Red91Laredo
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- Jun 3, 2013
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Hey everyone, new AGO member here. I just found this forum a couple weeks ago and have been reading it non-stop! My name is Alex and I reside in Portland, Oregon. I've been interested in caring for vehicles literally since before I could drive; and I got into learning about 'real' detailing when I bought my first car.
I used to keep my vehicles as flawless as possible, but to make a long story short, life got in the way over the past few years and my cars are now looking a bit neglected. While I always keep them regularly washed and cleaned inside, they could benefit hugely from some paint correction. I drive a '91 Jeep Cherokee and a '90 Ford Mustang GT, so in my defense, whatever paint issues they have were there when I bought them (I swear!
).
All the paint correction work I've ever done thus far has been by hand. While I've always got pretty nice results with that method, I'm too old, tired, and pressed for time to go though that much exertion anymore. I'm on a budget, so I picked up the Harbor Freight DA. I used my awesome new member discount code and placed an order for some LC 5.5" flat and 4" waffle pads, plus basic essential items like a grit guard, pad brush, pad cleaner, etc.
I got my first experience using the DA this weekend using it with the Ceriglass and CarPro glass polishing pads I also ordered from AG. My Jeep has always had absolutely awful water spots on all of the windows that I have always hated looking at. They were so bad I wouldn't have bought the car because of them, but you only find so many 20 year old vehicles that are the exact option package & color you want; plus I got a great deal on it considering it had low miles and was mechanically sound. The only thing I tried that had helped to remove them at all was #0000 steel wool, but it was a TON of work trying to polish them out by hand with that. I'm extremely happy to report the Ceriglass worked great! I found that it's still a lot of work polishing glass, but the windows I did with it are crystal clear now. I'm really amazed at the difference. I'll post some pics later if the difference shows up in the photos I took.
Anyway, I'm going to have a lot of questions around here so I thought an intro was in order, there's the short version.
I used to keep my vehicles as flawless as possible, but to make a long story short, life got in the way over the past few years and my cars are now looking a bit neglected. While I always keep them regularly washed and cleaned inside, they could benefit hugely from some paint correction. I drive a '91 Jeep Cherokee and a '90 Ford Mustang GT, so in my defense, whatever paint issues they have were there when I bought them (I swear!
). All the paint correction work I've ever done thus far has been by hand. While I've always got pretty nice results with that method, I'm too old, tired, and pressed for time to go though that much exertion anymore. I'm on a budget, so I picked up the Harbor Freight DA. I used my awesome new member discount code and placed an order for some LC 5.5" flat and 4" waffle pads, plus basic essential items like a grit guard, pad brush, pad cleaner, etc.
I got my first experience using the DA this weekend using it with the Ceriglass and CarPro glass polishing pads I also ordered from AG. My Jeep has always had absolutely awful water spots on all of the windows that I have always hated looking at. They were so bad I wouldn't have bought the car because of them, but you only find so many 20 year old vehicles that are the exact option package & color you want; plus I got a great deal on it considering it had low miles and was mechanically sound. The only thing I tried that had helped to remove them at all was #0000 steel wool, but it was a TON of work trying to polish them out by hand with that. I'm extremely happy to report the Ceriglass worked great! I found that it's still a lot of work polishing glass, but the windows I did with it are crystal clear now. I'm really amazed at the difference. I'll post some pics later if the difference shows up in the photos I took.
Anyway, I'm going to have a lot of questions around here so I thought an intro was in order, there's the short version.
