regretting that for the rest of my life.
 
RaskyR1 said:
I've actually been wearing a respirator all the time now while polishing. After 26 years of breathing in dust from polishing cars (especially the silica loaded crap back in the day) I have developed some very noticeable respiratory problems. I was using M101 on the Nano in that pic.


PPE is a serious deal though and I really wish I could turn back the clocks and undue all the damage to my lungs and hearing from this line of work.
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This is something that is underappreciated in detailing, IMO. I've started doing the same thing after a much shorter timeframe. Safety glasses, respirator, gloves, and appropriate first aid response chems and gear always within reach. I usually wear noise canceling headphones at an appropriate volume too.
 
The X5 looks great after a 2 step paint correction and an application for the CQuartz Finest. Keep up the great work :)
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I actually thought about similar comments from Jason Rose when I saw you wearing the respirator in that pic. I notice you listed Hyper Polish in one of your steps and it's nice that there is virtually no dust from those OPT products.

As far as turning back the clock, it would be nice if we could do a Back To The Future Biff and smack our younger selves around, but even that wouldn't always help...last year I was helping someone out in an emergency and forgot to pack any hearing protection...let's just say I'll be regretting that for the rest of my life.
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Jason's comments a while back are part of what got me using it more and more but after repeated week of being really short of breath after working all day I said enough was enough. Most the stuff I use now is very low dust but blowing out pads still generates a lot of it and being in a small enclosed space you're just breathing it in all day. I'm going to try and rig up some kind of dust collection box with a fan and filters to see if I can reduce it. ;)
 
Heisenberg said:
This is something that is underappreciated in detailing, IMO. I've started doing the same thing after a much shorter timeframe. Safety glasses, respirator, gloves, and appropriate first aid response chems and gear always within reach. I usually wear noise canceling headphones at an appropriate volume too.
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Well, underappreciated in general. Between youthful invulnerability and machismo.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Jason's comments a while back are part of what got me using it more and more but after repeated week of being really short of breath after working all day I said enough was enough. Most the stuff I use now is very low dust but blowing out pads still generates a lot of it and being in a small enclosed space you're just breathing it in all day. I'm going to try and rig up some kind of dust collection box with a fan and filters to see if I can reduce it. ;)
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Hey, I know Yvan uses ONR on his cereal in the morning, but he makes a pretty good case for a pad washer with ONR and going right back on the car; not sure how that works with an MF pad. I haven't tried my pad washer that way, though.

Collection box? How about a vacuum cleaner hose clamped to the bench and cleaning the pad in front of that? Poor man's blast box.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Hey, I know Yvan uses ONR on his cereal in the morning, but he makes a pretty good case for a pad washer with ONR and going right back on the car; not sure how that works with an MF pad. I haven't tried my pad washer that way, though.

Collection box? How about a vacuum cleaner hose clamped to the bench and cleaning the pad in front of that? Poor man's blast box.
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I've considered trying the new pad washer but never really used the ones I have as it is now. I think I disliked them because I didn't have running water and a drain in my garage so it was cumbersome to clean and if you don't clean them right away they develop a film inside. ;)

My idea is to make an enclosure/box on the lower section of a detailing cart, like the one Griot's sells with the built in power strip. That way it's always next to me as I work my way around the vehicle. I have a smaller, yet powerful wall mount exhaust fan that I never installed and I can rig that up pulling air from one end with a few furnace filters (or similar) in front of it. I'm sure a vacuum would work too but that's another piece of equipment in the way or I'd have to get up and walk over to where it is. Just an idea I've had for some time. I'll likely mount the pad washer on the top section of the cart too. ;)
 
RaskyR1 said:
I've considered trying the new pad washer but never really used the ones I have as it is now. I think I disliked them because I didn't have running water and a drain in my garage so it was cumbersome to clean and if you don't clean them right away they develop a film inside. ;)
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Yeah, well that OPT one is similar to the one they sell here that has a separate effluent section: Lake Country System 3000 Deluxe Pad Washer , that I reviewed here: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...iler%92s-system-3000-deluxe-pad-washer-2.html I never found out how gunky it got in the bottom because I pulled it apart the wrong way (while trying to dump just the spent fluid) and mixed the chambers together and dumped the whole thing. TBH I never fell in love with the thing but I'd still like to.

RaskyR1 said:
My idea is to make an enclosure/box on the lower section of a detailing cart, like the one Griot's sells with the built in power strip. That way it's always next to me as I work my way around the vehicle. I have a smaller, yet powerful wall mount exhaust fan that I never installed and I can rig that up pulling air from one end with a few furnace filters (or similar) in front of it. I'm sure a vacuum would work too but that's another piece of equipment in the way or I'd have to get up and walk over to where it is. Just an idea I've had for some time. I'll likely mount the pad washer on the top section of the cart too. ;)
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How about a small shop vac with a drywall filter bag on the bottom shelf of the cart? Those "furnace" filters will have to be pretty fine to trap this dust. Maybe a 3D-printed special nozzle for the vac that's say 10" square with some mounting tabs to attach it to the cart.
 
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