Are there fillers in Megs polishes? - Page 2

Gopher · 09-04-08, 07:26

update: I spoke to my buddy tonight. My suspicions were confirmed. He washed with a brush after the correction.

pwn3d!

It looked like this after correction...

At least he got a weeks worth of perfection.

rydawg · 09-04-08, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Gopher

I don't want to start a flame war here. I don't really care if it does or it doesn't fill. It leaves a good finish and is cheaper than the menzerna I was holding back on using on his car. if I need to add another step of cleaning fillers better, no biggie.

That said, I was doing prep sol wipes, and though I didn't have the benefit of natural sun, we were evaluating our progress with a halogen.

I just don't know what to think as I felt this was one of my best works yet, but 3 or 4 weeks later it looks like its had a good years worth of crap cleaning technique

Prepsol will not remove all the oils to show hiding, especially after the heat from the buffer pad just drove them deep into the paint. I always inspect my work using 91% IPA.

Polish a section and do 50/50 with prepsol and the other with 91% ipa and see the difference. The IPA will remove the oils in one swipe.

What type of wash brush was he using?

Holden_C04 · 09-04-08, 10:05

Brushes make me.

themightytimmah · 09-04-08, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Gopher

That said, I was doing prep sol wipes, and though I didn't have the benefit of natural sun, we were evaluating our progress with a halogen.

I don't trust halogens anymore... after a 100% perfect job under halogens turned up hologramming under full sun.

Holden_C04 · 09-04-08, 10:35

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Originally Posted by themightytimmah

I don't trust halogens anymore... after a 100% perfect job under halogens turned up hologramming under full sun.

Halogens are good for defects but can't see holograms. You have to check the finish in the sun afterward. The sun is really the only reliable source of light that can reveal holograms.

PrideSS · 09-05-08, 08:51

Yep chalk it up to soft Honda paint and the
"wash brush"

Accumulator · 09-05-08, 08:59

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Originally Posted by Holden_C04

Brushes make me.

Well, there are a lot of different brushes

Good BHBs are so gentle that, when used correctly, they're often not aggressive enough for a really dirty vehicle.

Holden_C04 · 09-05-08, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

Well, there are a lot of different brushes

Good BHBs are so gentle that, when used correctly, they're often not aggressive enough for a really dirty vehicle.

I know which ones you're talking about. They're quite expensive and quite rare, though. Even for the Autopian, they're out of reach when you can have a GS for $1 or $2 or a sheeskin wash mitt for $10 or $20.

I imagine they might be good for doing an Autopian wash on buses or RVs, though.

This thread reminds me of the brief moments last year that I spent at a production shop. The owner called himself a 'Master Painter'. Funny, because he had an illegal bodyshop with no paint booth whatsoever. He had 3-4 cars in for work all day long. When I asked him about, he said we're getting a booth and he sprayed an aerosol can in front of me to demonstrate how safe it was for the environment.

This brings me to the point. He had contracts with the local Honda dealership. All of their used cars would go to him and 2-3 detailers would wash the outside and completely detail the inside. Every single wash (except for mine, of course) was done with the brush. I imagine the owner's vehicle, a Blue E46 sedan, was done in the same manner because every inch of it was covered in the worst swirls I have yet seen on a Blue car.

Accumulator · 09-05-08, 10:11

Holden_C04- yeah, the good BHBs are a bit pricey, but fortunately they last for a long, long time. I simply love 'em for the intial passes with the foamgun. I just can't get the same degree of marring-avoidance using mitts for that first contact

But yeah, I can just imagine what the wrong brush, in the wrong hands, would do to soft BMW clear

advs1 · 09-05-08, 10:29

any body have a link to a good BHB place? i dont mean a detail shop, i mean a brush man or distributor?

Holden_C04 · 09-05-08, 10:32

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Originally Posted by advs1

any body have a link to a good BHB place? i dont mean a detail shop, i mean a brush man or distributor?

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Accumulator · 09-05-08, 10:33

advs1- You might want to read my BHB comparison thread in the Detailing Products Forum. Search on threads originated by Accumulator ...while I post a lot I don't start all that many threads so it oughta be easy to find. Well, finding the thread'll be easy, finding a good BHB is tougher than one might expect!