Car looks awesome! Great color. I have PB White Diamond. Do you think you could use the process of WD, wait a few hours, BL, and then a sealant? I only ask because instead of the Glossworkz I am subbing WD. I would assume it would work the same but would love to hear your thoughts.
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Chris... thanks man. What's up sir. Long time no hear. I see you got rid of your red beauty for that silver beauty? I love it! Is she deswirled already? Do you have a thread of your efforts on her?
Thanks! I also have white diamond, but haven't had to use it yet on my Silver TSX. I would imagine, it too, would be a pure glaze, serving as a slight filler and good bonding base for sealant. Given that, I see no issues with your approach. Fill us in with your results
thanks Sonic. I remember your avatar and username now. Back in 2011 or so, didn't you do a review of Blacklight/V7? You were one of the reasons why I love that combo so much.
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Chris... thanks man. What's up sir. Long time no hear. I see you got rid of your red beauty for that silver beauty? I love it! Is she deswirled already? Do you have a thread of your efforts on her?
Thanks! I also have white diamond, but haven't had to use it yet on my Silver TSX. I would imagine, it too, would be a pure glaze, serving as a slight filler and good bonding base for sealant. Given that, I see no issues with your approach. Fill us in with your results
thanks Sonic. I remember your avatar and username now. Back in 2011 or so, didn't you do a review of Blacklight/V7? You were one of the reasons why I love that combo so much.
yes I did! haha I'm glad I could further your addiction!
It's a potent combo
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Not much new here man except for the new truck. How's it been going for you? I see you have a Prius in your stable now.
Yeah, the red beauty is gone but this new one is a lot nicer and more fun to drive. Plus the 5.0 sounds so awesome! I'm sure you're well familiar with the sound.
Only had the truck for a little over a month, but for 2 years old and 35k miles, she's pretty swirl free from what I've seen in the sun. No thread for her yet as all I've done on her so far is a quick seal. Don't think there'll be too much work needed for getting her shining right.:xyxthumbs:
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some argue BL does not really abrade with hand application
(DA definitely)
just playing devils advocate and I can't recall how he applied it
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Thanks...I love it. Had it about 4 years now...it's not perfect anymore on the outside. It has lots of swirls and other wear and tear. But I try to keep it as clean as I can otherwise.
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Yeah BL is supposed to have some abrasives in it. I applied mine via PC at speed 4... No pressure.
If its swirled, why not deswirl/buff it?
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Oh...it's just a matter of finding the time to do it. I did break out the Meguiars Microfiber system about a week ago and got one panel done...it seemed to do the trick in rather short order. Hopefully I will be able to set aside a day to do the entire car. I just recently got two buckets with the grit guards in them...so hopefully I can keep the swirls and such under control from now on.
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Swirls and scratches are inevitable, despite our best attempts to prevent them. Often, they are out of our control (however I think most would agree that the self-induced kind are the worse).
Its also true that your clear coat is about as thin as a posted note, and you cannot just shave off more clear coat every time you see a new defect, especially if you have already corrected the paint one or more times.
My practice is correct it ONCE, then after that, you better start re-thinking about what you are doing wrong to mess it up again...fix THAT, then decide whether to shave off more clear coat, or just start getting really comfortable with glazes and waxes.
Its also true that your clear coat is about as thin as a posted note, and you cannot just shave off more clear coat every time you see a new defect, especially if you have already corrected the paint one or more times.
My practice is correct it ONCE, then after that, you better start re-thinking about what you are doing wrong to mess it up again...fix THAT, then decide whether to shave off more clear coat, or just start getting really comfortable with glazes and waxes.
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No problem!
rops: After being on this forum for maybe a couple weeks I absolutely had to try the BL/V7/Petes 53 combo based on pics of your car. Been down hill ever since........:buffing:BlueApolloIV
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Very good advice and words to detail by, silverfox. That is part of the reason I'm a bit hesitant to do an all out correction as well. My car is a DD and gets subjected to environment year around.
I haven't done the two bucket method for the entire time I've owned the car...but I plan on doing it from now on. But I don't know if I am committed to doing everything to keep it swirl free going forward.
So I don't know if it's worth it to shave off the clearcoat as you say. That is something that I was always conscious of. You only have so much wiggle room and then you are looking at a new paint job.
I love the thought of near perfect paint...but I just don't know if it's possible in my situation. I may have to just stick with the claying, glaze, and waxing routine to stay on the safe side.
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I don't mean to be critical in any way. However, if it had of been myself I would have applied the products in the opposite order. Being that Chemical Guys markets Blacklight as a "gloss-enhancing sealant", they don't exactly specify the "gloss-enhancing" part of it as containing abrasives, or if it is in fact a glaze. However, they do in fact say it is a sealant, and a sealant will bond best when applied to bare paint. Obviously the car looks great, but I believe based on the manufacturer that you would have been better served using the Blacklight before the CG Glaze.
For blacklight CG recommends 30 minutes after wiping off.
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I don't think anyone can argue that this is one beautiful looking car, great job!
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No problem!
I'm glad you like it, and that I was able to help. That's what this forum is here for.
thank you John.
I'm curious, based on the research that I have been conducting from way back when I first got into detailing... the amount of clearcoat we really "remove" from doing a 4 to 5 pass per panel buff, using say, an orange pad or a white pad for that matter, is really not THAT much right? Meaning.... we hardly remove ANY clear coat? It's not like I'm wetsanding, etc. I lightly polish (not "correct", per se) all my cars once a year, in spring. I usually use a grey pad and Super Finish, and just do the entire car to get the winter grime etc... off. It keeps the paint looking fresh as well. If it got swirled over the year, at most I will do a white pad on SOME panels, not all. I'm fairly confident I barely remove clearcoat.....