Don
05-12-2005, 09:03 PM
I detailed the Focus with the latex paint splatter today. I was able to get all of the paint off of one section, and about 50% off the adjoining panel.
Anyhow on to the experiment. The car is only a few years old and is metallic silver. There were no real paint defects and I really want the practice with the rotary.
Since there were no major scratches or swirls to deal with, I decided to try AIO with a finishing pad and the rotary on the #2 setting.
I used a terry-covered foam applicator to spread the AIO over sections of the body panels, then took the rotary and buffed the section until the AIO was gone. Then I used a MF to buff off the residue. When the whole car was complete I put on a coat of Insulator.
Sorry there are no pics, but the finish came out perfect. There were a few isolated scratches that were not removed, but that`s no surprise since all I used was the AIO.
The results make me want to try again on a dark colored car to see if I get as good of results.
Anyhow on to the experiment. The car is only a few years old and is metallic silver. There were no real paint defects and I really want the practice with the rotary.
Since there were no major scratches or swirls to deal with, I decided to try AIO with a finishing pad and the rotary on the #2 setting.
I used a terry-covered foam applicator to spread the AIO over sections of the body panels, then took the rotary and buffed the section until the AIO was gone. Then I used a MF to buff off the residue. When the whole car was complete I put on a coat of Insulator.
Sorry there are no pics, but the finish came out perfect. There were a few isolated scratches that were not removed, but that`s no surprise since all I used was the AIO.
The results make me want to try again on a dark colored car to see if I get as good of results.