jeepnxj3
02-16-2012, 04:43 PM
Well after months of gathering product and patiently waiting to have access to a place I can do all the work, I started my full detail yesterday on my Acura. I enjoyed using all my new washing products:
P21S Total Auto Wash: This stuff worked fantastic, safely cleaning smaller painted areas (gas door, around exhaust, grilles, cracks, and crevices). I will be buying more!
CG Wash and Clear: I loved the smell of this, very fresh and clean! Worked great to help strip all of the Collinite 845 that was left over. It worked very well in the foam gun.
Sonax Wheel Cleaner: Worked great but I accidentally rinsed the wheels off before hand which didn't allow the product to fully dissolve all the contaminants. A little scrubbing helped it along.
Got everything cleaned and then clayed.
Then I started polishing. Let's just say I have A LOT of learning to do. M105 takes some practice but I think I finally found my groove. I was using way too much product at first and it ended up everywhere as most have experienced. I was still playing with product and pads at this point and it was getting late. I stopped without any real progress but did have some knowledge to start tackling it today.
This morning I started fresh and made some head way, finishing 105 on the hood and moving to the driver's door. In the middle of the driver's door, my griot's ROP just stopped. It wasn't hot and I wasn't using too much pressure. I tried a different plug and messed around with the cord but no luck. It did start sparking internally after a few minutes and that's when I admitted defeat. I still have no idea what happened to it but Autogeek was quick to send me another one out today.
So I have a partially detailed vehicle that won't be able to be polished out again for another couple months. It's upsetting that I have all the products I need but can't do anything with them (I have to drive down to my parent's house in order to have the area and garage to properly do the detailing since I live in an apartment complex). I just rewashed it to get all the dried m105 off and just threw a coat of Collinite 845 on it to keep it protected until next time.
It wash a fun experience, sometimes frustrating with the m105, but I can't wait to start again next time. I think I will order some 5.5" pads though as the 6" pads, although easily turned by the Griots machine, were rather large and harder to use in the tighter areas that were too big for my 4" pads. Also, one of my 4" LC hydrotech pads appeared to crap out on me. I was in the middle of using it and then it all of the sudden expanded out to almost double its size while the polisher was on. I turned it off and inspected the pad and noticed that it was now indented in the center of the pad. There is no structure in the middle and can easily be pressed down...? Any ideas what might have happened?
P21S Total Auto Wash: This stuff worked fantastic, safely cleaning smaller painted areas (gas door, around exhaust, grilles, cracks, and crevices). I will be buying more!
CG Wash and Clear: I loved the smell of this, very fresh and clean! Worked great to help strip all of the Collinite 845 that was left over. It worked very well in the foam gun.
Sonax Wheel Cleaner: Worked great but I accidentally rinsed the wheels off before hand which didn't allow the product to fully dissolve all the contaminants. A little scrubbing helped it along.
Got everything cleaned and then clayed.
Then I started polishing. Let's just say I have A LOT of learning to do. M105 takes some practice but I think I finally found my groove. I was using way too much product at first and it ended up everywhere as most have experienced. I was still playing with product and pads at this point and it was getting late. I stopped without any real progress but did have some knowledge to start tackling it today.
This morning I started fresh and made some head way, finishing 105 on the hood and moving to the driver's door. In the middle of the driver's door, my griot's ROP just stopped. It wasn't hot and I wasn't using too much pressure. I tried a different plug and messed around with the cord but no luck. It did start sparking internally after a few minutes and that's when I admitted defeat. I still have no idea what happened to it but Autogeek was quick to send me another one out today.
So I have a partially detailed vehicle that won't be able to be polished out again for another couple months. It's upsetting that I have all the products I need but can't do anything with them (I have to drive down to my parent's house in order to have the area and garage to properly do the detailing since I live in an apartment complex). I just rewashed it to get all the dried m105 off and just threw a coat of Collinite 845 on it to keep it protected until next time.
It wash a fun experience, sometimes frustrating with the m105, but I can't wait to start again next time. I think I will order some 5.5" pads though as the 6" pads, although easily turned by the Griots machine, were rather large and harder to use in the tighter areas that were too big for my 4" pads. Also, one of my 4" LC hydrotech pads appeared to crap out on me. I was in the middle of using it and then it all of the sudden expanded out to almost double its size while the polisher was on. I turned it off and inspected the pad and noticed that it was now indented in the center of the pad. There is no structure in the middle and can easily be pressed down...? Any ideas what might have happened?