What is everyone's opinion on the Griots Garge products?

This awesome. You guys have me so pumped. I will be getting the gg polisher from auto geek here soon. After reading and being a rookie, I'm going to try and keep it simple.

Was 2 bucket method

Dry with pfm<-- Gotta find out what The means yet. Lol

Then clay bar followed up with
The all in one. Is the complete compound the best to use for a all in one in the gg line?

What are you guys using to polisher and paint correct what I can the door pilers? The small section that painted on the end of the door thatso about 3 inches wide?


I hope I can get the truck to clean up like that pictures you guys posted. That is amazing.

Thanks again.
 
Dragnframe said:
This awesome. You guys have me so pumped. I will be getting the gg polisher from auto geek here soon. After reading and being a rookie, I'm going to try and keep it simple.

Was 2 bucket method

Dry with pfm<-- Gotta find out what The means yet. Lol

Then clay bar followed up with
The all in one. Is the complete compound the best to use for a all in one in the gg line?

What are you guys using to polisher and paint correct what I can the door pilers? The small section that painted on the end of the door thatso about 3 inches wide?


I hope I can get the truck to clean up like that pictures you guys posted. That is amazing.

Thanks again.
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You mean the plastic door pillars? Or the metal apillars outside? You should be able to scoop up a 3" backing plate and pads to fit your gg6 or you could probably even get away with the gg3 polisher.
 
Yea the a pillars outside the truck run vertical up the door where the window run up and down. Ok I didn't realize I could just get a 3inch BP for the big polisher. Cool thanks
 
Dragnframe said:
Yea the a pillars outside the truck run vertical up the door where the window run up and down. Ok I didn't realize I could just get a 3inch BP for the big polisher. Cool thanks
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if you buy the GG6, pick up these DA backing plates with it...

Griots Garage 5 Inch Vented Orbital Backing Plate
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Griots Garage 3 inch HD Backing Plate
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Dragnframe said:
This awesome. You guys have me so pumped. I will be getting the gg polisher from auto geek here soon. After reading and being a rookie, I'm going to try and keep it simple.

Was 2 bucket method

Dry with pfm<-- Gotta find out what The means yet. Lol

Then clay bar followed up with
The all in one. Is the complete compound the best to use for a all in one in the gg line?

What are you guys using to polisher and paint correct what I can the door pilers? The small section that painted on the end of the door thatso about 3 inches wide?


I hope I can get the truck to clean up like that pictures you guys posted. That is amazing.

Thanks again.
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Griots makes a one step sealant which is an all in one. The complete compound does indeed finish well. Top either with a wax or sealant for longer protection.
 
Dragnframe said:
<snip> Is the complete compound the best to use for a all in one in the gg line?
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Complete Compound is not an AIO, it's a compound, but I'm not sure how aggressive. Some of the all in one products in the Griots line are Their BOSS Finishing Sealant or One Step Sealant. All in Ones are products which contain both a mild polish and a sealant so you get little correction while applying the sealant. Polishes and compounds offer no protection and the expectation is to apply a wax or sealant after they are used.

Each product has it's place depending on what you're trying to accomplish. Since you've never done this before, I'd lean towards getting a compound, polish, and a wax/sealant. It requires a greater time commitment, but would allow you to dial in a process that works for you and your vehicle. Start with the polish and a couple different grades of polishing pads and see what works. Drop down to the compound only if you aren't getting very good results from your testing. I like the flexibility of having both a polish and a compound on hand, even though I may rarely use the compound. You never know when a more serious spot might need a more aggressive approach.
 
I'll chime in as I've got more of the Griot's catalog than I should probably admit on here.

As Desertnate mentioned, Complete Compound isn't an all in one, just a compound. Having used it, I think it could be a good fit for you and your truck (from what I've gathered from your description of the paint condition). It's got good correction, but it also finishes down well.
If you wanted to stay in the Griot's line, and not spend 3 weekends getting your truck dialed in, you could hit it with the Complete Compound on the Fast Finishing Pad (red foam backed Micro Fiber pad), then One Step Sealant on an orange pad. The One Step Sealant has a mild amount of polish to it that would help refine the surface, and the sealant portion would give you protection. Then if you wanted to go for extra credit you could top it with a wax (I like their Premium Carnauba Paste Wax a lot) or sealant. I've used that process on my wife's last car (Black Audi A4) and had great luck.

From my limited experience with those trucks (coworker and friend both have '14/'15 Chev trucks, one grey, one black), I thought the clear is pretty hard, so I think it should be pretty forgiving to learn on (you'd have to work to go too far).

Last thing - VISITOR nailed it with the backing plate and pad recommendations. :dblthumb2:
 
Desertnate said:
Each product has it's place depending on what you're trying to accomplish. Since you've never done this before, I'd lean towards getting a compound, polish, and a wax/sealant. It requires a greater time commitment, but would allow you to dial in a process that works for you and your vehicle. Start with the polish and a couple different grades of polishing pads and see what works. Drop down to the compound only if you aren't getting very good results from your testing. I like the flexibility of having both a polish and a compound on hand, even though I may rarely use the compound. You never know when a more serious spot might need a more aggressive approach.
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One of the fun/maddening things about this forum are all the differing opinions. In my case, the first time I used my polisher I went with an AIO because I knew it would be more conservative. Through test spots it was easy to see what it could, and couldn't do, and what effect each pad had. After doing this a couple times I was ready to step up to a 2 or 3 step while being confident in how the polisher worked, and how long it would take me to complete each step. Had I taken 2 days to do a 3 step on my truck the first time, I would have likely stuck to just applying a sealant and never doing a correction. You may find that an AIO does everything you want it to do. You may find that it leaves you wanting more.

That said, there are a ton of good products out there with abrasives that diminish as you work with them, and a DA doesn't have the risks associated that a rotary does.
 
BadgerRivFan said:
Might be a better idea to buy from the sponsor of the forum that has provided you with the means to educate yourself and improve your skills.
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Have spent thousands of $$ with PBMG over the last year but if there's a better deal to be had with respect to immediate need/availability and/or price somewhere else, would be silly not to take advantage. Choice is good.
 
pilotpip said:
One of the fun/maddening things about this forum are all the differing opinions. In my case, the first time I used my polisher I went with an AIO because I knew it would be more conservative. Through test spots it was easy to see what it could, and couldn't do, and what effect each pad had. After doing this a couple times I was ready to step up to a 2 or 3 step while being confident in how the polisher worked, and how long it would take me to complete each step. Had I taken 2 days to do a 3 step on my truck the first time, I would have likely stuck to just applying a sealant and never doing a correction. You may find that an AIO does everything you want it to do. You may find that it leaves you wanting more.

That said, there are a ton of good products out there with abrasives that diminish as you work with them, and a DA doesn't have the risks associated that a rotary does.
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You make a good point about the AIO's. People can view the problem set in different ways, but I viewed the situation quite differently.

When I was first exposed to the detailing disease, I went straight to the polishes and a DA. For years I'd been working on different cars with AIO's, waxes and glazes by hand and been very frustrated by the results. Had I simply used a DA and an AIO on the first car I machine polished, I would not have achieved near the results I was after and would most likely have returned the DA and never corrected a car again. Using polishes and a DA achieved dramatic results despite the time require and revealed to me I could get the results I'd always wanted if I simply took the time and used the right tools/products.
 
pilotpip said:
One of the fun/maddening things about this forum are all the differing opinions. In my case, the first time I used my polisher I went with an AIO because I knew it would be more conservative. Through test spots it was easy to see what it could, and couldn't do, and what effect each pad had. After doing this a couple times I was ready to step up to a 2 or 3 step while being confident in how the polisher worked, and how long it would take me to complete each step. Had I taken 2 days to do a 3 step on my truck the first time, I would have likely stuck to just applying a sealant and never doing a correction. You may find that an AIO does everything you want it to do. You may find that it leaves you wanting more.

That said, there are a ton of good products out there with abrasives that diminish as you work with them, and a DA doesn't have the risks associated that a rotary does.
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Sometime all one needs is an AIO for a daily driver. Some are strong enough to clean up the paint sufficiently, without removing a ton.

My go to AIO never fails to impress me with it's usefulness.
 
Clay is optional now- check out Griot's decontamination mitt. They do a video showing how you can use it with the car still wet, using your clean soap bucket if you 2-bucket wash. I do it that way and love the results. I use the yellow mitt and have no marring issues. The Griot's brand is great.


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