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Re: Flex 3401 Detailing Classes - Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing
A glossy finish starts with a smooth surface
When trying to create a true show car finish that has that deep, wet shine we all love, it starts with removing any and all above surface bonded contaminants to create a smooth surface before machine polishing.
A common question on this topic goes like this,
Won't machine compounding remove contaminants?
The answer is,
Compounding will remove "some" contaminants but anytime you're using a foam pad because the foam has a uniform surface texture it will tend to glide over contaminants not kick them off.
Now a wool pad on a rotary buffer will tend to remove contaminants because it's the most aggressive buffing procedure there is and the fibers of a wool pad spinning in a circle on the paint is very aggressive especially when you add an abrasive compound.
But when the plan is to use foam pad then it's a good practice to mechanically remove contaminants before you do any buffing.
After using Detailer's Waterless Car Wash to wash this muscle car, the next order of business is to inspect the paint.
The Baggie Test
Here's Axel and Rick feeling the paint on this 1965 Plymouth Belvedere II using the Baggie Test. Not only is the paint filled with millions of swirls, scratches and sanding marks it's also heavily contaminated.
When doing the baggie test you start by feeling the paint with your clean, bare hand. For most cars, paint will often feel smooth to the touch when using only your skin to inspect the paint.
Next, place a clean, sandwich baggie over your hand and feel the same area of paint you previously felt and in most cases the paint is going to feel rough, like it has little bumps all over it. These bumps you feel are contaminants that are BONDED to the paint as though they are glued to the paint. Normal washing, rinseless washing and waterless washing won't remove these contaminants, you need to do something mechanically to convince them to leave.
Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads
Nanoskin offers their unique products in various forms including,
Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads - for use by machine
Nanoskin Autoscrub Towels - for use by hand
Nanoskin Autoscrub Wash Mitts - for use by hand
This is a cropped out section from the above with no resizing...
Fine and Medium Grade Pads
The blue foam indicates the fine grade while the yellow foam indicates the medium grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads.
So next up the class is going to use Nanoskin products including the Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads on the Flex 3401.
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Re: Flex 3401 Detailing Classes - Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing
Looks sharp! I sure like old Mopar.
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Re: Flex 3401 Detailing Classes - Show Car Detailing and Production Detailing
Awesome job all around. Paint looks brand new. Love that car, especially in black.
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