Don't turn a Mole Hill into a Mountain by Mike Phillips

Don't turn a Mole Hill into a Mountain by Mike Phillips


I'm always searching via Skynet for this cheesy graphic I created when trying to help others. Usually I'm trying to help them to NOT do the thing they are thinking of doing because,

• The paint is too thin.
• The process is more complicated than their skill set.
• They don't have the right tools or products.

So instead of searching Skynet I'm just created this brand new article. :D


http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...o_Mountain.jpg



Now every time and anytime someone asks me how to fix something that in reality they shouldn't be trying to fix - I can easily locate this article via Skynet and then share the blue >clickable< link to it and save myself and the company typing and searching time.


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This can be applied to just about anything in life. Good analogy Mike!

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Originally Posted by LSNAutoDetailing

This can be applied to just about anything in life.

Good analogy Mike!

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If memory serves me correctly - most of the time I use this analogy in an effort to pro-actively keep someone from doing something they will regret - it usually has to do with wetsanding factory paint. Or wetsanding touch-up paint in an effort to make the repair 100% invisible, which is a noble goal but much more difficult than most people know.

Especially if the person doing the work has NEVER wetsanded and also doesn't have any of the necessary tools, sandpapers, sanding discs, compounds, etc. to actually do the work.


What prompted me to write this was my aggravation in trying to find what I've written about this topic multiple multiple times in the past and one of my colleagues here at work contacted me with a customer care issue where things went south doing some wetsanding on factory thin paint and it's possible things are going to even further south.


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For everyone that will find and read this into the future...


Here's a related article I wrote after someone contacted me via e-mail or some other communication touch point. NOTE: If you really want to communicate with me - Mike Phillps - the JOIN THE FORUM. It's not that hard. I really don't like answering questions where only one set of eyeballs will ever see the in-depth volume of information I can generate.


Back on topic, read this article.

Considerations for removing paint defects - the BIG PICTURE



Take note of the paragraph under this heading,

Here's a free tip...


That tiny little tidbit of free advice may keep you from making a mistake and crying over it later.



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I used to obsess over the smallest things and I finally have graduated to the “wife test”… And that is if I use a new product or I’ve made a change in the paint in any way, I asked my wife to come out, don’t tell her what’s been done, and just tell her to look over the car .....if she tells me she can’t see a damn bit of difference between my before and after, I know it was really OK in the real world to start with…But this requires a wife that is completely blunt, like mine is… LOL

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Originally Posted by glen e

I used to obsess over the smallest things and I finally have graduated to the “wife test”… And that is if I use a new product or I’ve made a change in the paint in any way, I asked my wife to come out, don’t tell her what’s been done, and just tell her to look over the car .....if she tells me she can’t see a damn bit of difference between my before and after, I know it was really OK in the real world to start with…But this requires a wife that is completely blunt, like mine is… LOL

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Alot of you tubers preach the gloss meter for me my wife is my gloss meter, she`s happy I am happy :)

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Shared here,

Harsh paint in some places?


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I think for some people who tend toward OCD, the search for perfection in any particular area can lead to issues. Somethings things being not quite perfect is good enough.

Just put a link to Blackfire One Step at the bottom of the article

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Originally Posted by DUBL0WS6

I think for some people who tend toward OCD, the search for perfection in any particular area can lead to issues.

Somethings things being not quite perfect is good enough.

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I agree and this is a common topic and for this reason I wrote this article to try to address and help with this issue.

When to stop buffing - Or - How far should you go to remove swirls and scratches?



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