BillNorth
07-02-2001, 07:06 PM
Hey everybody. Ever since I bought this product I`ve been very apprehensive about using it on my Mom`s car becuse of the reports that it causes hazing. So I decided to try it on my Dad`s old car. It`s a 1988 Olds Cutlass Ciera. The car has dark blue metallic paint on it. It`s been washed very few times in it`s life and it has very heavy swilrs along with scratches and patches of rust. The car has 305,000KM on it.
What I decided to do was take a 2x2(maybe a bit less) section of the hood and apply multiple coats of PI to it.
This was all done in the garage using my arm and a dry foam pad. Each time, I applied a drop(the size of your baby fingernail) on to the foam applicator. Using light pressure going in front to back motions I worked the product into the surface until it was tacky. I then buffed it out with a cotton towel using front to back motions.
After 20 coats(it really isn`t alot) I moved the car outside into bright sunlight to view the results. WOW, was I impressed. The section of the hood with the PI was amazing. When the sun was shining DIRECTLY ON the spot where the PI was applied, the swirls were *almost* non existent compared to the rest of the hood. No hazing existed when the sun shone on the spot directly.
BUT, yes there is a "but"(I wish there wasn`t), when the sun was shining on the hood NEXT to the part that was PI`d, you could see very very fine lines in the clearcoat where the PI was applied. These lines were going in the direction that I applied the product. The lines coupled with the angle and intensity of the sunshine, produced a hazing.
This disappointed me. On a car as beat up as my fathers, the PI had a very positve impact. But for a car with a new or like new finish, I have to wonder how useful this product is. All you`re doing is trading swirls for finer lines that cause a haze in indirect sunlight.
PI does what it says. If you`re willing to put in the time and energy and use multiple coats, then you can kiss your swirls goodbye. The problem is that IT does cause hazing.
Here`s a question:
For the people that have used this product and experienced the hazing that it produces, what did you use to get rid of the hazing? Are there any products that are even finer cut than PI that will reduce the haze? I really like this stuff. If I can find something to eliminate the hazing, then this product is definately a keeper. But if the hazing is permanent, then it might not be worth it.
Of note: The hazing could only be seen when standing directly over the hood. It wasn`t noticeable from far or medium distances.
Maybe I`m being too anal about this. But if I use this on my mom`s bimmer, and create a permanent haze, then I`ll hate myself.
Any comments, or answers to the question I posed are greatly appreciated. Thank you all for reading the above. It`s my first novel. :)
Bill.
What I decided to do was take a 2x2(maybe a bit less) section of the hood and apply multiple coats of PI to it.
This was all done in the garage using my arm and a dry foam pad. Each time, I applied a drop(the size of your baby fingernail) on to the foam applicator. Using light pressure going in front to back motions I worked the product into the surface until it was tacky. I then buffed it out with a cotton towel using front to back motions.
After 20 coats(it really isn`t alot) I moved the car outside into bright sunlight to view the results. WOW, was I impressed. The section of the hood with the PI was amazing. When the sun was shining DIRECTLY ON the spot where the PI was applied, the swirls were *almost* non existent compared to the rest of the hood. No hazing existed when the sun shone on the spot directly.
BUT, yes there is a "but"(I wish there wasn`t), when the sun was shining on the hood NEXT to the part that was PI`d, you could see very very fine lines in the clearcoat where the PI was applied. These lines were going in the direction that I applied the product. The lines coupled with the angle and intensity of the sunshine, produced a hazing.
This disappointed me. On a car as beat up as my fathers, the PI had a very positve impact. But for a car with a new or like new finish, I have to wonder how useful this product is. All you`re doing is trading swirls for finer lines that cause a haze in indirect sunlight.
PI does what it says. If you`re willing to put in the time and energy and use multiple coats, then you can kiss your swirls goodbye. The problem is that IT does cause hazing.
Here`s a question:
For the people that have used this product and experienced the hazing that it produces, what did you use to get rid of the hazing? Are there any products that are even finer cut than PI that will reduce the haze? I really like this stuff. If I can find something to eliminate the hazing, then this product is definately a keeper. But if the hazing is permanent, then it might not be worth it.
Of note: The hazing could only be seen when standing directly over the hood. It wasn`t noticeable from far or medium distances.
Maybe I`m being too anal about this. But if I use this on my mom`s bimmer, and create a permanent haze, then I`ll hate myself.
Any comments, or answers to the question I posed are greatly appreciated. Thank you all for reading the above. It`s my first novel. :)
Bill.