Help with my first PTG readings

[craigdt]

FWIW - 120um is pretty healthy paint. Compounding even with a MF pad will probably only take off a um or 2.

You`d be surprised how much can be removed. I think the Mr. 512Detail is referring to this thread in one of his earlier posts, which is why he is so concerned:

Report and pics showng how much clearcoat is removed during machine polishing


My test shows that 7 microns were removed with Orange LC and M105 on "hard" Chevy clear coat.

[512detail]

As far as the glaze...i have xmt, pb, bf, #7 and probably something else or two in my sample size box....i went with gep + black ice on the fender and half of hood to see how it would end up looking and i like it.


Plus i have half a gallon of bf rw and can set him up with a big bottle.

He also agreed to take the money I`m not charging and let me select some products for him. I think its a win-win.

As far as the readings...the more I thought about it when polishing, I probably should have cut a little deeper but I guess all the reading got me scared.



Im going to go with black hole, ex then nattys black on the black paint.


Gep+black ice. Will do another layer of black ice tomorrow morning.

I like the glow it puts on the orange

Just some deep marks remain.
like these

[mjlinane]

To take that much, I need to be going really hard at it (Surbuf + M105). All of our techniques are different. Measure what you do. Still, they paint would have been very healthy even taking that much.

FWIW - one reason I like SMAT compounds is that I decide when I am done - no waiting for it to break down. Watch to get to the bottom of the swirls and stop the cutting and move to refining. Wear a headlamp to facilitate this. Also don`t chase every RIDS. You get to know what is correctible and what isn`t.

Leads me back to my Detailer`s Prayer: Grant me to power tools to correct what I can, fillers to cover what I cannot, and the wisdom to know the difference.

[mjlinane]

BTW - nice job Brandt. The orange paint looks pretty good!

[512detail]

time for 2nd coat of black ice on the orange.