Paint/Surface Perfecting

**tizeye** · 06-20-2006, 03:25 PM

Anybody on here ever heard of paint/surface perfecting...if you have what do you use and what do you perfect?

**imported_Grouse** · 06-20-2006, 03:52 PM

there is another thread about this same process i think. Liquifying the paint/ming process.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....164#post739164

see if it is the same process.

**tizeye** · 06-20-2006, 05:22 PM

Umm what it means is the restoration of a surface back to it`s original finish. In other words on a car it`s paint would be returned to how it was when it left the factory..

Cheers

Tizeye

**Pittssteelers** · 06-20-2006, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by tizeye

Umm what it means is the restoration of a surface back to it`s original finish. In other words on a car it`s paint would be returned to how it was when it left the factory..

Cheers

Tizeye

Factory finish sucks anymore. I have had a few picky clients that had me wet sand factory orange peel on vehicles factory fresh!

An outside restoration on an older car can take a LONG time. Last year I did a 3 y/o Honda Civic, pimped out, black, that took me 12 hours.

**tizeye** · 06-21-2006, 12:30 PM

That`s a fair comment...most of the cars we do are high end cars..Mercs etc..

Tizeye

**imported_Detailing Technology** · 06-21-2006, 12:38 PM

I think everyone here does Paint/Surface perfecting.

I see this as: Polishing away all of the scratches, blemishes, and contaminants that were not there when the car left the paint booth or assembly factory.

Do you?

**Joshua312** · 06-21-2006, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by jsatek

I think everyone here does Paint/Surface perfecting.

I see this as: Polishing away all of the scratches, blemishes, and contaminants that were not there when the car left the paint booth or assembly factory.

Do you?

I thought this whole thread was in a different language until I read your post jsatek, thanks for being clear in what you are trying to say. I agree, this is what I view as paint-surface perfection as well.

**Scottwax** · 06-21-2006, 08:23 PM

I believe we all strive for the perfect finish, however you can be restrained by either how bad the starting point is or what the customer is willing to pay for.

**the other pc** · 06-22-2006, 09:46 AM

Hey tizeye, good to see`ya again.

Not sure if we`re having a bit of a nomenclature issue or not.

The whole point here on Autopia is making paint "perfect." Many of the folks here use different products, brands and machines but we all share the passion for improving our skills, developing our eye for subtle details and producing the very best results imaginable (which would be better than factory, by the way).

After hanging out here for a while you`ll find many common themes and some disagreements but in the end each can tune their process to their own needs and expectations. Different paths can lead to the same destination.

As for the specific phrase "paint perfecting" in reference to some particular set of products and processes, I`d never heard it until you mentioned it the other day. It appears to be a trademark of the Paint Bull Company in Michigan.

I believe you`ll find the info here more beneficial than a canned business package but that`s just my opinion. I don`t know what they`re actually selling.

PC.

**tizeye** · 06-22-2006, 01:10 PM

Great answers guys..and thanks for changing the angle I was looking at it. I have one other question for you. I was told once that the only way that you can effectively clean Stainless steel is to polish it, is this statement true?