Bit the bullet and did the Spar Urethane/Min Spirits thing...

Here they are:

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For ease of reference I've numbered them so Fred can 'splain what we are looking at.
 
Rsurfer said:
Tampons for headlights, love it.:buffing:
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Setec Astronomy said:
I dunno Flash, maybe he was using a kitchen pad, but I kind of thought he was using something like the industrial Scotch-Brite Ultra Fine Hand Pad I posted the picture of.
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I have some of those you posted Setec

So, you just knock the excess funk off then apply spar urethane?


embolism said:
Here they are:

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For ease of reference I've numbered them so Fred can 'splain what we are looking at.
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Those look pretty good. Maybe Fred is on to something here :)
 
Pic 2 is after 10ish or so swipes with the gray 3M pad and then straight to THE MIX ... looks awesome huh!?!?!?
Pic 5 Has a little of the streaking from the MF dead center in both lights ... it dried this was and then i hit it with Mineral Spirits and then did a quick 4 stroke pass with the pad then hit it again with the highly acclaimed FC Method (sorry KB I had to LOL) and hit it with Double Roll Charmin which is PIC 4
Today we did a 4Runner full detail and I personally did the lights to show the guys my new methos and their panties dropped! When the customer came in he said he was initially going to ask us to do it for him but shy'ed away from the $99 price ... so in turn i told him that I had an apprentice do it for free and if he liked it to leave a little something for the guys... he ended tipping $35
I will continue doing this on cars (prob 10 more diff ones) on the DL for customers for free or until I come across some lights it doesnt work for or until we have or see adverse results from but from what i see i dont see it happening
 
fredcandetail said:
Pic 2 is after 10ish or so swipes with the gray 3M pad and then straight to THE MIX ... looks awesome huh!?!?!?
Pic 5 Has a little of the streaking from the MF dead center in both lights ... it dried this was and then i hit it with Mineral Spirits and then did a quick 4 stroke pass with the pad then hit it again with the highly acclaimed FC Method (sorry KB I had to LOL) and hit it with Double Roll Charmin which is PIC 4
Today we did a 4Runner full detail and I personally did the lights to show the guys my new methos and their panties dropped! When the customer came in he said he was initially going to ask us to do it for him but shy'ed away from the $99 price ... so in turn i told him that I had an apprentice do it for free and if he liked it to leave a little something for the guys... he ended tipping $35
I will continue doing this on cars (prob 10 more diff ones) on the DL for customers for free or until I come across some lights it doesnt work for or until we have or see adverse results from but from what i see i dont see it happening
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Very impressive to say the least :applause:

Wonder how long they'll hold up?
 
Rsurfer said:
fredcandetail said:
and hit it with Double Roll Charmin which is PIC 4

Can you explain how you used the toilet paper.:confused:
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Man...if you don't know I don't think this is the place to ask...

Kidding aside, I think probably the blue Scott shop paper towels like as Anthony Orosco used in his Opti-Coat 2.0 vid are going to be the safer, more practical "applicator", but you can't argue with Fred's results.
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Setec Astronomy said:
Rsurfer said:
Man...if you don't know I don't think this is the place to ask...

Kidding aside, I think probably the blue Scott shop paper towels like as Anthony Orosco used in his Opti-Coat 2.0 vid are going to be the safer, more practical "applicator", but you can't argue with Fred's results.
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I tried this with Minwax Urethane which I believe is similar and using the blue shop towels left lines on the lights and did not look good. Still curious about the roll of toilet paper.
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Noting fancy fellas just rolled up about 2 feet of tissue the folded it over so that it showing the back part and not the fold and just dipped it in the cup and went left to right at the thickness of the rolled up TP (about an inch thick)

I wonder what other inexpensive find someone will come up with next?!?!? Peanut oil instead of Carnuba? Lol
 
fredcandetail said:
Noting fancy fellas just rolled up about 2 feet of tissue the folded it over so that it showing the back part and not the fold and just dipped it in the cup and went left to right at the thickness of the rolled up TP (about an inch thick)

I wonder what other inexpensive find someone will come up with next?!?!? Peanut oil instead of Carnuba? Lol
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Thanks, and I guess it didn't shred.
 
Double Roll Baby! Lol
I can't help but think of how much time I will save with those tricky lights like these with the high offset ridges and little nibs ... Just hit em up and then wipe em down with THE MIX and ummmmm use the FC Method :-)
 
fredcandetail said:
Double Roll Baby! Lol
I can't help but think of how much time I will save with those tricky lights like these with the high offset ridges and little nibs ... Just hit em up and then wipe em down with THE MIX and ummmmm use the FC Method :-)
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So your $99 special previously was a sand, polish, sealant? Will you continue to charge $99 for your new method? More? Less?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
So your $99 special previously was a sand, polish, sealant? Will you continue to charge $99 for your new method? More? Less?
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That is a very good question.... For the moment it will remain but as we do more and I measure the results I will probably readjust pricing ... Just don't want to do it so soon and then find out that lenses are exploding a month after! Lol
I think if I have a customer that mentions it I will walk out and do a visual and if we have done them before with good success I will probably do it for $49 and call it a "buff out" versus a full wetsand restoration
I can already see it .."those aren't that bad we could do a one step buff and use our proprietary sealant" :-). Or "those will require a full 6 step headlight restoration" ... I can sell anything baby!
 
I see franchising in the future, or at least an infomercial. :coolgleam:
 
Fred you should make a website and sell a kit

call it FCDbrite.com

maybe you can get the spillover from people looking for that fastbrite crap...
 
Wow we all think alike!
I'm Presenting to an investment firm next week this idea and might patent a process... Thing is we can't patent someone else's products so I have to make my own pad and just tweak "the mix" so it's a spin off of it and not just rebranded Spar Urethane ... I have three messages out to two chemists and a Researcher at Dow to see if they are interested
I hope there is not too much red tape...
 
Look for a YouTube video here soon ... We advertised FREE HEADLIGHT RESTORTION today and made 7 videos, each with the same method described and all under 2 minutes of wetsanding and with a slick applicAtor I discovered (not double roll Charmin)
 
fredcandetail said:
Look for a YouTube video here soon ... We advertised FREE HEADLIGHT RESTORTION today and made 7 videos, each with the same method described and all under 2 minutes of wetsanding and with a slick applicAtor I discovered (not double roll Charmin)
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You realize you just started the clock ticking on your patent application with public disclosure.
 
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