And just to add this,
There's a
HUGE difference when applying a
finishing wax or sealant and a cleaner/wax or or cleaner/sealant, or AIO.
With a
non-cleaning, or FINISHING wax or sealant, (and that is the term,
finishing), these types of product are
ONLY supposed to be applied to paint that is in
PERFECT condition. And as such,
ALL YOU NEED IS A THIN COAT.
When it comes to applying a one-step cleaner/wax, or one-step cleaner/sealant, or one-step cleaner/primer or AIO by any other term, then you use the product,
Heavy or Wet
The term heavy or wet means - use a
LOT of product.
Why?
Because if you're using an AIO of any type, this means you're in all likelihood, working on NEGLECTED paint. That is paint in bad condition. Paint that has swirls, scratches, water spots and oxidation. And for this type of paint
you want lots of liquid on the surface- the liquid containing,
- Abrasives
- Chemical cleaners
- Solvents, (water is a solvent so don't over think the word solvent to be a bad thing)
- Polishing oils or polishing agents
- And of course, the protection ingredients. (remember, its' an all-in-one)
That's why to me, anytime I see someone talking about use PEA SIZED DROPS when doing any time of correction work, be it using a compound, polish or AIO - it kind of tells me they don't really know what they are doing. They probably learned that from someone else that didn't know what they were doing.
I worked with a guy one time at a public demonstration, (he has a fairly well-known name in our industry), and he demonstrated using an AIO and since he was my guest,
I let him do what he wanted.
I watched him explain to the crowd to use
pea sized drops. The hood I had for him to demo on was an
oxidized single stage red paint.
The dry paint sucked up all the liquid in the pea sized drops and after about 2 passes with the buffer he was dry buffing.
I helped him to recover in front of the life audience by putting some QUARTER sized drops on his buffing pad and the demo THEN went flawlessly. After the show, I explained all of the above to him.
Each one, teach one....
I wrote the above in 2004 - still practicing the philosophy as all of us should be practicing and I expect all AutoGEEKS do in fact practice, both online and offline. :xyxthumbs:
