Equipment and product suggestions for 2014 chevy express

[jmvar]

I have been out of the detailing world for years now. Reading through posts and searching shows me a lot has changed since I had my trusty porter cable buffer and box of optimum products. This is the extent of my detailing experience on a blue honda s2000.

I now have a 2014 chevrolet express in black that needs paint correction, polish, and protection. I hear the clear coat on these is pretty hard.

My plan was to buy a griots g9 and use some sort of ceramic coating product for protection.

Would greatly appreciate some suggestions on products to use for the supposedly hard clearcoat I will be working with. I am open to suggestions on a buffer as well if there is a better choice than the griots g9.

Thank you

 

[Bosko]

Is this the only vehicle you plan to work on, or are you moving towards doing this beyond a personal level?

 

[Bobby B.]

Menzerna and Sonax offer excellent compounds and polishes that work great on hard clear coat surfaces. No problem working with a Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher, but prefer their BOSS long throw polishers. You just need to match up the correct foam pads with the chemicals being used. After correcting the paint surface be sure to use a "Paint Prep Spray" before applying the ceramic coating. I personally like working with the Blackfire Pro Ceramic Paint Coating - Black Edition. It offers a longer working time and can last up to 5 years. I would recommend working indoors and have excellent lighting and plenty of clean microfiber towels on hand when coating a large vehicle.

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[Coatingsarecrack]

Is this the only vehicle you plan to work on, or are you moving towards doing this beyond a personal level?

I’m thinking your thinking long throw?

That vehicle has ALOT of flat retail. It only vehicle I’d go g21. If others I’d still go g15 over G9


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[Bosko]

I’m thinking your thinking long throw?

That vehicle has ALOT of flat retail. It only vehicle I’d go g21. If others I’d still go g15 over G9


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That is a great point for sure.
I was thinking of the investment of $$ more than anything...no sense on spending a lot of $$ on equipment and products if this is a one time deal.
If the van is the only project......a low budget polisher and some Meg's 105/205...a few pads would do the trick.....lol

 

[jmvar]

That is a great point for sure.
I was thinking of the investment of $$ more than anything...no sense on spending a lot of $$ on equipment and products if this is a one time deal.
If the van is the only project......a low budget polisher and some Meg's 105/205...a few pads would do the trick.....lol

This will be for personal use for the 2014 express, and a 2011 nissan frontier.

I would certainly consider a longer throw machine.

Any concerns with my lack of experience with one?

 

[jmvar]

Menzerna and Sonax offer excellent compounds and polishes that work great on hard clear coat surfaces. No problem working with a Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher, but prefer their BOSS long throw polishers. You just need to match up the correct foam pads with the chemicals being used. After correcting the paint surface be sure to use a "Paint Prep Spray" before applying the ceramic coating. I personally like working with the Blackfire Pro Ceramic Paint Coating - Black Edition. It offers a longer working time and can last up to 5 years. I would recommend working indoors and have excellent lighting and plenty of clean microfiber towels on hand when coating a large vehicle.

Brands - G - M - Menzerna - Autogeek.net

www.autogeek.net

SONAX Products for Professional Car Care - Autogeek.net

Restore the like-new look of any vehicle with premium European car care supplies from SONAX, including paint polishes, leather cleaners and detailing sprays.

www.autogeek.net

Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher

Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher - Not sure if you'll like it? See what Mike Phillips has to say about itHERE! Take one for a spin and power your shine to new heights! Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher is the innovative redesign of ...

www.autogeek.net

BLACKFIRE Paint Prep 32 oz

BLACKFIRE Paint Prep - You cant get the perfect finish without the perfect prep! BLACKFIRE Paint Prep is a pre-coating prep spray designed to remove all polishing oils, synthetic fillers, light dust, and fingerprints from a surface before ...

www.autogeek.net

BLACKFIRE Pro Ceramic Paint Coating Black Edition 50 mL

BLACKFIRE Pro Ceramic Paint Coating Black Edition - Not sure if you'll like it? See what Mike Phillips has to say about itHERE! Unbeatable hardness and water sheeting to a high-class shine. BLACKFIRE Pro Ceramic Paint Coating Black Edition is a 9H ...

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Thank you for the suggestions. I will look into those products.

I do have an indoor space I can work in but I need to upgrade the lighting.

 

[Bosko]

If you go with a longer throw than the G9...I'd stick with a 15...21 might be overkill

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Menzerna and Sonax offer excellent compounds and polishes that work great on hard clear coat surfaces. No problem working with a Griot's Garage G9 Random Orbital Polisher, but prefer their BOSS long throw polishers....

Thanks Bobby, good to see you posting about how Autogeek can help the OP.

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

This will be for personal use for the 2014 express, and a 2011 nissan frontier.

I would certainly consider a longer throw machine.

Any concerns with my lack of experience with one?

I started with a g15. No issues with being new. Easy rule of thumb or to keep polisher moving. I d stick with the 15 with those vehicles


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[Flash Gordon]

This will be for personal use for the 2014 express, and a 2011 nissan frontier.

I would certainly consider a longer throw machine.

Any concerns with my lack of experience with one?

You'll get much better results using a rotary polisher and a wool pad.

I rarely run my polisher over 1500 (unless I'm getting very frustrated). I typically stay around 800.

Start on the center your hood until you get the hang of it.
Use firm downward pressure and hold onto to it like your riding a horse for the 1st time.
While polishing use slow arm speed and occasionally touch the paint to see how hot it is getting.
When you get to the edges reduce pressure.

If I can help further let me know