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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Just finished this very thing yesterday...knocking out the top.
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Originally Posted by Hoytman
Just finished this very thing yesterday...knocking out the top.
Cool Bill...
It's not a technique that a lot of people know about or think about but it works for me...
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Here's the follow up...
Question: How to avoid the line!
Answer: Anytime you're doing a test spot, if it's just you're own car or even a customer's car, then buff to the side of the line, not directly on top of the line.
Why?
Because sometimes you can remove enough paint to actually leave a line in the paint that can be hard to buff out.
When I do these types of things for articles I'm trying to create a DRAMATIC "Before & After" picture showing the before and after results with a strong demarcation line.
Unless you "want" or "need" the picture then just buff close to the tape line, not directly on top of the tape line and you'll avoid creating a physical level difference in the paint that shows up as an actual "line" in the paint. (that can sometimes be hard to buff out).
Make sense?
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
So if you do a test spot and conclude it needs more work, do you make a second test spot or continue working the first spot?
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Originally Posted by Ebf2k
So if you do a test spot and conclude it needs more work, do you make a second test spot or continue working the first spot?
Great question!
The answer is you do a test spot in a new section of un-touched or un-buffed paint.
Doing a second test spot in the same area will give you skewed results since you've already altered the paint in that spot with the products you tested.
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Beginner question here:
I will be using a DA for the first time to remove moderate light to moderate swirls. I bought a 7424XP, orange and white LC flat pads, and Meguiars UC and UP. I know that we should always use the least aggressive method.
For my test spot I am thinking of starting with UP on a white pad. It this does not remove the swirls, then do a second (separate, as mentioned above) test spot with UC and an orange pad, followed by the UP/white pad combo.
Is this the right way to approach the situation?
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Originally Posted by derass
Beginner question here:
I will be using a DA for the first time to remove moderate light to moderate swirls. I bought a 7424XP, orange and white LC flat pads, and Meguiars UC and UP. I know that we should always use the least aggressive method.
For my test spot I am thinking of starting with UP on a white pad. It this does not remove the swirls, then do a second (separate, as mentioned above) test spot with UC and an orange pad, followed by the UP/white pad combo.
Is this the right way to approach the situation?
Yes but depending on your paint and what results you want to achieve, ultimate polish wont do much as far removing the swirls (depending on how bad it is) its very light in cut just make sure you do an alcohol wipedown or carpro eraser to inspect the true results.
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Re: How To Do a Test Spot
Thank you so much mike!!!
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