First Exterior Detailing
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First Exterior Detailing
Y'all:
Completed my first Poorboy's detailing today. My car is new, purchased in January, but I'd suffered a monster bird poop mark in the first week that left a mark nearly 2 inches in diameter, even though I cleaned it off immediately. The weather was very nice here in Dallas, so I had an opportunity to fix the bird poop mark and also to apply EX.
My car was very clean (I'd washed it last weekend) so I used some QD to clean the dust off the car. I then made a pass with Pro Polish on the bird mark using the PC with a gray finishing pad set to 5. Hmm, a little reduction, but not much. Made another pass with PP with the PC set to 6, a little more reduction of the mark. A third pass was made, still more reduction of the bird mark, but clearly, needed something a bit stronger. I then used 3 passes with SSR1 and that did the trick. I also had SSR2.5, but didn't want to try it, since this was my first experience with a PC. I QD-ed the area and got ready to put on EX.
I put on EX using a microfiber pad, dampened with water and rubbed by hand a thin coat of EX over the entire car. I let it haze for about 10 minutes (it being quite warm with about a foot of the car in sunlight, the rest in shade). My son and I then wiped off the car using microfiber towels and the result was truly stunning! I've never seen a car look as good as my G35 does now. And I haven't even put the 2nd coat on yet, or the followup coat of Natty's.
Total time was about an 1-1/2 hours. I'm one happy G35 owner!
Regards,
Joey
Completed my first Poorboy's detailing today. My car is new, purchased in January, but I'd suffered a monster bird poop mark in the first week that left a mark nearly 2 inches in diameter, even though I cleaned it off immediately. The weather was very nice here in Dallas, so I had an opportunity to fix the bird poop mark and also to apply EX.
My car was very clean (I'd washed it last weekend) so I used some QD to clean the dust off the car. I then made a pass with Pro Polish on the bird mark using the PC with a gray finishing pad set to 5. Hmm, a little reduction, but not much. Made another pass with PP with the PC set to 6, a little more reduction of the mark. A third pass was made, still more reduction of the bird mark, but clearly, needed something a bit stronger. I then used 3 passes with SSR1 and that did the trick. I also had SSR2.5, but didn't want to try it, since this was my first experience with a PC. I QD-ed the area and got ready to put on EX.
I put on EX using a microfiber pad, dampened with water and rubbed by hand a thin coat of EX over the entire car. I let it haze for about 10 minutes (it being quite warm with about a foot of the car in sunlight, the rest in shade). My son and I then wiped off the car using microfiber towels and the result was truly stunning! I've never seen a car look as good as my G35 does now. And I haven't even put the 2nd coat on yet, or the followup coat of Natty's.
Total time was about an 1-1/2 hours. I'm one happy G35 owner!
Regards,
Joey
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Originally Posted by psedog
ex, qd, pc, pp, ssr1 2.5, what does it all mean?
QD = Quick Detailed / Quick Detailer
PC = Porter Cable 7424
SSR1 = Poorboy's Super Swirl Remover 1
SSR2.5 = Poorboy's Super Swirl Remover 2.5
He is referencing specific detailing products and tools. There's a lot of detailing acronyms out there, it can be tricky to follow them all.
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Cool, thanks. Hadn't heard of those acronyms before.
DI, do you know how hard it would be to get those porter cable pads onto a Mequires D/A, I know they are the same thing, but the Meg has the Velcro attaching pads.
DI, do you know how hard it would be to get those porter cable pads onto a Mequires D/A, I know they are the same thing, but the Meg has the Velcro attaching pads.
Originally Posted by jgrasty
Hello, all:
Here are some pictures of my G35 with two coats of EX, before Natty's.
Regards,
Joey
Here are some pictures of my G35 with two coats of EX, before Natty's.
Regards,
Joey
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Originally Posted by psedog
That's a blue color? Wow, looks black to me. Must be the lighting. To bad they didn't offer that color w/ the 06's. All the blues were too light for my tastes then.
Go figure...
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Joey
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Originally Posted by psedog
Cool, thanks. Hadn't heard of those acronyms before.
DI, do you know how hard it would be to get those porter cable pads onto a Mequires D/A, I know they are the same thing, but the Meg has the Velcro attaching pads.
DI, do you know how hard it would be to get those porter cable pads onto a Mequires D/A, I know they are the same thing, but the Meg has the Velcro attaching pads.
Anyway, answering your question, it would take a little longer than the hook and loop system Meguiar's D/A uses, cause you have to stop, and pull out the wrench and unbolt it from the machine. Kind of a pain in the butt when you've got a rhythm going. I guess you could use the porter cable pads, but the question is...why?
The Porter-cable 7424 is EXACTLY the same as the Meg one, therefore, you can buy a hook and loop mounting plate alone from Meguiar's ( ) and use any 6.5 velcro pads you want, whether it be from Meguiar's or somewhere else.
Just so you know, the Porter-Cable is currently on sale (Amazon has it for $129, no taxes, no shipping costs), it is defintely a consideration. Since I have a Meg one already (and they have a lifetime warrenty if you buy the Meg verson), I'm not in a rush to get one, but it would be cool to get another to give as a gift to my brother, so that we're not fighting over who gets to use it. (he always wants to work on his car when I'm working on mine)
