New guy from Savannah, GA

uwishprod

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Well to start off I will say how I got to this forum. After a week of fully detailing the paint on my mustang with decent products I noticed I still had swirl marks. This was the first time I could not get them out so I must have been doing something wrong. So I set out on a mission to find great products and knowledge of how to properly detail my paint.

First thing I did was order
*CG VF34
*CG VF36
*CG VF38
*CG Pete's 53
*CG V07
*CG Black Light
*PC 7424XP with 2 sets of pads
*Many more small accessories

Second thing I did was spend a week watching videos from auto geek.com. Now I feel like I have better knowledge on how to make my car shine. With this knowledge of this forum and videos I hope to start my own business in paint restoration.

Also in my free time I make how to youtube videos on how to customize a car. I dabble in automotive photography to. And finally I enjoy mechanically working on cars and racing them. I am military so I frequently move and just happen to be in Savannah for now. But originally from St. Louis, MO.

I look forward to learning a lot from each and every one of you. Thank you for having me.
 
Welcome from a fellow enthusiast in Georgia.


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:welcome: To Autogeek Online!!

You'll be very pleased with your product choices....:props:

Everyone starts off as a beginner but with some reading, questions, and trial, error, and practice you'll be amazed how much you'll be able to do. After reading and understanding some of the basics, the more hands on, the quicker you'll build your knowledge and gain experience.

This link will take you to some fabulous articles written by Mike Phillips.

Articles by Mike Phillips

Basic steps in order are:

  • Wash
  • Clay
  • Paint Correction & Polish
  • Seal
  • Wax
Make detailing enjoyable and practice. Take your time and do not become overwhelmed. Just because there are a thousand products doesn't mean you have to use them all.

Pick one product from each category from the steps above

Starting off keep things simple and try working with just a few products so you can gauge your progress.

Here's more great information by Mike Phillips that will help you learn the correct way moving forward...

Foam Pads

Yellow Cutting Foam - Use this pad to apply compounds or polishes to remove severe oxidation, swirls, and scratches. It is the most aggressive and should only be used on oxidized and older finishes. Always follow this pad with an orange or white pad and a fine polish to refine the paint until it is smooth.

Coarse Green Cutting/Polishing - This foam is of medium density with the ability to level very fine scratches and very light oxidation. Use light swirl removers with this pad.

Orange Light Cutting Foam - Firm, high density foam for scratch and defect removal. Use this pad with polishes and swirl removers. It’s an all-around pad that will work on most light to moderate imperfections.

White Polishing Foam - Less dense foam formula for the application of waxes, micro-fine polishes and sealants. This pad has very light cutting power so it’s perfect for pre-wax cleaners.

Green Polishing/Finishing Foam - Use this foam to apply one-step cleaner waxes. It is a balance of polishing and finishing that is perfect for all-in-one product application.

Gray Finishing Foam Pad - Composition is firm enough to withstand added pressure during final finishing to remove buffer swirls. It has no cut and will apply thin, even coats of waxes, sealants, and glazes.

Blue Finessing Foam – Pad has soft composition for applying glaze, finishing polish, sealants, and liquid waxes. Flat pad provides full contact with paint surface to minimize the pressure applied by the user.

Red Ultra-soft Wax/Sealant Foam - This soft, imported foam is ideal for applying the final coat of wax or sealant. The foam works especially well when applying liquid waxes or sealants because it is firm enough to keep the majority of the product on the paint, rather than soaking it up. The red foam has no cut or cleaning ability.

Super Soft Gold Jewelling Foam - The CCS Super Soft Gold Jewelling Pad is made of Lake Country's softest foam. Use the gold pad to apply a very fine polish or glaze as the final step of the polishing process. Jewelling is the term coined for this step because it intensifies gloss and reflectivity, like a jewel. The gold foam pad also works well for wax and sealant application.
 
Welcome to Autogeek Online! :welcome:


uwishprod said:
I am military
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Thank you for your service to our country...


You'll get more replies and thus more help if you start a "Dedicated Thread" in the

Detailing 101 Forum Group


This is the "introduction" forum and the title to your thread reads,



New guy from Savannah, GA


So out of the hundreds of awesome forum members we have posting each and every day, none of them know you have questions about detailing because of the title of this thread and the location of it.

I've been posting to forums and even ran a few since the software was invented so these are just some friendly tips to help you help yourself...

Here's a couple of article I've written on this topic and you can find more in my article list.


A tip to help yourself get great answers when you start a thread

How to write a good title for your thread




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Thank you Bobby and Mike for the advice. I will use it wisely.
 
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