Mike Phillips
07-20-2013, 02:29 PM
Detailer’s Review: Detailer’s Paint Coating & Detailer’s Coating Prep Polish (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/67863-review-detailer-s-paint-coating-detailer-s-coating-prep-polish.html)
So I'm trying to wash Stacy's Honda and mark it off my Honeydoo List so I can move onto some fun stuff like my truck or the old yellow 2-door Ford pigging up the studio and then Nick hands me a couple of new products.
I wasn't going to wax Stacy's Honda because I really wanted to clean my truck tires and apply the Tuf Shine Clear Coat to to them but ah what the heck...
I washed it first thing this morning, you can see that here, note the fun projects in the background...
Tornador Air Foamer & IronX Snow Foam (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/67850-tornador-air-foamer-ironx-snow-foam.html)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1503/Tornador_Air_Foamer_IronX_Snow_Foam_02.jpg
Clay, Prep & Seal - Easy as 1, 2, 3
After drying her Honda off I felt the paint using the Baggie Test and it needed to be clayed so I did that with Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay and Pinnacle Clay Lube.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_001.jpg
Detailer's Coating Prep Polish
I machine buffed the paint using a 5.5" LC White Polishing Pad and the Detailer's Coating Prep Polish. The "blackness" on the pad is because at the very end I ran the polisher over the side mirrors and also buffed the hard, black plastic. I also ran the polisher over all the glass and even the headlights. The car was so dang surgically clean after the Iron X Snow Foam I figures a little machine polishing could only help to really get these areas even more surgically clean.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_002.jpg
Easy Wipe-Off
I applied to the entire car at one time as I figured this would tell me if it's hard to wipe-off or not and it actually wiped off real easy. If you want it to be even easier, wipe residue off after each panel.
Here you can see a thin film over the paint on the hood...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_003.jpg
Detailer’s Paint Coating
I'm going to hand apply using these soft gold finger pockets but first I put on a black Nitrile Glove, always add a fresh box of these to your orders, always good to have them on hand. (No pun intended). :D
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_004.jpg
It's always a challenge to capture the spray coming out of the nozzle... :D
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_005.jpg
Spreading the product out and working it over the paint...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_006.jpg
Spreading it over the headlight...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_007.jpg
Going to spread it over the grill and the Honda plastic chrome emblem... make it shine!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_008.jpg
Gentle Wipe to each panel after application
Wiping any excess residue off before it hardens, most people call "excess residue" High Points. I like the words excess residue better.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_009.jpg
Car is coated
This took me about 2 hours from claying, to final wipe-off of the coating, not bad at all...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_010.jpg
High gloss beauty shots...
I'll let the pictures do the talking...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_011.jpg
Lazy man's way...
The black plastic surrounding the painted mirror is also coated. Not sure if it's meant for that but I was being lazy and coated pretty much everything but the glass.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_012.jpg
The glassy look...
The word is glassy...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_013.jpg
Metallic Flake is POPPING!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_014.jpg
Headlight plastic is clear and shiny!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_016.jpg
Aging well...
Very glassy looking... this is a 2004 by the way, so this car is 9 years old, going on 10 years old and is parked outside most of it's life.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_017.jpg
I think Stacy will like this...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_018.jpg
Who says silver doesn't reflect well? :dunno:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_019.jpg
I'm hoping she'll love the way it looks and make me a fresh batch of Habanero Hot Sauce, Recipe #5.
On Autogeek.net
Detailer's Coating Prep Polish 16 oz. (http://www.autogeek.net/coating-prep-polish.html)
Detailer’s Paint Coating (http://www.autogeek.net/nano-paint-sealant.html)
:)
So I'm trying to wash Stacy's Honda and mark it off my Honeydoo List so I can move onto some fun stuff like my truck or the old yellow 2-door Ford pigging up the studio and then Nick hands me a couple of new products.
I wasn't going to wax Stacy's Honda because I really wanted to clean my truck tires and apply the Tuf Shine Clear Coat to to them but ah what the heck...
I washed it first thing this morning, you can see that here, note the fun projects in the background...
Tornador Air Foamer & IronX Snow Foam (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/67850-tornador-air-foamer-ironx-snow-foam.html)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1503/Tornador_Air_Foamer_IronX_Snow_Foam_02.jpg
Clay, Prep & Seal - Easy as 1, 2, 3
After drying her Honda off I felt the paint using the Baggie Test and it needed to be clayed so I did that with Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay and Pinnacle Clay Lube.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_001.jpg
Detailer's Coating Prep Polish
I machine buffed the paint using a 5.5" LC White Polishing Pad and the Detailer's Coating Prep Polish. The "blackness" on the pad is because at the very end I ran the polisher over the side mirrors and also buffed the hard, black plastic. I also ran the polisher over all the glass and even the headlights. The car was so dang surgically clean after the Iron X Snow Foam I figures a little machine polishing could only help to really get these areas even more surgically clean.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_002.jpg
Easy Wipe-Off
I applied to the entire car at one time as I figured this would tell me if it's hard to wipe-off or not and it actually wiped off real easy. If you want it to be even easier, wipe residue off after each panel.
Here you can see a thin film over the paint on the hood...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_003.jpg
Detailer’s Paint Coating
I'm going to hand apply using these soft gold finger pockets but first I put on a black Nitrile Glove, always add a fresh box of these to your orders, always good to have them on hand. (No pun intended). :D
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_004.jpg
It's always a challenge to capture the spray coming out of the nozzle... :D
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_005.jpg
Spreading the product out and working it over the paint...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_006.jpg
Spreading it over the headlight...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_007.jpg
Going to spread it over the grill and the Honda plastic chrome emblem... make it shine!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_008.jpg
Gentle Wipe to each panel after application
Wiping any excess residue off before it hardens, most people call "excess residue" High Points. I like the words excess residue better.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_009.jpg
Car is coated
This took me about 2 hours from claying, to final wipe-off of the coating, not bad at all...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_010.jpg
High gloss beauty shots...
I'll let the pictures do the talking...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_011.jpg
Lazy man's way...
The black plastic surrounding the painted mirror is also coated. Not sure if it's meant for that but I was being lazy and coated pretty much everything but the glass.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_012.jpg
The glassy look...
The word is glassy...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_013.jpg
Metallic Flake is POPPING!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_014.jpg
Headlight plastic is clear and shiny!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_016.jpg
Aging well...
Very glassy looking... this is a 2004 by the way, so this car is 9 years old, going on 10 years old and is parked outside most of it's life.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_017.jpg
I think Stacy will like this...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_018.jpg
Who says silver doesn't reflect well? :dunno:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1960/Detailers_Paint_Coating_019.jpg
I'm hoping she'll love the way it looks and make me a fresh batch of Habanero Hot Sauce, Recipe #5.
On Autogeek.net
Detailer's Coating Prep Polish 16 oz. (http://www.autogeek.net/coating-prep-polish.html)
Detailer’s Paint Coating (http://www.autogeek.net/nano-paint-sealant.html)
:)