Topics you would like to see more info on...

[Buckskincolt]

Tape off tricks...I spent 3 hrs today taping a 2010 Honda Pilot. tips for speeding this up and what to tape and not tape would be helpful.....3 rolls of tape later! I'll take a pic.

 

[bunyz06rabbitt]

I'm o.k. with paint correction so I voted jeweling.

 

[tonyspop]

Time management.I dont mind detailing but its a royal pain to wash a full size Silverado before I can start.Door jams and wells included.At my advanced age,57 it takes me about 1 1/2 hrs.including dry time with a leaf blower.

 

[xafalcon351]

Most of the time I lock the workshop so I can work undisturbed.Time management becomes a concern when the bottom dollar is the leading factor.My pick of the bunch would be the jewelling step,as this is the stage where maximum impact and super reflections are a must to keep
the customer pleased.Fine scratches can be a pain to remove completely..More on Jewelling please guys!!!
Cheers Nick

 

[xafalcon351]

Just a quick photo I want to share when all the cursing and sweating is over..I reaped the rewards here with best standard paint/best muscle car..was very very pleased with my efforts..enjoy

 

[TheGLL]

Dont know if this should go here but a idea that I thought about would be to put a DA in the hands of someone who has never used one, dont know if there is anyone at AG that has never used a DA haha, but just put it in there hands have let them go at it how they think it should be used. Then have someone like Mike show them what they did wrong and teach them the proper way. I think if you put it in the hands of someone they will make some common mistakes that many people make and you see the mistakes and how to correct them. I dont know if that makes any sense or would help anyone as someone like Mike knows all the common mistakes and can replicate them. But maybe seeing a total noob using and learning a DA could give more confidence to some of the new people as they may think oh he is a pro and just makes it look easy.

Really good idea! :xyxthumbs:

Also I'm lost with all the brands and kind of products you have ( Menzerna, Poorboy's, Meguiars, etc.. ) it's hard to know what I should use and what "recipe" is good to use in each brand.

Yeah, I'm still a newbie.

 

[Meghan]

Just a quick photo I want to share when all the cursing and sweating is over..I reaped the rewards here with best standard paint/best muscle car..was very very pleased with my efforts..enjoy

Very impressive!:dblthumb2:

 

[xafalcon351]

Thanks a lot.First time the owner washed it he scratched the crap out of it.The stripes are normally decals.We painted them on to be different.500+ hours in body prep alone.

 

[jdominge]

I woulk like to see a video in how to used a rotary polisher,like the video featuring the PC 7424 XT. Thanks. :hungry:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Thanks a lot.First time the owner washed it he scratched the crap out of it.The stripes are normally decals.We painted them on to be different.500+ hours in body prep alone.

That is very beautiful.

I've had similar jobs and one of the things you have to do is educate the owner about how to touch the paint after this degree of polishing work.

Some people actually think that after a car is professionally buffed out that it will stay like that with no regard to how it's touched.

Touched can be anything, washing the paint, wiping it down with a spray detailer, pulling a car cover over onto it, etc.

Once you polish the paint to such a high degree, any future scuff or scratch will show up like a sore thumb.

Polishing paint is an art form
Automotive paints, both single stage and basecoat/clearcoat finishes are thin, delicate coatings that are easily scratched and easily dulled. Once they are scratched and/or dulled, removing the defects and restoring a pristine finish requires the right products, the right process and the human elements of care and passion.


Seriously, that looks awesome!


:dblthumb2:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Here's the same picture resized from 2048 pixels wide to 800 pixels wide, not as impressive as the gargantuan sized photo but this way most people won't have to horizontal scroll to see the entire picture.

 

[xafalcon351]

Sorry Mike,used the gargantuan sized one to stroke the ego!!
Thanks mate.

 

[Shane731]

Sorry, I know this thread is a tad old, and I know the poll is closed, but I just wanted to say that I would like to see more info on using the DA polisher, specifically the new Meguiar's G110v2, mainly because I am completely new to machine polishing and therefore ignorant. Anything I can get on this topic would be great - threads, videos, that sort of thing. For me, videos would be the best, as I prefer a visual. Thanks!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Sorry, I know this thread is a tad old, and I know the poll is closed, but I just wanted to say that I would like to see more info on using the DA polisher, specifically the new Meguiar's G110v2, mainly because I am completely new to machine polishing and therefore ignorant. Anything I can get on this topic would be great - threads, videos, that sort of thing. For me, videos would be the best, as I prefer a visual. Thanks!

Would you be happy with more info on how to use the Porter Cable?

Technically, the function of all three of these tools are the same

Meguiar's G110v2 - Porter Cable 7424XP - Griot's Garage ROP

So any information that talks about how to use one tool is also representing all tools.