One Panel Per Day?

**y8s** · 10-02-2012, 01:21 PM

I may also get an EZ-up to provide temporary shade.

**FUNX650** · 10-02-2012, 02:16 PM

@OP:

-Many great suggestions (and encouragement), from your fellow AGO forum members.
Being attentive to their posts, IMHO, would be wise.

-I'm encouraged by your family-attentiveness.

Further encouragements(?): RE: "One Panel Per Day?"...

Nowadays...I'm lucky if I get that far!

Bob

**y8s** · 10-02-2012, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by FUNX725

@OP:

-Many great suggestions (and encouragement), from your fellow AGO forum members.
Being attentive to their posts, IMHO, would be wise.

-I'm encouraged by your family-attentiveness.

Further encouragements(?): RE: "One Panel Per Day?"...

Nowadays...I'm lucky if I get that far!

Bob

Thanks Bob.

It's tough to be all things to all people (including myself) so I have to sometimes compromise and it's the hobbies like detailing that are first on the chopping block.

I have a full time job and now the new kid so while this is a new and fun experiment, it doesn't always get as much time as I'd like to give it.

Thankfully photography is another hobby I've picked up that I can continue and involve everyone in.

Mike Phillips · 10-02-2012, 03:49 PM

To the OP, the answer is "yes".

I cover this in my how-to book

**BlueZero** · 10-02-2012, 08:09 PM

I buffed and opti-coated my truck 1 or 2 panels at a time. Almost all done just have the roof to do yet. Why did I leave the hardest for last?!?! lol

Keep us posted on your progress!

**dcjredline** · 10-02-2012, 08:45 PM

Doing this to my Firebird as we "speak" its been like 4 days and I have only the hood & drivers front fender DONE and just 105 on the drivers door so far. I just get out there and take a few mins whenever. I do have a garage and it is not a black car but you shouldnt see any negative effects doing it piece by piece.

**y8s** · 10-14-2012, 09:37 PM

OK so I managed to squeeze in a few panels on my MINI Countryman.

I'm pretty happy with the results. This is a daily driver. I went over the hood and roof with a white LC flat pad and Poli-Seal. There are still some defects, but it looks as good or better than new.

No real before shots but here's a telling "after" shot (camera flash in daylight):

Some more:

Sun went behind a tree:

Factory paint isn't very level...

GG 6" with 5.5 inch white LC flat pad
Pinnacle clay + ONR
Poli-Seal
Opti-Seal
Optimum Car Wax
Opti-Bond Tire gel

Matt

**KneeDragr** · 10-15-2012, 08:35 AM

Looks very good for a daily driver. Shame about the orange peel, my Vette has it like that as well. Someday Im going to get it re-cleared and then wet sand it.

**y8s** · 10-15-2012, 08:51 AM

Interesting sidenote:

This model MINI is actually built in Graz, Austria alongside the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG (or was). I read here somewhere that MB lays down a super thick clear coat on those. I wonder why they couldn't lay down a simple flat coat on mine.