Wish I Found This Site Earlier!!!

[Mike Phillips]

Here's your last picture "inserted" instead of attached, it makes it easier to see, talk about and deal with...





From the picture the pait has the appearance of old, scratched or even cracked single stage paint.

What I always teach people to do including when it comes to wetsanding is called a Test Spot.


See this article,

How To Do a Test Spot

A Test Spot

Heck I kind a did a wetsanding test spot yesterday, at least on the buffing side,


Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!

[jdog53]

Thanks guys,did some more reading here and tried the compound again
with the Buffer/Grinder.
Starting to learn about the right technique and waiting for the compound to
break down till it starts polishing more.
Three passes later the results are looking promising;
Just have to figure out the next step.

[Vegas Transplant]

[Alex22]

A good polish/finishing polish then a good coat of either sealant or wax for durability go sealant and for the extra shine glossybess go with a good carnuba wax although nothing sais u cant put the carnuba over the sealant. :wink:

[Mike Phillips]

Just have to figure out the next step.

The next step after compounding with a wool pad and a rotary buffer would be to switch to a less aggressive polish and a foam pad on a rotary buffer or something like a Flex 3401 or a DA Polisher. Just make sure whatever tool, pad and polish you're using is removing the swirls imparted into the paint by the fibers of the wool pad and the abrasives in the compound.

You always want to test out your system before you buff out the entire car to make sure you don't waste your time.

It's called the Test Spot and you would normally do this at the very beginning of the project so you already know each pad, product and process you're going to to from beginning to end.


How To Do a Test Spot



I also cover this in my how-to book...

[BobbyG]

Armed with some knowledge, the right products, and some ambition there's almost nothing that can't be made better!!

[jdog53]

Thanks again ,you guys have been great help.

As luck would have it,I was working on a
clients home who just happens to do the detailing for a local restorer.He
travels to a lot of the East coast shows,seen a lot of products demonstrated,
and also is a distributor for one line.
I was invited over so he could do a test spot,and get me going in the
right direction for the condition of my paint.
So,my shopping list was : 3M "Perfect-it,step 1&2,and some
good buffing and polishing pads.
I'm posting some progress pics after the first compounding.

The whole color of the car has changed dramatically.I'm very pleased with
the results so far.

Half done fender
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Before:


After compound with wool pad:





Last winters projects before and after:




I'll post the finished product when its done.........should be next week.

This site has been great for getting the rest of my detailing tips,so glad
I found it.

[jdog53]

Just an update;

Thanks again for all the tips,here's the reason I had to get it done.
nephew and his GF needed it:

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