groove93
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I spent my Saturday paint correcting the front-half of my car. I used Polishers for the first time during this process. A Rupes Duetto, and an SPTA 3" Orbital Polisher. The paint was full of swirls, scratches etching, and water spots. When I got the car in spring, (used), I saw the paint, and I knew I could clean it up. Unfortunately, it would be months before I had the time to perform a paint correction on this level. Whether it was work, the weather, outside tempurature, and unfortunately, Covid a few weeks ago, I was determined to get this car "Dialed in".
I performed the typical steps to wash and remove any wax and protectants from the paint. I did not Clay the car this time around, as the Chemical Reaction from my bottle of Gyeon Iron did not show any purple streaks throughout the body of the car. Plus the paint was smooth to the touch throughout the body of the car. However, I did take a microfiber towel and wiped the car down while Gyeon Iron was still on the car. Then I washed it off. I found this to be a much improved way to chemical decontaminate the car, plus more dirt was removed from the paint as well. Used Gyeon Prep to wipe off any lingering chemicals,waxes, and protectants on the car (I love the smell of that stuff).
It was very intimidating at first, as I walked around the car with my Paint Thickness guage, and discovered some crazy numbers on the rear driver-side quarter panel. My goal was to at least get the Front-end of the car Compounded, Polished, and Protected. I'm going to follow up on the obvious paint job done to the quarter panel, as the thickness of the paint was literally 3 times the average of what I was finding around the the rest of the car.
Made my test spots on the hood of the car. I had a couple of Rupes Yellow, and Blue Pads, Mequires Ultimate Compound, Rupes DA Fine (Yellow label), and Sonax Perfect Finish. I found the Rupes 5" Yellow pad and the Mequires Ultimate Compound produced the best cut with less haze. So I stuck with that combination throughout the process. I have a couple of 3" Rupes Yellow, Blue, and White DA Pads, but (due to my lack of knowledge regarding DA and Orbital Polishers) I stuck with the SPTA equivalent pads. And I'll just say, those pads are horrible. Two of those cheap pads almost disintergrated as I was cleaning them with a brush. Not the case with the Rupes Pads.
Watching some of my favorite Car Detaling Youtube channels, one of the common suggestions, was to not chase after perfection. Running the risk was damaging your clear coat while chasing a small scratch is simply not worth it. Plus taking into consideration the car's purpose: Is it a Garage Queen or a Daily Driver, are you a professional Detailer, or a Weekend Warrior such as myself?
I will say, for a first-time user of both a DA and Orbital Polisher, I was more than content with the results. I will work on the rear half of the car next weekend. I'm just worried about that rear quarter panel.
It's Sunday, so I'm going to Polish, and add a Jescar Powerlock as a Sealant.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FCrZS3pyYcEg88xU8
I performed the typical steps to wash and remove any wax and protectants from the paint. I did not Clay the car this time around, as the Chemical Reaction from my bottle of Gyeon Iron did not show any purple streaks throughout the body of the car. Plus the paint was smooth to the touch throughout the body of the car. However, I did take a microfiber towel and wiped the car down while Gyeon Iron was still on the car. Then I washed it off. I found this to be a much improved way to chemical decontaminate the car, plus more dirt was removed from the paint as well. Used Gyeon Prep to wipe off any lingering chemicals,waxes, and protectants on the car (I love the smell of that stuff).
It was very intimidating at first, as I walked around the car with my Paint Thickness guage, and discovered some crazy numbers on the rear driver-side quarter panel. My goal was to at least get the Front-end of the car Compounded, Polished, and Protected. I'm going to follow up on the obvious paint job done to the quarter panel, as the thickness of the paint was literally 3 times the average of what I was finding around the the rest of the car.
Made my test spots on the hood of the car. I had a couple of Rupes Yellow, and Blue Pads, Mequires Ultimate Compound, Rupes DA Fine (Yellow label), and Sonax Perfect Finish. I found the Rupes 5" Yellow pad and the Mequires Ultimate Compound produced the best cut with less haze. So I stuck with that combination throughout the process. I have a couple of 3" Rupes Yellow, Blue, and White DA Pads, but (due to my lack of knowledge regarding DA and Orbital Polishers) I stuck with the SPTA equivalent pads. And I'll just say, those pads are horrible. Two of those cheap pads almost disintergrated as I was cleaning them with a brush. Not the case with the Rupes Pads.
Watching some of my favorite Car Detaling Youtube channels, one of the common suggestions, was to not chase after perfection. Running the risk was damaging your clear coat while chasing a small scratch is simply not worth it. Plus taking into consideration the car's purpose: Is it a Garage Queen or a Daily Driver, are you a professional Detailer, or a Weekend Warrior such as myself?
I will say, for a first-time user of both a DA and Orbital Polisher, I was more than content with the results. I will work on the rear half of the car next weekend. I'm just worried about that rear quarter panel.
It's Sunday, so I'm going to Polish, and add a Jescar Powerlock as a Sealant.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FCrZS3pyYcEg88xU8
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