Resuming a job the next day?

[chilly]

With that AK road film i would look into coatings. Not that much harder than applying a sealant nowadays.

I am nothing close to a pro and was pretty intimidated my 1st time coating. Was my 1st time polishing too. Was pretty easy and only had 1 high spot that I lived with. I named him Steve.

With things like CanCoat and CP lite that wipe on and wipe off. Will give you a true year. Perfect for that weather.


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I am absolutely with you on this one and AT LEAST will have can coat on the little car before I head into another winter

I KNOW my current battle with road mung would be so much easier if there was a good base coat of something durable on my car

Having a completely sealed and clean garage without volcanic dust, gecko crap, etc raining down on me as I work is going to make all the difference in the world as to how I approach detailing

A large part of my "1 panel at a time" approach over the last 4 years was because the ceiling of my 2 car garage in Hawaii was only half sealed from the elements (long story) and even in the garage just drying and waxing/sealing could get dicey when it was blowing outside, which was a good 75% of the time

 

[Desertnate]

I will go a step further and (at least in my case) blame a portion of my need for extended time on the design of many newer vehicles....

Having a 5-6", 3", and 1-2" machine all laid out and ready to go is almost essential these days to cope with it all

Totally agree. I can plow though a slab sided SUV faster an an intracate design on a smaller car.

The main reason I own a 3" polisher is to deal with those odd sized panel areas...that and lower front facia/air duct openings.

Even the more simply, flowing design of my cars necessitate a small polisher. I can't imagine what it's like working on some of the edgier car designs coming out of Asia these days and whatever BMW seems to be up to.

 

[PouncingPanzer]

I also don't apply coatings, just sealants/waxes, so I will completely correct/polish a panel, wipe it down with a panel wipe, and get my preferred sealant/wax etc applied and buffed out, and move on to the next panel

I know my process is inefficient as hell but it is just my cars and now that I am back home it will be family cars as well but still, they get them when they get them

This is how I started doing my vehicles as well. Polish and protect one panel at a time. Makes picking up where I left off the next day much easier, I feel. And, like you, it is just my vehicles.

 

[dlc95]

This is par for the course for me. Wether at work or here at home. Especially for those really heavy correction jobs where I might need more time.

My remedy is a mist and wipe with ONR, and I'm good to go.