dsms detail- Gloss It put to the ultimate test...

dsms · 07-05-08, 07:07

UPDATED

I started with a scrap hood that I use to test products on. The finish was already clean so I used fine grade steel wool followed by a stiff bristle carpet brush to induce heavy swirls marks, marring and some fine scratches.

The finish looked like this after. (I labled the center tape w/ sharpie in my handwriting to show that the side I corrected was in fact as trashed as the other)

Left side will be corrected Right side will not

You get the idea of how bad the finish was

I took a quick reading to make sure I had enough clear to work with

After a thourugh IPA wipedown and inspection with the Infratech I thought I may have been a little to "aggressive" in marring the finish and that it would need more than machine corretion, perhaps wetsdaning.

I decided to begin with Gloss It Extreme Cut on a 6.5inch Lake Country purple foamed wool

After working the panel with slow passes at 1500rpm to my suprise the finish looked like this, a very good amount of defect was removed but some deep swirls and RIDS still remained along with holograms

I used Extreme Cut one more time, this time bumping the speed up to about 1700 on the Makita hoping to work out those deeper RIDS with teh PFW. After this step the majority of defect was gone and it was time to move to a less aggressive pad and polish.

I used Gloss It Evolution cut( a milder cutting polish) with a new Edge 3K CCX 8" cutting pad)

After this stage the finish looked like this

Just about all the defect was gone at this point, now onto refining the finish and polishing out any last fine swrils

I chose to use Evolution cut with a green CCX 8" polishing pad from edge for this

The result after Evolution cut and an edge green pad and an IPA wipedown, at this pint I was very happy with teh correction and finished achieved. The panel was LSP ready..but I decided to go one more step to make sure it was really perfect before applying Gloss Finish

I used a LC white polishing pad and Evolution polish at no more than about 1000rpm to refine the finish further and to bring out maximum gloss while removing any slight holograms which may have remained after the correction

Evoution polish working

The result after an IPA wipedown with no LSP.

some 50/50 shots

Mind the lights cord in this picture

Now that the panel was fully corrected and finished it was time to apply Gloss It Gloss Finish.

I sprayed the panel with Gloss It Gloss Enhancer QD spray as prep (similar to Zaino Z6) and then appied a dime size amount of Gloss Finish to a hand applicator and spread evenly across the panel, a little goes a long way with this stuff!

I then buffed the panel, Gloss Finish doesnt need to cure for a very long time and no additives are needed. It buffs off super easy with no streaking at all.

This is a 50/50 in my dark garage after 1 coat of gloss finish and then a quick Gloss Enhancer QD wipedown. I fliped the panel upside down so I could take some photos thats why the corrected side is now on the right.

The before

The after

I ended up correcting both sides and leaving the center piece of the panel uncorrected, you can see how dull the finish is and the light is refracted all over the place

Gloss finish really brought out the flake

dsms · 07-05-08, 07:09

It was cloudy all day and tried to get some shots in the sun. This was the best I could do

Great clarity!

From this

To this

Now I was able to use the 3 step Gloss It system to achive 100% correction from that panel, I have only used Gloss It products 3 other times prior to this by the way. My process was as follows:

Extreme cut w/ LC purple foamed wool x2 - 1500,1700rpm
Evolution Cut w/ Edge 3k yellow CCX cutting pad 12-1500rpm
Evolution Cut w/ Edge 3k green polishing pad 1200rpm

Please note that with this process above the panel was fully corrected and 100% LSP ready, in this case Gloss Finish ready.

Also the LC foamed wool pad I was using is not a "very" aggressive pad, if I had it in time I would have used the Gloss It lambswool pad with Extreme cut instead and probably saved some time in having to use it once instead of twice. Also I bumped up the speed to 1700rpm the second time with Extreme Cut because I wanted to make sure the deep deep swirls and RIDS came out perfect. I would never approach 1700rpm on a rotary with a foam pad. Because I was using wool the heat didnt build as quickly and I was able to polish saftley at that speed. Plus its so nice that Extreme Cut works like a smooth polish

I went one step further to enhace the finish at the end a bit more by polishing with a white LC polishing pad and Evolution polish at no more than 1000rpm and then proceeded to apply Gloss Finish.

After I wrecked that panel with steel wool I didnt think I would be able to bring it back, I was really impressed this time around with Gloss It, no wetsanding needed

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tdekany · 07-05-08, 07:32

Great reading!!!

Does it dust?

dsms · 07-06-08, 10:50

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Originally Posted by tdekany

Great reading!!!

Does it dust?

Thanks. The two correction polishes dust a little but not as much as most other products and the Evolution polish doesnt dust at all! Very similar to working with Ultrafina.

TH0001 · 07-06-08, 11:20

Thanks for the great post. Very nicely done, it looks like you removed 95 percent of the defects using the system, removing all but a couple rids.

Thanks for sharing, I have heard nice things about the system.

SuperBee364 · 07-06-08, 11:45

Wow, very nice work!

Question.... besides the halogen, what is the other light source used in most of your pictures? I'm impressed at it's ability to show holograms. The combination of your light sources and photographic skills *really* did a great job at showing defects/paint condition. Great stuff.

dsms · 07-06-08, 12:53

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Originally Posted by TH0001

Thanks for the great post. Very nicely done, it looks like you removed 95 percent of the defects using the system, removing all but a couple rids.

Thanks for sharing, I have heard nice things about the system.

I was very pleased with the correction ability of Gloss It Extreme cut/Evolution cut combo and Evolution polish is just a pleasure to work with. I believe with the lambswool Gloss It pad using extreme cut I would have been able to achieve 100% correction in less steps as well, I should have mine tommorow and I may post another review with it. Rich Light, the owner of Gloss It called me yesterday and we spoke about some things and I think he spoke to you Todd about his products. Comming from Menzerna and Zaino (2 brands you frequently use Todd) I will say that Gloss It is certainly an easier system which works well from heavy correction all the way down to Gloss Finish as LSP.

roadmaster_Tx · 07-07-08, 12:12

looks good! how many coats can you layer in one day?

lt1_man · 07-07-08, 02:27

Great correction I am going to the local pick and pull and grabbing some hoods to practice on as well.

-Brandon

dsms · 07-07-08, 08:48

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Originally Posted by roadmaster_Tx

looks good! how many coats can you layer in one day?

You dont need to layer Gloss Finish. 1 coat is good enough, if you feel inclined to add a second than you can apply it after the first. You dont need a curing additive, just prep the car again with a gloss enhancer QD wipedown.

silvergray · 07-07-08, 09:02

WOW! Thats awesome!

I'd keep that hood for promotional work, like explaining correction to customers!

dsms · 07-08-08, 03:52

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Originally Posted by silvergray

WOW! Thats awesome!

I'd keep that hood for promotional work, like explaining correction to customers!

I put some of those 50/50 shots into an email pack im working on which will be sent to interested clients. They say a picture is worth a thousand words