a.k.a. Patrick
05-02-2004, 08:20 PM
Some of you had replied to a thread i started about a friend, who`s daughter decided to wash dads Camry....with a Scotchbrite pad. (Heavy Duty nonetheless)....
I went over last wknd to preinspect it, took out some DACP, 3M SMR, followed with VM all by hand, then a quick Carnauba to hold him over....He and his wife were simply stunned at what proper products can do, they actually wanted "what I have" to maintain it.....
Well today was do or die day, i think i died...I really set myself up for a complete paint repair with the DACP and PC. I spoke to Anthony Orasco, he gave me some tips, which im always grateful for...
So I went ahead and clayed all horizontal surfaces, and hit it with DACP, front to back at about 4.0, then side to side about 4.5, then front to back again at about 5.5, then side to side at 6.0. I let the product work itself, practically until it disappeared. I hit all horizontal surfaces in this fashion....Then onto 3M SMR, side to side, front to back at various workable speeds, again until product nearly disappeared. After hitting it with 3M, I thought it looked pretty good, and then I looked again at various angles. It appeared all my efforts were for none. It looked nearly as horrible as when I first started. So I thought, “what do I have that may be just a tad more aggressive.” (Now that I think about it, this is where I should have whipped out the SSR3, but it never occurred to me at the moment.) I have one more product which I thought would do the trick, 3M Finesse it Fine cut compound. So I loaded up the pad, a yellow megs, and hit it again in the same DACP fashion. Nothing……..Do I give up ? I was soooo disappointed at that moment. I took out the VM, put a nice coat on, then hit it with some Platinum protection with a finishing pad, waited an hr, watched some Nascar racing, saw the #20 car nearly take out Gordon and Wallace within 5 laps of each other. (Why does Home Depot support this clown, anyway….)Wiped off the Plat which I love the crap out of, even in light of the new Wolfgang products which I was set to use…..My buddy came out and looked, I think I could tell he was a little disappointed too, I think…..Then he went on to say, that while I had all “the fancy polishers and products, to go ahead and do the entire outside….So, I took out the Meg’s ColorX, which I love, used a ylw Megs pad, and got familiar with all the side panels and bumpers….All went well….Im just so disappointed with all the horizontals and scratches !!! Anyway, heres some before and afters, the after shot is before the final wipedown, but you can see all of the smaller swirls and scratches were removed……
I went over last wknd to preinspect it, took out some DACP, 3M SMR, followed with VM all by hand, then a quick Carnauba to hold him over....He and his wife were simply stunned at what proper products can do, they actually wanted "what I have" to maintain it.....
Well today was do or die day, i think i died...I really set myself up for a complete paint repair with the DACP and PC. I spoke to Anthony Orasco, he gave me some tips, which im always grateful for...
So I went ahead and clayed all horizontal surfaces, and hit it with DACP, front to back at about 4.0, then side to side about 4.5, then front to back again at about 5.5, then side to side at 6.0. I let the product work itself, practically until it disappeared. I hit all horizontal surfaces in this fashion....Then onto 3M SMR, side to side, front to back at various workable speeds, again until product nearly disappeared. After hitting it with 3M, I thought it looked pretty good, and then I looked again at various angles. It appeared all my efforts were for none. It looked nearly as horrible as when I first started. So I thought, “what do I have that may be just a tad more aggressive.” (Now that I think about it, this is where I should have whipped out the SSR3, but it never occurred to me at the moment.) I have one more product which I thought would do the trick, 3M Finesse it Fine cut compound. So I loaded up the pad, a yellow megs, and hit it again in the same DACP fashion. Nothing……..Do I give up ? I was soooo disappointed at that moment. I took out the VM, put a nice coat on, then hit it with some Platinum protection with a finishing pad, waited an hr, watched some Nascar racing, saw the #20 car nearly take out Gordon and Wallace within 5 laps of each other. (Why does Home Depot support this clown, anyway….)Wiped off the Plat which I love the crap out of, even in light of the new Wolfgang products which I was set to use…..My buddy came out and looked, I think I could tell he was a little disappointed too, I think…..Then he went on to say, that while I had all “the fancy polishers and products, to go ahead and do the entire outside….So, I took out the Meg’s ColorX, which I love, used a ylw Megs pad, and got familiar with all the side panels and bumpers….All went well….Im just so disappointed with all the horizontals and scratches !!! Anyway, heres some before and afters, the after shot is before the final wipedown, but you can see all of the smaller swirls and scratches were removed……