#&$#@& high spots in coating

You need a professional photography softbox light. They are 80 dollars on Amazon for 2 of them
 
Here’s the ‘after’ picture of the area with the most high spots...
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Here’s the panel I did today in sun light. Think I could see all the spots better, though at the end it had gotten more in shadow.
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Didn't read this thread, just scanned it so I didn't see if the OP mentioned he has a swirl finder light?

Installing a Ceramic Paint Coating? You MUST have a GREAT hand held light to avoid high spots!


And for what it's worth, I installed my first coating back in 2011 - that's 10 years ago. I still find I leave high spots. I think sometimes at the time of installation and inspection - they are GONE. Then the next day if I find one, it's some coating that continued to dry/cure and became visible after the fact.


:)
 
Don’t have a swirl finder light. What is the difference in a swirl finder and regular lights?
 
Texchappy said:
Don’t have a swirl finder light.

What is the difference in a swirl finder and regular lights?
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Focused bright light.

Big Picture is a strong light that enables your eyes to see patches of coating that you didn't wipe off.

And hand-held so you can inspect vertical panels. Especially the lower portions of the vertical panels.

The first pictures in the article I linked to tells the story...

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AND - the STORY I shared in the article tells the story.



:)
 
It’s not sold as a swirl finder light but I did use a bright handheld led work light and a tactical flash light. I had read the article before I tried the coating :)
 
I didn't read all posts here, but I used a 3 towel method when I applied the CSL+EXO.
I actually found this from Obsessed Garage when they did a detail on a '65 type Cobra roadster and had the Gtechniq guys there.

First towel, as others have said, mostly just spreads it a bit.
2nd was to get a little more wiped off and go a wee bit farther from where I applied. I went out another few inches past where I applied the coating.
3rd was to get all the last possible spots that I missed as well as wipe the sections that I may have pushed the coating on during the first wipe. I went as far as a foot beyond where I originally applied the coating. I may have been a little too meticulous about preventing high spots, but I don't think I have any. I haven't really inspected the car in the sun or cloudy day. It's been about 1 year since I applied.

I flipped towels periodically throughout the process.
After about 1/3 of the car, towel 1 got tossed, towel 2 became new 1st, towel 3 became 2nd and a new towel was used for final wipe.
 
Odrapnew said:
I didn't read all posts here, but I used a 3 towel method when I applied the CSL+EXO.
I actually found this from Obsessed Garage when they did a detail on a '65 type Cobra roadster and had the Gtechniq guys there.

First towel, as others have said, mostly just spreads it a bit.
2nd was to get a little more wiped off and go a wee bit farther from where I applied. I went out another few inches past where I applied the coating.
3rd was to get all the last possible spots that I missed as well as wipe the sections that I may have pushed the coating on during the first wipe. I went as far as a foot beyond where I originally applied the coating. I may have been a little too meticulous about preventing high spots, but I don't think I have any. I haven't really inspected the car in the sun or cloudy day. It's been about 1 year since I applied.

I flipped towels periodically throughout the process.
After about 1/3 of the car, towel 1 got tossed, towel 2 became new 1st, towel 3 became 2nd and a new towel was used for final wipe.
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Watched the video and took some of the tips. Moved to using more towels, I’ll have to buy some more, and that helped too. Biggest aid I think is moving it to where it gets good indirect sun light.
 
Odrapnew said:
I didn't read all posts here, but I used a 3 towel method when I applied the CSL+EXO.
I actually found this from Obsessed Garage when they did a detail on a '65 type Cobra roadster and had the Gtechniq guys there.

First towel, as others have said, mostly just spreads it a bit.
2nd was to get a little more wiped off and go a wee bit farther from where I applied. I went out another few inches past where I applied the coating.
3rd was to get all the last possible spots that I missed as well as wipe the sections that I may have pushed the coating on during the first wipe. I went as far as a foot beyond where I originally applied the coating. I may have been a little too meticulous about preventing high spots, but I don't think I have any. I haven't really inspected the car in the sun or cloudy day. It's been about 1 year since I applied.

I flipped towels periodically throughout the process.
After about 1/3 of the car, towel 1 got tossed, towel 2 became new 1st, towel 3 became 2nd and a new towel was used for final wipe.
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Be careful with some of his “tips” he doesn’t always get it right.
 
KimJungIllest said:
Did you use any type of handheld light to inspect for high spots?
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Just ceramic coated a silverado on saturday. That was my third coating ive done but it was the first time i used my new inspection light.

Can not stress enough how beneficial that light was to the coating process! It is a necessity if your going to do a coating.

Also dont get carried away with big sections. Take your time and do a small section at a time
 
2wookies said:
Be careful with some of his “tips” he doesn’t always get it right.
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Was paying more attention to the tips from the GTECHNIQ guy - which he promptly ignored as soon as the guy and his crew weren’t doing all the work.
 
2wookies said:
Be careful with some of his “tips” he doesn’t always get it right.
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Yeah, I notice that. I remember watching him apply CSL on a car and he just applied and wiped off. That was before the Gtechniq video with the Cobra.

I was listening/watching the Gtechniq guy for the process.

Honestly, if I do another ceramic coating, I'll likely do the 3 towel method, regardless of coating brand.
 
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