Who is saying that you are taking too long? You might be on the long end of what is typical, but if you are using a DA for compounding and polishing and having to prep for a coating, then you aren't far off.
If you are using rotary and wool for your compounding step then, yes, you are moving way too slow elsewhere and should cut a few hours out. If someone is trying to compare you to a production detailer then they need an education. 95% correction is not drive-thru detailing; it's sitting down to a nice dinner knowing someone started prepping that morning or the night before.
:iagree: WHO is saying it takes too long? :dunno:
Are you saying from the time you start washing till the time you do your last wipe of coating? Are you talking about doing all the rubber, vinyl, trim, applying exterior trim sealant, applying rubber and vinyl protectant to every square inch of rubber, doing anything to the interior, treating leather, interior vinyl and plastic, coating/sealant on door jambs, (buffing/polishing jambs) wheels, tires, (removing wheels and tires), coating wheels, coating calipers, polishing exhaust tips, coating glass? Heck, just decontaminating the wheels, washing, IRON-X, thoroughly doing the door jambs, hood and trunk jambs, drying it all then TAPING all the trim and plastic, headlights, etc. can take 4~6 hours (
if not all day). Some may not tape, but on most vehicles (
at least the ones I do) I'll tape.... some more intensive than others.
For a coating, on a new vehicle, I'm shooting for 99% correction. On an older one, not so much.... but I'll still attack it based on which package the owner chooses. Problem is, (
as you likely know) coatings don't hide ANYTHING, so IMHO 75%, 80%, even 85% isn't good enough for a coating. (
That's where sealants come into play.)
Yet when it comes to my top end package, I'll do what it takes. (
That is a time unlimited package btw.)
To quote some I know: "
It takes as long as it takes." I just finished a 2015 C7 this weekend that took all week! It had it's share of problems,
some not so small even though it only has 751 miles on it. Took better than 35 hours.
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And it's not leaving here till there is no chance of rain, moisture, hail, snow, dust storms, or trolls hiding under a bridge in route back to the owners home some 57 miles away.) :laughing:
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Given I'll move a bit slower with my back than a young gun, but I can assure you nobody will attack anything more thoroughly and completely than I will. This vehicle was touched, rubbed, finessed, and massaged from end to end, top to bottom, inside and out.... each and every square inch half a dozen times. With that in mind, where a younger man would spend 7 hours I might spend 10, and I'm fine with that.:xyxthumbs:
But I doubt anyone would have done this vehicle in under 25+ hours.):buffing:
