Yikes, Got My Work Cut Out!!!
Originally Posted by RBull
In my experience 2.5 and 2 aren't much different. If you were trying to remove haze you would probably move down to 1, at least with a random orbital.
Your detailer friend is wrong. A random orbital does a great job of removing haze when moving to a finer polish. 2 can haze which 1 will remove. Normally you would also move to a softer pad. A rotary does the same thing....just much faster and with more risk of damage.
Your detailer friend is wrong. A random orbital does a great job of removing haze when moving to a finer polish. 2 can haze which 1 will remove. Normally you would also move to a softer pad. A rotary does the same thing....just much faster and with more risk of damage.
Thanks for the clarifying!
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Originally Posted by Asad_A203
Ah I further researched the topic on Autopia; seems like most people do tend to do your method; so I will skip out on 2.0 since DG is quite light.
Thanks for the clarifying!
Thanks for the clarifying!
Originally Posted by Asad_A203
Ah I further researched the topic on Autopia; seems like most people do tend to do your method; so I will skip out on 2.0 since DG is quite light.
Thanks for the clarifying!
Thanks for the clarifying!
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From: Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
Originally Posted by 350Zed
Wow!!!
Amazing job!
What do you charge to do that amount of work?
If I bought a car with paint like that, I would have assumed the only fix would be a complete re-spray.
Amazing job!
What do you charge to do that amount of work?
If I bought a car with paint like that, I would have assumed the only fix would be a complete re-spray.
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From: Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
Yeah, it's definitely a lot of work for $250. I am not anywhere in the same league as Kevin's work so I didn't think I could command the higher prices starting out.
Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
Yeah, it's definitely a lot of work for $250. I am not anywhere in the same league as Kevin's work so I didn't think I could command the higher prices starting out.
Originally Posted by InTgr8r
+1... me too
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Originally Posted by Garnet Canuck
The owner of the Alty is a female in her 40s and she hasn't had any paint protection on it since she bought it new in 2003. The only wash it has had since 2003 has been via automatic car washes. Needless to say, the car was in BRUTAL shape when she brought it to me today. I'll post some final pics tomorrow once it's all done, and hopefully it turns out ok. Something tells me that I will definitely be earning my money with this job. 
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Originally Posted by JonnyOzero3
Wow, nicely done - those results are impressive. You didn't happen to have one of those meters that tell you how much clear coat was left, do you? I'd be afraid to know how much you had to take off to fix that marring...