Hey Mike, as always great work. Guesstimate for me, how much of the 8oz bottle would one use per application, I know it varies per car of course, but just what you experienced would be nice!
Didn't pay attention... sorry... But keep in mind, we applied this to the,
Paint
Glass
Smooth hard plastic
And I had around 8 guys with a wide range of detailing experience, both newbies to seasoned veterans applying the coating. It was a real hornet's nest of activity.
For the next car I use the Black Label Diamond Surface Coating on, I'll weigh the bottle before and after to get an accurate amount of product used. Like I did in this thread,
How much Menzerna FG 400 to buff out a car?
I've found with the DP coating, I can really let 2-4 sprays per panel cover really well, I assume that could be the same with this, possibly just 2(obviously depending on the size of the area) I know I've done about 4-5 cars with the DP Paint coating and I prob have little more than half the bottle left!
I'd say we're on the same page for product use. I'm not like some in the forum world that in my opinion skimp on product, instead what I always type about, teach and practice is to use the ample amount of product. Here's why...
1: You want enough product to do the job right.
2: When doing anything where you're "touching" the paint, you want to use enough product so the surface is also lubricated as you're applying the product.
Put it this way, I always see guys talking about using "Pea Sized Drops" of compound or polish on their pads when using DA polishers and I've
never been in that camp. I'm more of the dime sized drops kind of guy for the two reasons I just listed above. See this article,
How to prime a foam pad when using a DA Polisher
Dime size drops of product
Make sense?
Also, how did you like that new lake country coating applicator? was it easier to use and spread than with finger pockets???
Thanks in advance
I like the handle as it's easy to grip and I love the soft foam as clear coat paints are scratch-sensitive and the foam used for these applicator pads is incredibly soft and thus incredibly gentle to the paint.
I think Eric did a great job making these applicator pads I'd recommend that as a "rolling change", if possible to make the yellow foam portion thinner. Cut it back to about half the thickness or put an impermeable interface sandwiched inside the foam about a 1/4" inch in from the surface so liquids can only penetrate so far.
He nailed the most important feature and that's an incredibly soft foam formula so "yes" I like these applicator pads.
I like the gold foam finger pockets too because it's so easy to stick your 4 fingers inside of them and then get to work.
Both are good options, something for everyone, like Coke and Pepsi.
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