Back to the basics- Detailing diagrams and Dialog

I had to revive this thread and sticky it. Very informative! Thanks for taking the time with all the diagrams and explanations. :)
 
What about holograms? I just learnned this term tonight but it best descrides my problem. How do you rid yourself of these?
 
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budman3 said:
I'm no painter but I assume that it can happen in the primer, base, or clear, however the OP in the clear coat will be most evident because the base coat will fill in any issues in the primer and the clear coat will fill in any issues in the base coat... confusing, yes. The biggest point w/ OP is that it is a good idea not to wet sand factory paint jobs because the clear will be significantly reduced, one way or the other.

And for everyone else, you're welcome :). Hopefully this will benefit all.
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hello Budman,

just in case a black car is filled with swirls along with a few deep scratch's and has orange peel since day 1 what will be the best solution to get rid of all defects to a mirror finish.

car is two years old,
bonnet, front bumper and rear bumper were repainted 2 months ago.

how do i carry out the correction in case u suggest not to wet sand factory paint.
please correct me,

1. good wash- sonax
2. clay bar or iron X
3. M105 > pads?
4. Mez super intensive polish > pads ?
5. Mez PO106FA > pads?
6. Mez finishing glaze
7. Klasse high gloss paint sealant ( is it safe to use polycharger?)
8. layer of Fuzzion or chemical guy E-zyme or a layer of DGPS 3.0?

will the above method help ?
since wet sanding could be an issue, will 3M scratch Refinement fine finishing disc be of any help

sorry for all the questions,
NEW Member :)

Feed back please

 
that is a very awesome and helpful write up
i just wanna ask some paints have a hard clear
what does that mean ?
does it mean it has more clear coat than normal cars
or its the same amount of clear but with stronger clear coat?
and when it comes to buffing this type of clears
now i have a corvette c5 and it has really hard clear with some swirls and some deep scratches
some scratches im gonna have to live with because i can feel them with the finger and finger nail not to mention the paint is 14 years old and still "poop" so all i did so far removed the light swirls with light cutting pad ccs and megs scratchx and then ultimate wax
but i will remove the wax using light paint cleaner then a pure polish then glaze then sealant and finally wax.

((now since my clear coat is hard will be able to mask up the swirls that cant be felt by finger nail?))
 
Great post.... I'm new to this site... i have been reading and watching videos to learn as much as possble.

jd
 
dontsleeponit said:
great post budman, good visuals so people can understand what they are working with...

Possible for orange peel to be in the base coat layer as well?
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It's highly unlikely the peel comes from the basecoat layer as this layer is thinest of all but phosphate. More than likely clearcoat and there are many reasons as to why this happens.
 
I think this is great post.everybody who is associated with car detailing business they should knew these kind of things.
 
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