How much time

MobileJay · 02-28-07, 10:21

Do you spend on correcting paint. I know it depends on size and how bad the paint is but whats the longest you've spent taking out swirls? I did my friends truck(full size chevy lifted) the other day and I wanted to die. I dont know if I was doing something wrong but it took me a little over 9 hours and it looked good but not how I wanted it. I know I could have made it look how I wanted but there isnt enough day light and I wasnt going to go back another day cause I have been really busy. I couldnt go any faster cause I had to wait till the OC broke down, most of the truck I had to do OCx2 then OP and then my LSP. Is there a way to speed up the process? If you have to wait for the product to break down there really isnt anything you can do...well unless you get a rotary which I wanted that day. Anyway here are a few pics, just let me know how long you guys take and if there is anyother way to move a bit quicker. p.s. didnt know if this was supposed to be in machine polishing or click and brag so dont get all pissy.

LastDetail · 02-28-07, 11:51

Chevy paint is ridiculously hard, my Tahoe takes about 9-10 hours to polish out using the PC. Plus that truck looks like a train wreck in the befores. That is the downside to the PC, its hard to cause damage, but you get that at the expense of time.

MobileJay · 03-01-07, 09:03

That sucks! even if it wasnt such a hard clear coat you would still have to wait for the products to break down. I wouldnt have to do the OC twice but still, I cant rush it. I might look into learning the rotary.

Coupe · 03-01-07, 09:09

What size pads are you using?

MobileJay · 03-01-07, 09:21

6" pads from Edge

Coupe · 03-01-07, 09:26

Hmmm strange, i just started using edge 6" pads and i can brake down the polish pretty quickly, i havent used my optimum yet though and i hear it works forever. Maybe your using to much polish also?

rydawg · 03-01-07, 09:35

Funny part is Chevy paint is my favorite to correct. It's a perfect high solid clear that needs to be done by a rotory. Foe me it breaks down pretty quickly. Although I have tons of experience. Trucks do take a good time to correct and I could not see myself using a PC to correct any truck, let alone a high solid clear coat. I use presta polishes on GM paint and they work the best on GM. Also on heavily scratched paint I will use a wool pad cuase it works faster and breaks the polish evenly resulting in a very glossy clean surface. I will then use a PC with a finish polish to take out the minor buffer trail marks which is fairly easy. When done the truch will have a dripping wet appearence. OP will work with wool, but will take a tad longer to achieve what Presta will do. But you have OP and you can stick with that. Literally should take 5-10 minutes per fender and the deep marring and scratches will be gone and a deep wet gloss will appear. A pc is one amazing finish tool though and I use it on every job for finesse work. The only DA that I have used that will do correction work is the National Detroit DA Air tool and it still has it's limitations on correction work on high solid clears. On soft paints like Nissan, toyota, Lexus, Infinity, a PC can do correction work great.

I can do a 2500 Chevy truck from start to finish under 6 hours including interior.

Anthony Orosco has some very good videos on rotory work and teaches how to use a rotory and he also uses a wool pad in one video and explains why. His information is very good and his videos will help. He knows his stuff too.

Hope this helps and shows you new possabilities! Don't give up!