First Black Car Detail w/rotary
Hello All,
Inspired by Anthony O and CleanDean, I purchased a Makita. Sweet machine! I just detailed a Toyota Camary, an every day highway commuter with over 100K miles.
There were a few deep scratches, some marring, rock chips and door dings.
1. I washed, then clayed.
2. Used 3M heavy compund on some spots with a wool pad w/makita set at 1800. Being very careful to stay away from edges and peaks. This took care of the deep scratches, but left some serious swirls.
3. Switched to a 3M foam compund pad, Makita to 1500 and Perfect-It III fine compund. Did this to the entire vehicle.
During this step, saw the car was repainted in some areas because I saw some orange peel. Didn`t worry about it, b/c customer didn`t care. Can orange peel be removed with a rotary or should they be sanded?
4. Switched to a 3M polishing pad and used their finishing polish
5. Another polishing pad and machine glaze for dark cars, they have a light car one also, which left me wondering if the glaze was filling in any of the swirls.
6. Washed the car to get rid of all the splatter and wool residue.
Saw very minute swirl marks in some small areas, in the sun, with my head at a 90 degree angle, with one eye half closed and my nose pressed up to the car. :-) Customer did see them and was "shocked " to find out swirls are not part of the process! :-)
7. Dressed the tires and did interior windows.
7. Applied Race Glaze polish with a rotary and foam polishing pad, removed with a MF. I was having static issues with my MFs, (I washed and dryed them them the night before, didn`t use any fabric softner or dryer sheets) how do you guys deal with static? Or could it be I have cheap MFs, I bought them from Wal-Mart.
8. NXT by hand and removed with an orbital.
So what do you think? Where might I be able to improve on this process? The whole process took about 8 Hrs.
Re: First Black Car Detail w/rotary
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Originally posted by kayel17
Hello All,
Inspired by Anthony O and CleanDean, I purchased a Makita. Sweet machine! I just detailed a Toyota Camary, an every day highway commuter with over 100K miles.
There were a few deep scratches, some marring, rock chips and door dings.
1. I washed, then clayed.
2. Used 3M heavy compund on some spots with a wool pad w/makita set at 1800. Being very careful to stay away from edges and peaks. This took care of the deep scratches, but left some serious swirls.
3. Switched to a 3M foam compund pad, Makita to 1500 and Perfect-It III fine compund. Did this to the entire vehicle.
During this step, saw the car was repainted in some areas because I saw some orange peel. Didn`t worry about it, b/c customer didn`t care. Can orange peel be removed with a rotary or should they be sanded?
4. Switched to a 3M polishing pad and used their finishing polish
5. Another polishing pad and machine glaze for dark cars, they have a light car one also, which left me wondering if the glaze was filling in any of the swirls.
6. Washed the car to get rid of all the splatter and wool residue.
Saw very minute swirl marks in some small areas, in the sun, with my head at a 90 degree angle, with one eye half closed and my nose pressed up to the car. :-) Customer did see them and was "shocked " to find out swirls are not part of the process! :-)
7. Dressed the tires and did interior windows.
7. Applied Race Glaze polish with a rotary and foam polishing pad, removed with a MF. I was having static issues with my MFs, (I washed and dryed them them the night before, didn`t use any fabric softner or dryer sheets) how do you guys deal with static? Or could it be I have cheap MFs, I bought them from Wal-Mart.
8. NXT by hand and removed with an orbital.
So what do you think? Where might I be able to improve on this process? The whole process took about 8 Hrs.
Hey great job and I am honored to have been a part of your inspiration.......especially with the likes of Dean included in there:bigups
Nothing wrong with wool pads IMHO but the cheaper brands can do more damage than fix so buy good ones as you usually get what you pay for.
As Dean said slow down a bit on your RPM`s when using a mechanical cleaner (diminishing abrasives) as it allows the abrasives to work better. Chemical cleaners respond better with a higher speed.
Again.............great work!
Anthony