prep trim for coating ?

WristyManchego said:
Window cleaning - use instead of normal window cleaner on dirty window, observe results
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This is a good point.
Just yesterday, I prepped my windows for tint by polishing both sides by hand using McKee’s Glass Restoring Polish. I thought it looked good + I figured the guys at the tint shop would be doing their own minimum amount of prep anyways...

[I went to the tint shop but they were too busy and I couldn’t wait]

Later in the day I noticed a bunch of hazy polish residue that I didn’t see earlier. So this morning I did exactly what he recommended. I cleaned 1 window with Blackfire Paint Prep and the other with Megs Glass Cleaner. They both got rid of the polish residue, but that got me thinking about paint after polishing/pre lsp.
 
Calendyr said:
Ok. But it's a consumer product. Many consummers are not gonna polish the paint before application. So if their prep product cannot remove wax or sealant, then you are gonna coat right on top of it.
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That’s what differentiates the enthusiasts from the pros.

What I mentioned above is pro application prep.
 
Calendyr said:
Ok. But it's a consumer product. Many consummers are not gonna polish the paint before application. So if their prep product cannot remove wax or sealant, then you are gonna coat right on top of it.
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Then that is on them for not educating themselves. Joining a forum like this is a smart move. Videos like Jimbo’s Eeaser video is not educational in the products designed use.

Point me to where it states Eraser is designed to remove a wax or sealant. Even the label says intensive oil & polish cleaner. No mention of wax or sealant.

Straight from CarPro

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Now if a wax or sealant is many months old then maybe it will remove it.
 
So you do a prep wipe after applying a coating? Who else does that?
 
Eldorado2k said:
This is a good point.
Just yesterday, I prepped my windows for tint by polishing both sides by hand using McKee’s Glass Restoring Polish. I thought it looked good + I figured the guys at the tint shop would be doing their own minimum amount of prep anyways...

[I went to the tint shop but they were too busy and I couldn’t wait]

Later in the day I noticed a bunch of hazy polish residue that I didn’t see earlier. So this morning I did exactly what he recommended. I cleaned 1 window with Blackfire Paint Prep and the other with Megs Glass Cleaner. They both got rid of the polish residue, but that got me thinking about paint after polishing/pre lsp.
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Ya. I always clean the glass twice with glass cleaner after using McKee's 37 Glass Restorer polish. Also, never put that stuff on a machine! I decided to do it to speed up the process once... I have never seen so much dusting in my life! The entire car looked like it had snowed on it and that was just from the windshield. Never again!
 
Just looked at Cquarz... they now claim only 6 months durability... wow... down from 2 years to 6 months... I don't know what to say. Just happy I never used their product.
 
Calendyr said:
Possible. Their website keeps giving me errors when I try to look up stuff, error 500 everytime I click on something.

Is Lite a 6 months coating?
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The website is a bit broken here and there, the error you’re getting is due to not having a 404 page, not the original error it’s self.

Lite is ~6 months.
 
Calendyr said:
McKee's 37 Glass Restorer polish. Also, never put that stuff on a machine! I decided to do it to speed up the process once... I have never seen so much dusting in my life! The entire car looked like it had snowed on it and that was just from the windshield. Never again!
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I’ve applied it with a polisher without issue...

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Eldorado2k said:
I’ve applied it with a polisher without issue...

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Hum... might have been something in my pad then? Odd because I do a very thourough (sp?) wash of the pads after each use. Maybe the product doesn't like 5 inch long throw action or something... Anyway, not gonna try again, fool me once... :)
 
WristyManchego said:
My problem with IPA-based prep is that it’s insufficient for proper panel prep prior to coating; It simply doesn’t have the solvent power to remove all contamination and is only useful on light oils and fingerprints.

GTechniq prep, IGL pre coat & Americana global prep products will get you closer to perfect prep.
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IGL Precoat contains IPA. Look at the SDS on their site.
 
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