richy
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- Mar 27, 2007
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I had a last minute cancellation for this weekend, so I decided to do my wife's Durango which has been ignored for far too long. I didn't plan on doing a write up for it so I did not shoot any before shots at all. The paint was in pretty decent shape other than some bird poop etching and several chips that needed filling. I ended up doing a 3 step process of TB black wool + M100 followed by yellow B/S + M205 followed by Essence + Car Pro Gloss pad. All polishing done with the 3401. Why 3 steps? Why not. I had a 3 day weekend (in on Afternoons on Monday, so I had some time today to finish it) and wanted to make it look great for her. I was deciding on what coating to use and I realized that I had never tried triple coating Gloss Coat yet. Yvan says 2 coats are more than enough. Ya, well, once I thought of trying it, I just had to. The wheels were hand polished with M205 and a mf.
So, the paint, head and tail lights and side glass were triple coated with GC. I had done the trim with DLux a few months ago, so it still looked amazing and is still beading like crazy. The wheels were double coated. The rear window got Fly by 30 double coat and the windshield got a Forte double coat. Opti Seal was applied to the paint, head and tail lights, wheels and side and rear glass. The tires were shot with Opti Bond from my air gun. I didn't keep track of the time, although I did go through 4 or 5 cigars over the 3 days.
Here it is all done. The inside shots are before Opti Seal and before the wheels were polished and coated and before tires dressed. Outside shots are all done.
This blackberry colour has amazing flake:
The question is: was doing the 3rd coat worth it? I'd say yes. The gloss was off the charts and it was so smooth. The second coat of GC always seems to add a significance to the finish, and I do believe that it was increased a bit with the 3rd. A lot? Nope, but some for sure. I'll say it this way which is honest: if I were doing it for my own car, absolutely I would but I don't think I could justify it for a paying customer.
So, the paint, head and tail lights and side glass were triple coated with GC. I had done the trim with DLux a few months ago, so it still looked amazing and is still beading like crazy. The wheels were double coated. The rear window got Fly by 30 double coat and the windshield got a Forte double coat. Opti Seal was applied to the paint, head and tail lights, wheels and side and rear glass. The tires were shot with Opti Bond from my air gun. I didn't keep track of the time, although I did go through 4 or 5 cigars over the 3 days.
Here it is all done. The inside shots are before Opti Seal and before the wheels were polished and coated and before tires dressed. Outside shots are all done.
This blackberry colour has amazing flake:
The question is: was doing the 3rd coat worth it? I'd say yes. The gloss was off the charts and it was so smooth. The second coat of GC always seems to add a significance to the finish, and I do believe that it was increased a bit with the 3rd. A lot? Nope, but some for sure. I'll say it this way which is honest: if I were doing it for my own car, absolutely I would but I don't think I could justify it for a paying customer.
