Ceramic clear benz

Hunter09 said:
Just picked up a 2010 c300 Mercedes Benz . It has the ceramic clear coat. I would like to know if any of you used this and your thoughts on it.


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Menzerna products work great on Ceramiclear paints.

Best thing to do is to use the least aggressive product to get the job done for the reasons shared in this article.

Ceramiclear Paints - Be Careful



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I read your thread that you linked here.
It would scare even the most experienced detailer.
Thanks Mike for that artical.

Reason I'm so thankful soon as I recovery from my health issues I'll be doing the e550 which is a 2010 steel blue in color.
The car is in pretty bad shape , after I inspected it I thought my first test area would be to go with the WG Über Compound now I'm not sure.

One thing is certain , an ultra fine polish won't correct this car.
 
I have the WG twins. Is that about the same as what I put in the link?
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Menzerna products work great on Ceramiclear paints.

Best thing to do is to use the least aggressive product to get the job done for the reasons shared in this article.

Ceramiclear Paints - Be Careful



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One of the most valuable topics I've seen recently. I'm to do some Mercedes detailing and although being careful, I was not aware enough of those whole issue.

That's good being part of this community and be alerted for risks like this.

Just like HateSwirls, my idea was to compound at first to get the most from it... now I'm about to go PF2500 or SF4000, with a polishing pad at maximum. I mean, that should be the least aggressive approach to what I've evaluated, and now with all this info I'm pretty sure Mercedes will call me Papa!

Fear is one of the feelings responsible for humanity prosperity. Excessive is not good, but it's too much better to be aware and know (what possible about) your risks.

Thanks for sharing.

Kind Regards.
 
Although Ive never used it, I asked a similar question about Ceramic Clear in another group today and Corey from CarPro suggested Scholl Concepts 17+ ... Check it out.
 
Typed the below to a very similar thread this morning so I'm just copying and pasting here because all the same information applies to you and your project.


Copy and paste the below into Google, be sure to include my first and last name and my article will pull up in the number one position in search engine rankings.

How to do a Test Spot Mike Phillips

How to detail your brand new car Mike Phillips

Mark your backing plate Mike Phillips

How to clean your pad on the fly Mike Phillips

Very important, read this one FIRST not after you run into problems...


DA Troubleshooting Guide Mike Phillips
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That should be more than enough and remember all this info is in all my how-to paperback books/ibooks/ebooks.


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Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Typed the below to a very similar thread this morning so I'm just copying and pasting here because all the same information applies to you and your project.


Copy and paste the below into Google, be sure to include my first and last name and my article will pull up in the number one position in search engine rankings.

How to do a Test Spot Mike Phillips

How to detail your brand new car Mike Phillips

Mark your backing plate Mike Phillips

How to clean your pad on the fly Mike Phillips

Very important, read this one FIRST not after you run into problems...


DA Troubleshooting Guide Mike Phillips
​
That should be more than enough and remember all this info is in all my how-to paperback books/ibooks/ebooks.


:)
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Another quick tip for searching on Google that has been a life saver to me many times is to type in your search text and then type site:websitenamehere.com if you're trying to look on a certain website. It functions better than search functions within most websites. Including this one.:D

For example you can type Mike Phillips test spot site:autogeekonline.net and every page on this site related to those keywords will pop up including the one Mike mentioned above.
 
Hunter09 said:
What pad should I use? LC white?
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Great question. The answer is you want to do some testing with various pads and polishes or even compounds till you see the level of correction that makes you happy.

I usually do a couple of test spots on the hood or the trunk lid when I test.


Chances are good you're going to want to use at a minimum the white pad with the Total Swirl Remover. This should take out a majority of the shallow to medium depth scratches and leave behind all the deeper scratches.

If you want to remove more of the deeper scratches then use a foam cutting pad.

What do you have for pads and tools?



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I have the PC 7424 . my last few orders are got 6in LC pads. 2 white 2 grey and 2 light red/pink and I do have the WG twins and the uber compound.
 
Hunter09 said:
I have the PC 7424 .

my last few orders are got 6in LC pads. 2 white 2 grey and 2 light red/pink and I do have the WG twins and the uber compound.
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Be sure to mark your backing plate so you can make sure the pads are rotating. 6.5" pads are a lot of foam both in the diameter and the thickness for a Porter Cable to maintain pad rotation throughout the entire buff-out. As the pads become wet with product, called pad saturation, they will tend to absorb the power coming out of the tool and dissipate it.

We see this as a lack of pad rotating and the only way you can remove swirls and scratches with a Porter Cable and all the knock-offs of this tool is when the pad is rotating, not just vibrating or jiggling no matter what you see written anywhere else on the old Internet.


Video: Mark your backing plate to make it easy to see pad rotation


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Here's a quick video that show how and why to mark your backing plate to see and monitor pad rotation while doing any correction or polishing steps.



[video=youtube_share;QM8PnDooZP8&hd=1"]How To Check Pad Rotation on a DA Polisher -...[/video]​


The next time you place an order, consider getting a 5" backing plate and the Lake Country 5.5" Flat pads as they are only 7/8" thin and the smaller diameter and thinness of the pads make it a lot easier and faster to remove swirls as the tool can more easily maintain pad rotation.


I explain all of the above in my how-to book.

Also see these articles, be sure to read the Troubleshooting Guide BEFORE you buff out the car, it will keep you from making any of the common mistakes.


5 inch Backing Plates on Meguiar's, Griot's and Porter Cable DA Polishers

DA Polisher Trouble Shooting Guide

Factors that can cause a pad to stop rotating on a DA Polisher



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Ok I will do that. Thank you for the advice
 
Well I finally got around to buffing out the car. It was a 2 step

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