Tato
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I did what I said above. Process was: (wheels, interior, etc, but will just talk here about paint).
- Washed thoroughly using Meg's hyper wash in high concentration
. One advantage I noticed on coated cars is that they resist to heavy concentrated soaps for thorough cleansing. The way I've washed it (foamed / rinse / 2BM for 3 or 4 times) would strip or weaken any wax in my opinion.
Just the first step let the car looking much better than when I was washing using 'maintenance wash' soap concentrations.
I mean, you can use a 'harsh' soap over PBL coatings without any (noticeable, at least, at first) adverse effect. Beading and sheeting during final rinse was just like they should be.
Here I learned I can use heavy soap over coating to increase cleaning power without harming the protection.
- Polished with PBL Cleansing Polish and a bunch of finishing pads, flex 3401 and speed 4, firm pressure ~3-4 passes per section.
. Using a 'lazy man' technique, I've done half car at a time (including glass and everything that passed my way), then I've stopped to remove polish residue. Product was added when needed to continue cleansing process.
I've not faced any difficult in removing the polish using it this way, if you have any question regarding technique used, please, ask.
This time, car was almost good in my opinion, coating was very clean and even light (very fine) defects were 'masked' or removed, I haven't done any IPA to confirm because for me, if it fills a little that would be good because I was not correcting, just 'renewing' the look of my coated car.
I can live with fine swirls and some RIDS because my car is used by many people and they don't have any care with it. If I would mind, I would have to polish it everyday and re-paint it every month - Impossible, sorry.
Car this time had a slick feel and shiny clean look, I could have stopped here. Coating was renewed to an acceptable level.
- Topped with a thin layer of WGDGPS (would have used PBL Booster if I had some)
. I couldn't resist... (LOL) A thorough washed and cleansing polished car in front of me, I just grabbed my WG sealant and applied...
Application was done using 3401 and LC red pad on speed 3, 2-3 passes per section spreading it far and thin. Product dried for 20-30 minutes (very hot day today) and I removed it using LC wool pad with a MF bonnet over it. Final wipe done like Mike Phillips recommends, slooow wiped.
Results were outstanding, slickness was that of WGDGPS we all know about, and professional reflections are now installed on my car!
I liked it, and all was done in ~4 hours, I've rushed a lot and for sure if I had spent more time I would even get more perfection, but that cleansing was enough.
I plan on maintaining it from now on, but it was possible to renew the look of my coated DD using the process above. Worth every minute invested on it.
Hope this process helps someone deciding on how to replenish a coating, keep in mind this is not a rule or best and only way to do this, it's just my way that I decided based on AGO members shared knowledge.
Thanks for that.
Any questions, suggestions, please, ask.
Kind Regards.
- Washed thoroughly using Meg's hyper wash in high concentration
. One advantage I noticed on coated cars is that they resist to heavy concentrated soaps for thorough cleansing. The way I've washed it (foamed / rinse / 2BM for 3 or 4 times) would strip or weaken any wax in my opinion.
Just the first step let the car looking much better than when I was washing using 'maintenance wash' soap concentrations.
I mean, you can use a 'harsh' soap over PBL coatings without any (noticeable, at least, at first) adverse effect. Beading and sheeting during final rinse was just like they should be.
Here I learned I can use heavy soap over coating to increase cleaning power without harming the protection.
- Polished with PBL Cleansing Polish and a bunch of finishing pads, flex 3401 and speed 4, firm pressure ~3-4 passes per section.
. Using a 'lazy man' technique, I've done half car at a time (including glass and everything that passed my way), then I've stopped to remove polish residue. Product was added when needed to continue cleansing process.
I've not faced any difficult in removing the polish using it this way, if you have any question regarding technique used, please, ask.
This time, car was almost good in my opinion, coating was very clean and even light (very fine) defects were 'masked' or removed, I haven't done any IPA to confirm because for me, if it fills a little that would be good because I was not correcting, just 'renewing' the look of my coated car.
I can live with fine swirls and some RIDS because my car is used by many people and they don't have any care with it. If I would mind, I would have to polish it everyday and re-paint it every month - Impossible, sorry.
Car this time had a slick feel and shiny clean look, I could have stopped here. Coating was renewed to an acceptable level.
- Topped with a thin layer of WGDGPS (would have used PBL Booster if I had some)
. I couldn't resist... (LOL) A thorough washed and cleansing polished car in front of me, I just grabbed my WG sealant and applied...
Application was done using 3401 and LC red pad on speed 3, 2-3 passes per section spreading it far and thin. Product dried for 20-30 minutes (very hot day today) and I removed it using LC wool pad with a MF bonnet over it. Final wipe done like Mike Phillips recommends, slooow wiped.
Results were outstanding, slickness was that of WGDGPS we all know about, and professional reflections are now installed on my car!
I liked it, and all was done in ~4 hours, I've rushed a lot and for sure if I had spent more time I would even get more perfection, but that cleansing was enough.
I plan on maintaining it from now on, but it was possible to renew the look of my coated DD using the process above. Worth every minute invested on it.
Hope this process helps someone deciding on how to replenish a coating, keep in mind this is not a rule or best and only way to do this, it's just my way that I decided based on AGO members shared knowledge.
Thanks for that.
Any questions, suggestions, please, ask.
Kind Regards.
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