Just got my PC 7424 Poorboy's and Pinnacle

[sataura]

Just recieved my second order from AG. I've planned my honeymoon weekend with my 7424 to detail and do some light paint correction with my wife's car.

This is what I have:

PC 7424 Starter Kit.

PB complete kit.

Pinnacle Paint cleansing lotion

Pinnacle Sig II wax and piles of microfiber.


Plan is to clay with Mother's clay kit (already had)

Then start with white pad, XMT conditioner and PB ss1.

Then Pinnacle Cleansing lotion

Then PB EX-P

And on then on Sunday Two coats of wax.

I have Natty Blue and Sig II. Which one would you use? and does anyone disagree with my plan, or could offer some advice. She has a couple of heavier scratches none . Should I spot polish them with ss2.5 or just do the whole car with 2.5?

Project car is my wife's work commuter, which is a Toyota Yaris hatch in Meteorite metallic grey. Can't wait!

[fobe46]

I heard that you shouldn't use a pad conditioner with pb polishes.. but i could be wrong

[SVTContour]

Originally Posted by fobe46

I heard that you shouldn't use a pad conditioner with pb polishes.. but i could be wrong

That is correct. No need to prime the pad with water,qd,pad conditioners, etc. when using poorboy's SSR polishes

[killrwheels@autogeek]

honeymoon and buffer are not two words normally offered in the same breath.

[sataura]

Just finished the hood. It took me a little while to get the hang of the PC. First tried SSR1 with white pad, my wifes car winter car wash brush scratches were too deep for it.

I switched to SSR2.5 with a white pad. After two passes it looked great though hazy. So I went back to the SSR1 with a black pad. I was really impressed until I put the car under the flourescent garage lights. Just a few really light swirls remain. This will drive me crazy until I get them out.

Should I switch to the orange on the SSR2.5 on the rest of the car?

With the white my technique was applying a little pressure and slow passes on the 2.5 and the gray with the SSR1 with just the weight of the machine @ speed 6

I worked it till it dusted the windshield.

[6LS2]

Try orange with 2.5 and white with 1, black pad has no cut at all, so it probably isn't breaking down those abrasives enough in SSR1 to remove the marring that 2.5 has left behind.

[amy5732]

i had to think about which wax to use for a moment.....natty's blue good for dark cars, signature series II good for lighter colors and metallics. it depends on what you want to bring out in the paint, flake pop or depth.

[Jimmie]

Originally Posted by 6LS2

Try orange with 2.5 and white with 1, black pad has no cut at all, so it probably isn't breaking down those abrasives enough in SSR1 to remove the marring that 2.5 has left behind.

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[budman3]

Originally Posted by sataura

Just finished the hood. It took me a little while to get the hang of the PC. First tried SSR1 with white pad, my wifes car winter car wash brush scratches were too deep for it.

I switched to SSR2.5 with a white pad. After two passes it looked great though hazy. So I went back to the SSR1 with a black pad. I was really impressed until I put the car under the flourescent garage lights. Just a few really light swirls remain. This will drive me crazy until I get them out.

Should I switch to the orange on the SSR2.5 on the rest of the car?

With the white my technique was applying a little pressure and slow passes on the 2.5 and the gray with the SSR1 with just the weight of the machine @ speed 6

I worked it till it dusted the windshield.

It sounds like you are generally doing everything correct. I would be sure that the polish is broken down before you stop polishing because the dusting may not be a good source for you to stop. You should stop when the polish has completely broken down, which will look a little opaque with little to no hazing. Check out the link in my signature for blkyukon's web site to show you how SSR2.5 breaks down, a picture is worth 1,000 words. And if you don't like the results with a polishing pad, bumping up to an orange should be fine. Just keep in mind that the product will dry out faster which could lead to micromarring. Just take your time, use speed 6 and apply some pressure ... if you apply a lot of pressure and the pad stops spinning, your applying too much pressure. After some more experience you'll find the happy medium of pressure, between not enough and too much. Good luck.

[sataura]

Just finished polishing and applied the EX-P. Waiting till morning to lay down two coats of Signature II.

Great tips! I was applying too much pressure and getting no where fast. I quit strong arming it and things went a-lot smoother. The black pad with SSR 1 was nearly useless. Changed to white. I will just have to wonder how much better it would have looked with a finishing glaze until winter when I start all over again.

Polish was quite a bit slower than I thought it would be. I still had to break out the rotary on a couple of scratches left from vacuuming at the local car wash (hose). I really expected a lot less dusting. May have had something to do with the weather ( 98 and steamy) I'll be adding a more aggressive polish to compliment these two.

You all have been so helpful, any suggestions on a glaze and more polish? - I've got three more cars to go!

And something to remove the polish from the black plastic!