I think I'm ready

[Y2KSVT]

So my second order from AG came in this week, and I finally put them both together for a little photo opp before I crack everything open tomorrow morning to give my Mazda 6 its first serious detail.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa152/Knoximous/Detail/Detail005.jpg

What you don't see in this photo is the 3 Griot's Garage Speed Shine MF towels, and the 3 Griot's Garage MF Polish Removal Cloths, as well as the Micro-Restore MF Detergent Concentrate. I was washing those towels for tomorrow.

So a list of everything I purchased from AG:

PC7424XP
5" backing plate
6 pack of LC 5.5" flat pads
- 3 orange
- 2 white
- 1 grey
LC Foam Car Wash Sponge
3 Cobra tire swipes
Meguiars APC+
2 Meguiars APC+ 32oz bottles w/ sprayers
2 Meguiars grit guards
Meguiars 105/205 combo
DP Poli-Coat Paint Sealant
DP Gloss Tire Gel
Poorboys Natty's Paste Wax (Red)
6 black Cobra MF towels
3 Griot's Garage Speed Shine MF towels
3 Griot's Garage MF Polish Removal Cloths
Micro-Restore MF Detergent Concentrate
1 sample of Poorboys Bug Squash
1 sample of Wolfgang Vinyl and Rubber Protectant

The Meguiars clay bar kit came from Wal-Mart, but AG does offer it. I have some other products that aren't shown. Here's something I have a question about, that may just turn into something kind of cool. I picked up 2 cheap buckets from Wal-Mart. I sit one of the grit guards into it to see how they fit, and it stops about 2-1/2" from the bottom of the bucket. I'm assuming most buckets let the grit guard fall to the bottom?

Here's a picture with just the grit guard in the bucket

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa152/Knoximous/Detail/Detail006.jpg

You can't tell, but it's wedged into the sides of the bucket. Here's a picture with the LC Foam Car Wash Sponge below the grit guard. The bottom of the grit guard stops just a hair aboove the sponge.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa152/Knoximous/Detail/Detail007.jpg

Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be a bad thing. It seems like more room for the dirt and grit to settle at the bottom.

Anyway, I plan to wash, clay, polish with M105/205, and if time permits, apply a coat of DP Poli-Coat. The PB Natty's Red will have to wait. I just hope I get it done before I have to work on Monday morning! Wish me luck!

Mark

[Dubbin1]

The GG will be fine up off the bottom. Like you said, it will give more room for the dirt to settle.

[Fly bye]

Im the MAN

[Y2KSVT]

14.5 hours later and I called it quits. Man, I thought I would have gotten a lot more done than that. I skipped the DP Poli-Coat and went straight to the Natty's Red. There isn't enough time to let the DP cure. I'll apply DP to my wife's car after I polish it to see how much of a difference there is. I'm happy with the results, but it was too dark to take the finished pictures. I'll take some tomorrow after work. :xyxthumbs:

Oh, and Dubbin, you were right, the grit guards worked great the way they were!

Mark

[kvnkst]

Can't wait to see pics!

[dougaross]

You can't tell, but it's wedged into the sides of the bucket. Here's a picture with the LC Foam Car Wash Sponge below the grit guard. The bottom of the grit guard stops just a hair aboove the sponge.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa152/Knoximous/Detail/Detail007.jpg

Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be a bad thing. It seems like more room for the dirt and grit to settle at the bottom.


Mark

I am not sure you need room for more dirt. My understanding is that the baffles are there to reduce turbulence of water so dirt does not get stirred up. So, to a certain extent I think this goal would be better accomplished by having the baffles resting on the bottom of the bucket. I am not sure how much this really matters.

[Mike Phillips]

My understanding is that the baffles are there to reduce turbulence of water so dirt does not get stirred up.




That is correct.


I'm not sure the sponge below would hurt anything though...


Some people like to put two Grit Guards into on bucket. I also use Grit Guards for wetsanding by hand for my buckets that hold Nikken Finishing Papers...


Basic Hand Sanding Techniques (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/21974-basic-hand-sanding-techniques.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/772/WetSandingExperiment1010.jpg


Mark you buckets so you can quickly and easily identify which buckets hold which papers.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/772/WetSandingExperiment1011.jpg

[Y2KSVT]

Thanks for the reply, Mike. The problem with the buckets I bought from Wal-Mart, is that the grit guards don't go all the way to the bottom. For instance, if the grit guard is 12" around, the bottom of my bucket ist probably 11 inches around. When I drop the grit guard into the bucket, it stop about 2/3 of the way down, leaving about 2-1/2 inches of open space beneath the grit guard. I just threw the LC sponge beneath the grit guard to show how much space was below the grit guard. I made sure to inspect the sponge after each pass over the grit guard in the water bucket to make sure there was no visibly noticeably grit. It came up clean everyt time, so I "assume" it's fine with how I'm using it, but I thought I'd ask if it mattered that my GGs aren't bottoming out in my buckets.

Mark

[Dubbin1]

The baffles are still going to do there job and stop the water below them from getting stirred up too much.

[Old Tiger]

It looks like you did your homework! Very nice collection!