Lance Mark
03-22-2021, 10:05 AM
Hello all. As for a first go at doing some cleaning and correcting, I realize this is a very small step, but a lot of time and thought went into this before I did the practice run. I took some pics. I did not do the entire truck, I have a G8. It would have taken me way too long. I got the G8 for my motorcycle. I'm practicing on vehicles in which I'm less emotionally attached before I do the Harley.
This is the front quarter panel of my '08 GMC Sierra. It used to be an every day driver. I don't really use it anymore, but it's always nice to have it around if I need a pickup truck.
I used the G8 polisher.
I used Reset wash and the whole truck got a proper wash, two bucket method.
I only did the following to the front quarter panel.
Wolfgang Clay Bar and Lube
Gyeon Iron Remover
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover with Griot's Orange Correcting Pad
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze with Griot's Black Finishing Pad
BlackICE Liquid Wax, applied on low with the G8 and a fresh finishing pad.
7284772848
Things I learned:
Gyeon's Iron remover is some pretty odoriferous stuff, but even though I washed and rinsed thoroughly and properly, within 30 seconds of applying the iron remover, the panel was streaked and ribboning with purple.
Clay barring completes me. I really enjoyed that part of the prep.
Do not start the polisher before putting it down on the surface of the vehicle.
Do not lift the polisher off of the surface before stopping the wheel.
Do not tackle too big of an area. I felt like the quarter panel was a manageable area to do at once. Nope, especially for a G8 3".
Using a polisher like a G8 is going to take some practice. There is a sweet spot for how much pressure needs to be applied and right now, i'm able to get it into that sweet spot, but it will be a while before it's second nature. It can deceivingly seem like it's working. You have to watch and you have to mark the pads to making watching it easier.
My goal was to do no harm and to improve the panel. Again, this was my first go at it. I had a hard time, at first, applying the right amount of pressure the G8, so I'm not sure that my time using the Total Swirl remover was as effective as it could have been. By the time I was ending that process, I started to find my groove. The Polishing Glaze step went way better. The paint looked really great after the glaze was removed. I applied vey light pressure when i applied the liquid wax and after I did that, I took the pad off and went over the entire panel again by hand making sure there was a good even coat on the entire surface. I rubbed it off and buffed with a MF towel about an hour later. I am not sure applying the was with the G8 was a lot different than had I just applied it by hand.
Looking forward to the next project. I have the G9 coming and I'm going to do a few more panels on my truck and then start on my wife's 300.
This is the front quarter panel of my '08 GMC Sierra. It used to be an every day driver. I don't really use it anymore, but it's always nice to have it around if I need a pickup truck.
I used the G8 polisher.
I used Reset wash and the whole truck got a proper wash, two bucket method.
I only did the following to the front quarter panel.
Wolfgang Clay Bar and Lube
Gyeon Iron Remover
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover with Griot's Orange Correcting Pad
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze with Griot's Black Finishing Pad
BlackICE Liquid Wax, applied on low with the G8 and a fresh finishing pad.
7284772848
Things I learned:
Gyeon's Iron remover is some pretty odoriferous stuff, but even though I washed and rinsed thoroughly and properly, within 30 seconds of applying the iron remover, the panel was streaked and ribboning with purple.
Clay barring completes me. I really enjoyed that part of the prep.
Do not start the polisher before putting it down on the surface of the vehicle.
Do not lift the polisher off of the surface before stopping the wheel.
Do not tackle too big of an area. I felt like the quarter panel was a manageable area to do at once. Nope, especially for a G8 3".
Using a polisher like a G8 is going to take some practice. There is a sweet spot for how much pressure needs to be applied and right now, i'm able to get it into that sweet spot, but it will be a while before it's second nature. It can deceivingly seem like it's working. You have to watch and you have to mark the pads to making watching it easier.
My goal was to do no harm and to improve the panel. Again, this was my first go at it. I had a hard time, at first, applying the right amount of pressure the G8, so I'm not sure that my time using the Total Swirl remover was as effective as it could have been. By the time I was ending that process, I started to find my groove. The Polishing Glaze step went way better. The paint looked really great after the glaze was removed. I applied vey light pressure when i applied the liquid wax and after I did that, I took the pad off and went over the entire panel again by hand making sure there was a good even coat on the entire surface. I rubbed it off and buffed with a MF towel about an hour later. I am not sure applying the was with the G8 was a lot different than had I just applied it by hand.
Looking forward to the next project. I have the G9 coming and I'm going to do a few more panels on my truck and then start on my wife's 300.