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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Very awesome of you Mike!
Can't wait for write up on the Dr. Color Chip!
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Originally Posted by KMdef9
Can't wait for write up on the Dr. Color Chip!
I've never used the Dr. Color Chip products till this project. I've watch them in use and it always looked pretty straight forward.
I'm happy to say it's just as easy to use as it looks.
The key thing is to have realistic expectations. If you think after using this or any touch-up paint system that no one, especially you the owner will never be able to see any trace of the damage then live with the rock chips or have your car re-painted.
If you understand that after using this kit you can stand around 5-6 feet and the panel will have a uniform appearance with no eye sore white spots of primer sticking out like a sore-thumb then you'll be very happy.
In this example, the owner was very happy with the kit, the color match and the results.
I was impressed by how well the products and technique worked and I would buy this kit and recommend this kit again.
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Very nice, as usual, Mike.
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Originally Posted by Hoytman
Very nice, as usual, Mike.
Thanks Bill...
Still haven't got a witness...
I figured there would be lots of people over the years that came here or to MOL only knowing how to work by hand and then after getting help on this forum moved up to machine polishing. Some have even gone on to start detailing businesses.
Some hang out on this forum, other forums and even blogs taking what they learned here and helping others that like them, use to work by hand.
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Still haven't got a witness...
I figured there would be lots of people over the years that came here or to MOL only knowing how to work by hand and then after getting help on this forum moved up to machine polishing.
OK Mike, I got into using Mirror Glaze products 100 years or so ago, but we had a couple rounds of water rationing here in the late 90's and I had kind of gotten less enthused with detailing. My friend got a new car in 2003 and I decided the OTC Meguiar's stuff would be better than my old Mirror Glaze stash, but we were disappointed with that route.
So off to the Meguiar's website in 2004 to see what was new, and a link to their discussion forum, MOL...wound up with a G100 and 80-series polishes to replace my 2/9/7/26 by hand (and once with a "wax spreader" that I decided was more trouble than it was worth).
Haven't looked back and now I have too many machines, too many brands, too many towels, too many forum posts, etc.
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Great work Mike! I was parked a couple cars over from that Mach 1 at the last cars and coffee. Can't wait to see it in person.
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Re: From working by hand to working by machine - You can do it.
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
.........Still haven't got a witness...
I figured there would be lots of people over the years that came here or to MOL only knowing how to work by hand and then after getting help on this forum moved up to machine polishing. .........
Okay, I'll confess although I'm going to date my self in doing so. In high school I worked part time and summers for a friend who had a body shop. He specialized in absolutely stunning multi layer lacquer paint jobs on custom cars. I learned the hard way how to sand entire cars between each coat, and final buff by hand. He was a perfectionist and showed me what a show car finish with a customized clear coat could look like. Production base coats/clear coats weren't around yet.
All of these years, I worked by hand..........until I discovered AGO about a year and a half ago. Now I have a PC, Flex 3401 and just ordered the PE 14-2. I can't do much any more without a machine. The only thing that hurts now is my wallet, but I'm not complaining one bit.
Rick......(Spelled with a "D" )
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Hey Mike, I remember doing everything by hand from the late seventies, until I bought your dvd on show car detailing where you detailed the 1960 black corvette. That when I made the decision to buy a porter cable dual action polisher and start using the techniques that you demonstrated on the dvd. I finally attended your boot camp in Sept 2012 where I learned so much more about the detailing world, I will be attending the next boot camp again this Sept and I can't wait to see the demo cars that we will be working on. Thanks Mike!!
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