Behold! The power of AIO! (lots of pictures)

Jngrbrdman

Jngrbrdman

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I saw this truck in the parking lot at work and I had to do it. I left a card under his windshield wiper and told him that I could make his truck red again. I'll let the pictures do the talking for me. Sorry if they are a little out of focus. I think my batteries were dying or something. They actually look more clear on the originals. They lost something when I uploaded them I guess. :)



Before:

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After:

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This one is my favorite before/after type picture. I really like this one.



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This one is more of a half and half stage picture. The side that the bottle is on is done and the other side isn't. You can see the splatters on the drivers side. I thought it was cool that the truck was turning out to be the same color as the Klasse bottle. Ironic, eh? :D



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Now, to anyone who says that AIO isn't an awesome product I say BAH! :D Other than the completed 'after' picture that is just AIO and nothing else. I did top it with UPP when it was all done. If I could only have one product to go on a detail job then I would take AIO. This stuff is unbelievable and I love it when I get jobs like this that prove it to me all over again. All hail to Klasse! :bow :bigups
 
All that with no abrasives! Very impressive, Anthony.



Just for my reference, why didn't you use an abrasive? I am surprised that a vehicle which is that oxidized would have no swirls.
 
All the swirls were probably just in the oxidation. Seriously though, after I buffed out the AIO I considered going over it again with DACP but there really wasn't a need. It was a pretty clear surface without any marks. Its a pretty old truck and I expected a lot of damage but it was pretty clear.
 
I'll have to try that out next time on an older, oxidized vehicle. That would save a huge amount of time, not having to use DACP or something similar, prior to AIO.



Did you apply by hand, or with a PC?
 
Nice transformation! I bet thw owner was like :shocked when he saw his truck!



I just ordered some more AIO from Autopia. Must try AIO with rotary.............
 
That was with a PC. It could have been done by hand but it would have taken 4 times longer probably. I kept the PC set between 3 and 5 the whole time. Only on the roof and the hood did I ever go up to five. Most of the time it stayed around 4 actually. It only took 2 and a half hours to do the whole thing with AIO and then another hour to UPP and just finish it up on the outside. I'm just glad it was an exterior only job. I'm beat. lol
 
Sounds like the time savings was not as much as I thought then. Typically it would take me 1.5 hours to do a car with DACP and then 40 minutes to an hour to AIO. Since it's a truck, it would probably have been 2 hours to polish and then 1 hour to AIO, so the overall savings in time would have been 1/2 hour or so. But you're right about the fatigue though. Man, that would have torn my arm off to do that whole truck with AIO by hand! :)
 
The problem with AIO and oxidation is that it likes to stick to the oxidation. Buffing it off is at least going to take twice as long by hand on an oxidized surface than on a relatively clean one. The PC cuts it down ever further. The PC really saves some major time when it is oxidized that badly. That time included Pepsi breaks too. ;)
 
awesome :bow



thanks a lot man, now my interest in AIO/SG has really peaked. There's a local shop here that carries Klasse. If I get it it's all your fault! :D

btw, what year is the truck?
 
When paint is oxidized that badly, do you use clay??? Or, will you just trash the clay when you load it up with all that oxidation? Reason I'm asking is cause a coworker has a 94 T-bird he wants me do that is oxidized that bad. I think its a perfect opportunity to get some rotory practice!
 
My girlfriends car looks identical to the before picture. She just bought it and has been begging me to clean it up but we just havent had a nice enough day as of lately. Looks like I need to get some AIO to get it to look really good. Too bad this thing doesn't take care of rust too because her car has some of that also. Does anyone know of where I can buy Klasse without ordering it in the Pittsburgh area?
 
Wow, sweet transformation Anthony! :xyxthumbs



Since it sounds like the truck had lots of oxidation but little swirling, no wonder you jumped on it as a AIO demonstration! I'm assuming you used a polishing pad? How much AIO did you end up using?



EDIT: Heheh, sorry to pile on more questions :D but I just read Tort's post below and was wondering how you worked the AIO. Did you use it like "normal" polishes (ie. work until almost dry) or did you not worry about that and still remove it damp?
 
Jngr,



I used AIO for the first time last nite on my WRX. It was mostly an experiment, as there was no oxidation and few swirls. I just wanted to get a feel for how it worked on my own car before I used it on someone else's.



Question: How damp do you try to keep the pad while working? I had a hard time finding the right amount of QD to keep the AIO workable for the "right" amount of time (right IMO, anyway) . . . either I'd get too much QD, and it took a long time for the AIO to start to flash, or not enough QD, and it would flash almost immediately (like barely enough time to spread over the work area). Should I be using water instead of QD? Or is it just an experience thing (i.e., I need to use it a few more times to get the hang of it)? Even with this minor difficulty, AIO was still extremely to use. Residue is easy to remove, and it does leave a unique shine behind . . . on my silver metallic, it gave the clearcoat a polished marble sort of glow, different from other polishes I've tried. The metallic flake still had a lot of pop to it . . . good stuff.



BTW, I picked up a small bottle of AIO from David (when I ordered up a couple of his new buffing towels) largely due to your recommendations. I recall seeing the last red car transformation you did with AIO, and I was sold. I plan to use it for polymers much in the same way I'd use GEPC/SEC as a base for a carnauba. EX going on top tonight; should look good :up



Tort
 
Great pics Tony! :bow I bet the owner was very pleased. When you get your rotary try it with AIO also, it's great! You will love it. :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs
 
Show off. ;) Seriously - looks pretty dang good! I love seeing neglected finishes turn out nice. The "in process" pics are great!
 
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