How much would you charge?

[10secdream]

Single stage?

You sure it's SS and not a tinted clear? Toyota phased out SS a long time ago.

Must be tinted clearcoat because I do get black paint transfer on my pad.

[Andr3wilson]

Must be tinted clearcoat because I do get black paint transfer on my pad.

Yea that'll be normal. Were your towels getting black transfer?

I am asking as it is a scion and even though 202 is a common colour across the Toyota-Lexus range, some have the tinted clear and some don't.

[10secdream]

Yes my towels were getting some black transfer. I always assumed it was single stage paint because of how soft it was and the paint transfer. Learn something new everyday.

[Grifffx4]

So how do I know if it's tinted clear?

[10secdream]

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...dded-dirt.html

[Grifffx4]

Thanks, seems simple enough

[Andr3wilson]

Single stage is like bad meat. When you get it, you really know!

Single stage is very gummy and you nearly have to clean out the pad every panel. Anything and everything that touches it turns the colour of the paint and is somewhat messy.

It was phased out a while ago as it is harder to spray and no where near as durable as base clear. Sprays flatter though (less orange peel). Although ford and a few other companies use it on white for fleet vehicles.

Tinted clear is not very common, but almost every company uses/used it at some point. Very easy to mistake as single stage if you haven't worked on single stage before.

[Grifffx4]

So, I did some test spots with what I had. First I sprayed the trunk with UWW+ and cleaned it. Then I clayed.

First was LC yellow CCS pad w/PWS, then LC Orange Hydro pad with D151, last was the Meg's MF system.

I wish I had a blue hydro pad to use with the D151...

Had him look at it and he was pleased with the MF system result. And he specifically told me to go with that. He said it was good enough. So he's not going to be picky and want it Autogeek quality. As I read in Mike's book do the level the customer wants. I talked to him about tick marks and such and I think he's just looking for a slick shine and less swirls.

Now, I did the SS test. It's not SS. However, it may be tinted CC. My pads had some grey in them as you can see in the pics.

It was a overcast day so pics were hard to see in the camera.

[Grifffx4]

So I'm worried this mean it's tinted CC...

Maybe it's just oxidation?

[EVOlved]

Could be oxidation mixed with product doesn't look too bad for doing multiple passes.