New car to detail, no swirls.

**Stephan** · 07-23-2008, 04:59 AM

Why polish it at all...if there were no swirls when you got it and then none after you washed it then clayed it then add a glaze in there and put on your LSP. Save the poloshing for when it does get swirls...

**heatgain** · 07-23-2008, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Stephan

Why polish it at all...if there were no swirls when you got it and then none after you washed it then clayed it then add a glaze in there and put on your LSP. Save the poloshing for when it does get swirls...

That`s what I ended up doing....
Wash, Clay, Glaze, Seal.
Just kinda felt guilty that I didn`t polish.

I`m going to offer him a 3rd coat of UPGP this weekend and check out the finish under halogens as suggested.
I can`t get passed seeing no swirls.

**joyriide1113** · 07-23-2008, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

...I think as a detailer you have to know when enough is enough IMO

I love this comment. I burnished paint once. The car was in awesome shape, but I figured I would give it a go. It was very time consuming and I felt that unless I`m getting paid for 2 extra steps (thats how long it took me) I would not be doing this for people as msot will not notice the difference. I agree that we all need to know when to stop especially when you`re doing it for money.

A clean even job is much nicer looking than a job where the paint is "jeweled" yet everything els eis a mess. I`ve gotten the opprtunity lately to see some of my local detaielrs work, and although their polish work is top notch, almost everything else is seriously lacking as far as clean work.