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#1411
George, in many detailing pictures on some pretty rich colors, I've seen the polishing pads the color of the vehicle (red car = reddish/pink pads) after they're done. Although the end product is superb, I thought the polish was only removing the CC. I'm not familiar with paints but isn't the CC actually clear? Hence the name? If it's just removing a few mil's of something that clear, why is it picking up some of the paint? Thanks.
Hey again, Im gonna order some car soap( chemical guys) but I wanted to grab some things to make my car shine. I have a porter cable and I still learning, what would be some good products to buy to get out scratches, swirls etc. Im sure I would need a compound, polish and wax? Is there anything else or certain products you would recommend? thanks!
Megiuar's M105 - Orange pads - heavy cut for deeper swirls and scratches - here's a tutorial on using M105 with a PC.
Menzerna Power Finish - White pads - medium cut polish that will remove any marring left from the M105 step as well as remove lighter imperfections
Menzerna PO85RD - Black pads - our finest finishing polish to really enhance the gloss and depth of any paint job as well as remove any holograms that may have been left behind from the various polishing steps.
After polishing the paint, you'll want to protect the finish with a sealant or wax. I'd recommend using a sealant unless you plan on re-waxing on a monthly basis. A great sealant to go to is Blackfire Wet Diamond. If you want to boost it with a liquid wax after washes, Optimum Car Wax is a great option.
For your floor mats, consider going with Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner. It's a great product used to clean carpet, vinyl, rubber, plastic and rubber surfaces very effectively, even diluted down 10:1 as the product recommends. Here's a write up to help show D101's effectiveness.
Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with.
George
#1413
Meguiar's M105 (Compound) on orange pads
Menzerna Power Finish (Polish) on white pads
Menzerna PO85RD (Finishing Polish) on black pads
#1414
I listed and linked to the products that should be used followed by the appropriate pad in the post. Let me know if I'm missing something:
Meguiar's M105 (Compound) on orange pads
Menzerna Power Finish (Polish) on white pads
Menzerna PO85RD (Finishing Polish) on black pads
Meguiar's M105 (Compound) on orange pads
Menzerna Power Finish (Polish) on white pads
Menzerna PO85RD (Finishing Polish) on black pads
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So.. ill go ahead and copy/paste what he wrote on page 93 for the same question (minus the links)
"Something like Meguiar's APC+ does a good job cleaning and prepping rubber floor mats. It has a nice look left behind without looking dressed or feeling greasy. Some detailers will apply Meguiar's M40 after (or in general) to clean and condition rubber mats. Either of those should work for you."
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this is starting to get REALLY repetitive... its like dejavu over and over and over again... ive seen floormat questions for like the past 2-3 pages (granted, I probably have asked questions that may have already been answered but still, GAH!)
So.. ill go ahead and copy/paste what he wrote on page 93 for the same question (minus the links)
"Something like Meguiar's APC+ does a good job cleaning and prepping rubber floor mats. It has a nice look left behind without looking dressed or feeling greasy. Some detailers will apply Meguiar's M40 after (or in general) to clean and condition rubber mats. Either of those should work for you."
So.. ill go ahead and copy/paste what he wrote on page 93 for the same question (minus the links)
"Something like Meguiar's APC+ does a good job cleaning and prepping rubber floor mats. It has a nice look left behind without looking dressed or feeling greasy. Some detailers will apply Meguiar's M40 after (or in general) to clean and condition rubber mats. Either of those should work for you."
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click "search this thread" and type in "rubber floor mats".. and i got 8 posts, outta 95 pages (with my post being the most recent).. plus the last response was 2 pages ago... on page 93.
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Let me know what else I can help with and please do not be afraid to ask a question even if it's been asked before.
Have a great weekend.
George
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Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.
George
#1423
Hi George I have a quick question about my PC 7424XP. When I turn the speed setting dial to any speed between 1 and 5, the dial has a distinct clicking sound and feel in many small increments. I assumed each click was a different intermediate speed setting.
However, between speeds 5 and 6 the dial doesn't click...it just turns smoothly. Is the dial supposed to function like that? Does this mean that there are no intermediate speed settings between 5 and 6?
Thanks for your contributions to this forum and for the great deals over at DetailedImage.
- Nick
However, between speeds 5 and 6 the dial doesn't click...it just turns smoothly. Is the dial supposed to function like that? Does this mean that there are no intermediate speed settings between 5 and 6?
Thanks for your contributions to this forum and for the great deals over at DetailedImage.
- Nick
Last edited by Nick05LS; 04-13-2010 at 12:53 PM.
#1424
Hi George I have a quick question about my PC 7424XP. When I turn the speed setting dial to any speed between 1 and 5, the dial has a distinct clicking sound and feel in many small increments. I assumed each click was a different intermediate speed setting.
However, between speeds 5 and 6 the dial doesn't click...it just turns smoothly. Is the dial supposed to function like that? Does this mean that there are no intermediate speed settings between 5 and 6?
Thanks for your contributions to this forum and for the great deals over at DetailedImage.
- Nick
However, between speeds 5 and 6 the dial doesn't click...it just turns smoothly. Is the dial supposed to function like that? Does this mean that there are no intermediate speed settings between 5 and 6?
Thanks for your contributions to this forum and for the great deals over at DetailedImage.
- Nick
Thanks for the kind words, if there's anything else I can help with, let me know.
George
#1425
Hi George,
I was hoping for your advice on this. I just got my wife's 2007 G35 Sedan detailed before a lease turn in. She has a light, but long, scratch on the front hood that the detailer said he would try to buff out.
Well, he started and then this happened:
I don't know if you can quite make it out - my iPhone camera isn't great - but I circled the area. It looks like the clearcoat, or maybe even some of the paint, rubbed off when he started buffing. He stopped as soon as it happened, of course. It's a grey car, and it looks like a nice little 1x3 inch "dull" spot in the paint now. It's noticeable pretty much from any angle you look at it.
Now, this guy is one I've used before, he seems to know what he's doing and he's highly rated on Yelp. So I'd like to believe this isn't a result of him being a cluebag. However, now I have this spot in addition to the scratch and if Infinti's lease inspector was going to give me grief before I'm gonna get it twice as bad now.
My detail guy's theory is that the scratch, or some other damage, was already there before we bought it, and the dealer did a hack job covering it up and that's why the clear coat/paint came off in that particular spot (it's worth noting he did buff and clean the rest of the car with no problems). I'd like to believe him - does that sound feasible?
Second, is there a way to fix this without repainting the entire hood? My detail guy says he knows a paint dude who could fix it, but I don't want to make an already bad problem worse. Is this something fixable from a touch-up point of view or am I looking at body shop work? I'm going to be honest, this is for a lease turn in, so my primary concern is that it passes, not how long it lasts. If it's true that the damage was already there and the dealer did their own cover up job then I will derive a certain amount of satisfaction doing the same thing back to them. The thing about that scratch is neither my wife or I have any idea how it got there - it's not something one of us did. Not that it couldn't have happened in a parking lot somewhere but it's something that just sort of appeared without us noticing, so maybe it was covered up?
Thanks for any advice!
I was hoping for your advice on this. I just got my wife's 2007 G35 Sedan detailed before a lease turn in. She has a light, but long, scratch on the front hood that the detailer said he would try to buff out.
Well, he started and then this happened:
I don't know if you can quite make it out - my iPhone camera isn't great - but I circled the area. It looks like the clearcoat, or maybe even some of the paint, rubbed off when he started buffing. He stopped as soon as it happened, of course. It's a grey car, and it looks like a nice little 1x3 inch "dull" spot in the paint now. It's noticeable pretty much from any angle you look at it.
Now, this guy is one I've used before, he seems to know what he's doing and he's highly rated on Yelp. So I'd like to believe this isn't a result of him being a cluebag. However, now I have this spot in addition to the scratch and if Infinti's lease inspector was going to give me grief before I'm gonna get it twice as bad now.
My detail guy's theory is that the scratch, or some other damage, was already there before we bought it, and the dealer did a hack job covering it up and that's why the clear coat/paint came off in that particular spot (it's worth noting he did buff and clean the rest of the car with no problems). I'd like to believe him - does that sound feasible?
Second, is there a way to fix this without repainting the entire hood? My detail guy says he knows a paint dude who could fix it, but I don't want to make an already bad problem worse. Is this something fixable from a touch-up point of view or am I looking at body shop work? I'm going to be honest, this is for a lease turn in, so my primary concern is that it passes, not how long it lasts. If it's true that the damage was already there and the dealer did their own cover up job then I will derive a certain amount of satisfaction doing the same thing back to them. The thing about that scratch is neither my wife or I have any idea how it got there - it's not something one of us did. Not that it couldn't have happened in a parking lot somewhere but it's something that just sort of appeared without us noticing, so maybe it was covered up?
Thanks for any advice!