unclestu
09-24-2009, 11:40 PM
Feed back please
Hi I am the newbie who suffered from fear of the Flex. I want to offer my thanks to all of those who helped me with their sound advice and words of encouragement and not to mention a few choice words from my personal detail fairy (inside joke). I would like to structure this post as a work in progress as this is all new to me. So at this point I will start out showing the swirls that I have on the car which appeared after the dealer's showroom glaze was washed away. I only polished the hood, so far, with Wolfgang total swirl remover. I am waiting for delivery of the Edge adapter and 4" pads for my Flex 3401. While I am waiting for my delivery please provide me with any feedback that you may have as I would like to correct anything that I may be doing incorrectly before I continue on the rest of the car.:buffing:
I used a Lake country white smart pad with the total swirl remover
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0131.jpg
This photo show the level of severity of the swirls on the car. Fortunately this seems to be as bad as they get.
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0107.jpg
Swirls under the halogen lights
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0127.jpg
IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0124.jpg[/IMG]
Swirls corrected with toal swirl remover
IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg[/IMG]
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg
Reflection on the hood after total swirl remover
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0144.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0145.jpgunclestu2u
THE AFTER PICTURES
Before i go on to the pictures I want to express my sincere thanks to some very special people on the forum.
To Mark and Jacob from Autolavish for their wonderful write-ups and advice on taping and technique.
To Loudog and Rsurfer for all of your product advice
and lastly to the man who embarrassed me into finally getting up on the bike and who than stayed at my side so I didn't fall flat on my face I want to thank my guardian angel of detailing Dana aka Asphalt Rocket
The car was polished in three steps WTS, WFG, 85RD followed by WPPE. Two coats of WDGPS were applied by hand as was 2 coats of Fuzion. Aside from the doors and hood the rest of the car was polished using the Edge 4" orange, green, and white pads on my Flex 3401.unclestu2uunclestu2u
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0236-1.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0212.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0051.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0195.jpg
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http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0201.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0219.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0057.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0205.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0052-1.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0050.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0229.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0225.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0055.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0053.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0208.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0206.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0197.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0222.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_00272.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_00223.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0058-2.jpgunclestu2uunclestu2u
Hi I am the newbie who suffered from fear of the Flex. I want to offer my thanks to all of those who helped me with their sound advice and words of encouragement and not to mention a few choice words from my personal detail fairy (inside joke). I would like to structure this post as a work in progress as this is all new to me. So at this point I will start out showing the swirls that I have on the car which appeared after the dealer's showroom glaze was washed away. I only polished the hood, so far, with Wolfgang total swirl remover. I am waiting for delivery of the Edge adapter and 4" pads for my Flex 3401. While I am waiting for my delivery please provide me with any feedback that you may have as I would like to correct anything that I may be doing incorrectly before I continue on the rest of the car.:buffing:
I used a Lake country white smart pad with the total swirl remover
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0131.jpg
This photo show the level of severity of the swirls on the car. Fortunately this seems to be as bad as they get.
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0107.jpg
Swirls under the halogen lights
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0127.jpg
IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0124.jpg[/IMG]
Swirls corrected with toal swirl remover
IMG]http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg[/IMG]
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0125.jpg
Reflection on the hood after total swirl remover
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0144.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/DSC_0145.jpgunclestu2u
THE AFTER PICTURES
Before i go on to the pictures I want to express my sincere thanks to some very special people on the forum.
To Mark and Jacob from Autolavish for their wonderful write-ups and advice on taping and technique.
To Loudog and Rsurfer for all of your product advice
and lastly to the man who embarrassed me into finally getting up on the bike and who than stayed at my side so I didn't fall flat on my face I want to thank my guardian angel of detailing Dana aka Asphalt Rocket
The car was polished in three steps WTS, WFG, 85RD followed by WPPE. Two coats of WDGPS were applied by hand as was 2 coats of Fuzion. Aside from the doors and hood the rest of the car was polished using the Edge 4" orange, green, and white pads on my Flex 3401.unclestu2uunclestu2u
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0236-1.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0212.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0051.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0195.jpg
[
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0201.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0219.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0057.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0205.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0052-1.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0050.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0229.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0225.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0055.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0053.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0208.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0206.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0197.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0222.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_00272.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_00223.jpg
http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss337/unclestu2u/Fully%20detailed%20Porsche/DSC_0058-2.jpgunclestu2uunclestu2u