suke
08-30-2016, 11:18 AM
So a client I take care of.....well everything of theirs (cars, jet skis, etc) brought me his DD for a single stage polish and ceramic coating. Surprisingly enough a single stage polish got out about 90% of defects.
I used M105 on an orange adams (cut) pad
Soap my standard meguiars gold class shampoo with MTM hydro foam lance
Wheel cleaner was again adams. (I'm now out of and looking for a more "economical" but equally as potent replacement)
Polisher used was a flex largely at speed 4.5, but speed 3 on some panels. It was SUPER hot and humid and fighting with the M105 residue turning into concrete.
Also used my rotary with 4" pad adapter and finishing pad on the bumpers and other places to get the most correction yet great finish for single stage polish.
Typical swirls
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7730/28954234350_2c27f4dfce_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8477/29163653711_b66f9b3d50_z.jpg
Wheels bleeding out. Which I found interesting considering since I wouldn't predict that on a Caddy like this.
https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8158/28621506053_3434df2b8a_z.jpg
Foam cannon laying down a nice thick layer of foam
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8111/29242504455_312e9e33a2_z.jpg
Scratch before
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8226/28958604040_ab028c41b8_z.jpg
All gone
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7533/28623837674_80fd0bc2ea_z.jpg
More swirls
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7563/28975380300_f3db1bcf05_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8214/29263683735_8134137e23_z.jpg
After...swirls all gone
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8336/28640854864_8ae43a6c0d_z.jpg
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8456/29155871692_d829789991_z.jpg
Zero reflectivity or shine in this paint here.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8768/29264327155_f2db4231f7_z.jpg
Much better
https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8228/28976271390_2f837944ab_z.jpg
After in the sun....swirls are gone as are most defects.
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8128/29264166756_2d3e9eafc7_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8379/29297908015_1c53885de4_z.jpg
After
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8582/29298500345_e224977ef1_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8156/28655761903_d765f9eec2_z.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8416/29197948201_f3f0b628cb_z.jpg
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8307/29197921051_744a7a0726_z.jpg
https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8489/29168448682_f9eebe16b2_z.jpg
Didn't get many full after pics as I was hustling to get this done.
I still have maybe 1/2 a CC of Gloss Coat left. I put 4 coats on the paint and 3 on the wheels. Man that stuff goes REALLY far. Last coat I went pretty heavy with just trying to use it up. HAH!
I used M105 on an orange adams (cut) pad
Soap my standard meguiars gold class shampoo with MTM hydro foam lance
Wheel cleaner was again adams. (I'm now out of and looking for a more "economical" but equally as potent replacement)
Polisher used was a flex largely at speed 4.5, but speed 3 on some panels. It was SUPER hot and humid and fighting with the M105 residue turning into concrete.
Also used my rotary with 4" pad adapter and finishing pad on the bumpers and other places to get the most correction yet great finish for single stage polish.
Typical swirls
https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7730/28954234350_2c27f4dfce_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8477/29163653711_b66f9b3d50_z.jpg
Wheels bleeding out. Which I found interesting considering since I wouldn't predict that on a Caddy like this.
https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8158/28621506053_3434df2b8a_z.jpg
Foam cannon laying down a nice thick layer of foam
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8111/29242504455_312e9e33a2_z.jpg
Scratch before
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8226/28958604040_ab028c41b8_z.jpg
All gone
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7533/28623837674_80fd0bc2ea_z.jpg
More swirls
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7563/28975380300_f3db1bcf05_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8214/29263683735_8134137e23_z.jpg
After...swirls all gone
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8336/28640854864_8ae43a6c0d_z.jpg
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8456/29155871692_d829789991_z.jpg
Zero reflectivity or shine in this paint here.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8768/29264327155_f2db4231f7_z.jpg
Much better
https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8228/28976271390_2f837944ab_z.jpg
After in the sun....swirls are gone as are most defects.
https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8128/29264166756_2d3e9eafc7_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8379/29297908015_1c53885de4_z.jpg
After
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8582/29298500345_e224977ef1_z.jpg
https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8156/28655761903_d765f9eec2_z.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8416/29197948201_f3f0b628cb_z.jpg
https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8307/29197921051_744a7a0726_z.jpg
https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8489/29168448682_f9eebe16b2_z.jpg
Didn't get many full after pics as I was hustling to get this done.
I still have maybe 1/2 a CC of Gloss Coat left. I put 4 coats on the paint and 3 on the wheels. Man that stuff goes REALLY far. Last coat I went pretty heavy with just trying to use it up. HAH!