newbie - I'm not worthy!! - Page 5

DuMouixe · 12-31-05, 11:34

Okay, working up a Griot's order. For the car wash and a waffle weave.

Anyone have any remedies for door pulls, (( those little creases that are seemingly inevitable )) I saw a Toureg, where they had a PDR guy do a donut crease around the
weakest point on the metal, logic being, It might not be 'show', but it won't get worse.

(( Picture the pivot point of the handle, the donut was about 1/2 inch around that area, he had it on all the doors, at least it matched. ))

Accumulator · 12-31-05, 11:38

To be honest, I don't worry about stuff like creases in leather; I consider it patina. I'd just keep it treated so it doesn't actually deteriorate and otherwise not worry about it.

DuMouixe · 01-01-06, 10:23

Huh, I have cloth. But yeah, I agree with leather, patina, patina, patina, It's a natural surface so you can expect it to take on some personality over time. There are people who go all out and it seems worth it. I have the economy trim, with leather steering wheel and shifter only. Gotta get the 303 going on the dash.

I always get cloth seats, cause I think they're more comfortable. The ones in the 05 6 are tweed with corduroy inserts. Grab the bum well. The 06 Mazda 6 seats have a perforated atrificial suede insert, which doesn't seem very durable. But, comfy.

BTW, Happy New Year, did a play and dance last night in my buddies 'vehicle' while I lament over mine, avoided the rain, LOL. Tons of hot little chicks out in Santa Monica last night.

DuMouixe · 01-04-06, 11:25

Well, it rained and it was knarly out here, similar to a fall rain back east, all the trees 'let go'.

What a mess. Mind you recent clear coat only 25 days fresh.

I ended up getting the nxt wash and washing with a sheepskin mit.

then glass science - window scrub (very nice results - gotta re-stock on that one)

I NEED A FOAM SOAP GUN BADD!!! Wondering if the Libertor was still avail.??? I'll call.

Applied #7 - put too much on, no surprice there, tough to cut, but made it through, hopefully. Nice sheen,

Then fell into correction on one panel removing some marring.

#7 with PI-FP ??? (anyone know the correct name for this product)

Still have some surficants, but way less. Just ran out of time. These two seemed to
work well in conjunction with one another, by hand, am starting to see where a PC would come in handy, just gonna work up some
experience by hand before letting "superman pc" on the vehicle.

DEFINATELY NEED A FOAMING WASH GUN, STAT!!! Could have done a much better job washing with a foam gun.

DuMouixe · 01-05-06, 01:29

Guess the 3 day test is in order. Afraid to look.

Morning after. #7 & PIFxx

Better angle - tons of overspray - not anymore

White95Max · 01-05-06, 02:02

How about some pics of the whole car...at a wider angle?

DuMouixe · 01-05-06, 09:04

I'm not happy with this picture, but I'll use it as a placeholder, The #7 puts a livable gloss
on the paint, kewl, but the clarity will only come from a polish, tons of rough spots, I'm assuming overspray, and after being into one panel, I'd guess that what's going on. Right now PI for cleaning.

Is PB Pro Polish the equiv of SSR1 grit with a SSR2.5 bite?? I'll go back and re-read some of this, I know there were some good suggestions made.

Once I get it all cleaned up, Speed Shine and QEW, NXT and S100. Make life easy on myself.

Accumulator · 01-06-06, 07:24

If you have *that* much overspray maybe you oughta just use an overspray clay and then polish out the marring from *that* instead of using a polish on the overspray.

White95Max · 01-06-06, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuMouixe

Is PB Pro Polish the equiv of SSR1 grit with a SSR2.5 bite??

I've never used the Pro Polish, but no. The bite comes from the abrasives ("grit").

DuMouixe · 01-06-06, 11:22

What clay?

Okay, 3 days up, that one panel still looks pretty good, some light marring, but
I think that was because I didn't ionically charge my removal cloth or worked the
polish too long. Water spots about halfway gone, will have to go a bit deeper, hoping to get beyond marring the paint stage. ikes.

Again, what clay and/or technique??

I did clay one section that had overspray right on the corner of the trunk and the clay just evened out the clear, or muted it down into a fuzzy flat mess. I think that perhaps I will definately need a free flowing polish, I plan on using sparingly, the contamination is pretty deep but I think it is doable, remember this car sat on the lot for a entire year of dealer spray offs. But at least the glass is starting to gleam. Still has a bit of etching around the edges of the glass but the bright and white is making up for it, go Glass Science window scrub.

DuMouixe · 01-06-06, 11:24

Oh, and I guess I am thinking more of a rubbing compound.

Accumulator · 01-06-06, 01:02

I'm no expert on the overspray clay but it's available. Meguiar's and Clay Magic both make it, IIRC the Clay Magic stuff is their "red" clay.

After using that you'd use a mild compound to remove any scratches that it'll leave behind. Then a polish to remove the micromarring that the compound will leave behind.

I'm afraid I don't get what you're trying to convey regarding what the clay did on your trunk lid or what you need in a "free flowing polish"

You might oughta repost (with specific Q's) to a different forum as I dunno how many people check out the Welcome Center with an eye towards offering this type of advice.