First time with PC, how did I do?

[imported_SHICKS]

This was the first weekend I could use my new PC and Polishes.



I experimented on my 2002 Green 4Runner. with minor swirls and stuff.



NXT wash

SSR2.5 Orange pad

SSR1 White pad

AIO Grey pad

S100 by hand



Polishing can be messy.



Let me know how I did, I have a long list of cars I want to do, so this is only the beginning.



Enjoy the pics (56k warning)



Reflections

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990greentree.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990photos_624.jpg





S100 beading

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990s100water.jpg





Messing around shots.

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990geen3.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990green1.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990green2.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990greenflash.jpg



The usual suspects

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/18990pcandcompany.jpg



Thanks,

Steve

[White95Max]

Looks to me like you did quite well.

But...no full car shots?

[imported_SHICKS]

Originally posted by White95Max

Looks to me like you did quite well.

But...no full car shots?



I am trying to get ready to goto a SB party, So I only did the hood. I just wanted to give it a shot, I plan to do the whole thing in the spring. Judging from how the hood came out, I think I will be really happy once I do the whole car.



Steve

[seracis]

Looking very sharp! Really looks nice!

[Gonzo]

Y`all did good, SHICKS. :xyxthumbs :cool:







You can stay, but you gotta keep it up or do better. :D

[Eliot Ness]

Good job Steve, the hood looks great! :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs

[Carl Anderson]

At least when I started detailing I left myself plently of room for improvement. Not sure you can say the same - great job!

[RedondoV6]

I wish my first attempt looked that good. Good job and welcome to the gang!

[Lenny]

:up Nice work!! :D

[imported_SHICKS]

Thanks everyone, I know I can do better. This was more of an experiment to see what the PC and some polishes can do. I noticed scratch and defect removal is difficult. I also noticed using a grey pad and AIO can make a difficult time of removing AIO.



Splatter and dusting are a pain in the butt. I almost think I need to was the car after I am done to get all the dust off.



I look forward to the spring or a heated garage to do an entire car.



Steve

[estoriltEck]

great job!

[imported_topnotch]

Looks good to me, keep up the good work

[Diesel]

Very nice, I got similar results my first attempt (photos later). The PC is the key, with good product under it, fantastic! How did this car look before your excellent work? In my case the paint was chalk board primo, really bad -- came right back!



Steve

[imported_SHICKS]

Originally posted by Diesel

Very nice, I got similar results my first attempt (photos later). The PC is the key, with good product under it, fantastic! How did this car look before your excellent work? In my case the paint was chalk board primo, really bad -- came right back!



Steve





The paint was in good condition, the SSR 2.5 + Orange was probbably overkill. It had some rock chips and scrathces I though 2.5 would revove, but I was wrong. The scratches are minimal now, but rock chips are there to stay. I am very new to using a PC, so I did not know what to expect.



A question I have - Which pad for AIO? I used grey on speed 4. All SSR products I used speed 5 or 6.



Another question is how do you know when you are using enough polish? I did get dusting, but I felt like I was using quite a bit of polish for such a small area.



Thanks,

Steve

[imported_flatstick]

Looks nice, glad to see you got some pretty good results on the first try, keep up the good work!