My First Autopian Detail

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BigLouMaxSE

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I've always heard great things about the PC's, and after owning two generic Random Orbitals (the kind that you pay 20 bones for), I sprung for the Mother of all R.O.'s, and feel I had much success. My car had an incredible amount of swirling, only about 10 percent of them show up in the pictures below due to the camera quality. When you looked into the sun, you wouldn't see the Deep Evergreen, instead, you'd just see swirls.

Here are the befores (these are the only pics that I could use to show the damage, and even these don't do it justice.)

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The car also had bad oxidation where the sun roof wind deflector has sat for most of it's life, and also along the bottom panels because of the absense of splash guards in a FWD car. The front bumper was also in bad shape, and even after waxing a reflection was seldom seen on it.

My process was:



Wash w/ Dawn

Mother's Clay/Meg's Next Gen Wash as lubricant

Wash w/ Meg's Next Gen Wash



Sonus SFX-1 applied by PC at speed 6 w/ DAS Orange Cutting Pad

Sonus SFX-2 applied by PC at speed 5 w/ DAS Green Pad



Klasse AIO applied by PC at speed 3 w/ DAS Blue Finishing Pad

Klasse SG applied by Terry Cloth Applicator by hand



All polishes were removed with MF towels. I will be applying another coat of SG at every wash until I go to college to build up the layers. Anyways, here's the afters. Almost all of the imperfections are removed, and almost no swirls remain. The paint is really reflective, deep, glossy, slick, and now the Deep Evergreen is lively and the pearl stands out.



I should also had that the oxidation has been significantly reduced around the sun roof. I didn't think it would change that part of the paint, so I didn't take a before pic to show it. Just take my word for it: the sun roof oxidation is reduced to the point it is almost unnoticable, even though the pic shows it still.
 
I've always heard great things about the PC's, and after owning two generic Random Orbitals (the kind that you pay 20 bones for), I sprung for the Mother of all R.O.'s, and feel I had much success. My car had an incredible amount of swirling, only about 10 percent of them show up in the pictures below due to the camera quality. When you looked into the sun, you wouldn't see the Deep Evergreen, instead, you'd just see swirls.

Here are the befores (these are the only pics that I could use to show the damage, and even these don't do it justice.)

TheBeforePICS3.jpg


TheBeforePICS4.jpg


The car also had bad oxidation where the sun roof wind deflector has sat for most of it's life, and also along the bottom panels because of the absense of splash guards in a FWD car. The front bumper was also in bad shape, and even after waxing a reflection was seldom seen on it.

My process was:



Wash w/ Dawn

Mother's Clay/Meg's Next Gen Wash as lubricant

Wash w/ Meg's Next Gen Wash



Sonus SFX-1 applied by PC at speed 6 w/ DAS Orange Cutting Pad

Sonus SFX-2 applied by PC at speed 5 w/ DAS Green Pad



Klasse AIO applied by PC at speed 3 w/ DAS Blue Finishing Pad

Klasse SG applied by Terry Cloth Applicator by hand



All polishes were removed with MF towels. I will be applying another coat of SG at every wash until I go to college to build up the layers. Anyways, here's the afters. Almost all of the imperfections are removed, and almost no swirls remain. The paint is really reflective, deep, glossy, slick, and now the Deep Evergreen is lively and the pearl stands out.



I should also had that the oxidation has been significantly reduced around the sun roof. I didn't think it would change that part of the paint, so I didn't take a before pic to show it. Just take my word for it: the sun roof oxidation is reduced to the point it is almost unnoticable, even though the pic shows it still.
 
Ya, props for a nice first time PC users for sure. The first time I used my PC I barely made any progress at all, so nice work. The car looks really good. Shame there is that oxidation around the sunroof. Oh, and dress the tires and wheelwells. :D
 
Ya, props for a nice first time PC users for sure. The first time I used my PC I barely made any progress at all, so nice work. The car looks really good. Shame there is that oxidation around the sunroof. Oh, and dress the tires and wheelwells. :D
 
series1 said:
Great job for a first autopian detail. I would suggest using a damp mf applicator to use with SG. It's a breeze to apply and remove.
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Yeah, I used a couple sprays of Quick Detailer when I poured more sealant (both the AIO and SG) on the pad when applying them.



I know, I know, no tire dressing, but it's going to rain tonight into tomorrow morning, and I'll be driving on dirt roads tomorrow. I'll get that dressing on there when I get a couple more coats of SG on there. For the wheel wells, what do you use?



It was my first time with a PC, but not the first time with a buffer. The only thing those $20 ones were good for was to gain experience. Thanks for the comments, keep em coming guys!!!
 
series1 said:
Great job for a first autopian detail. I would suggest using a damp mf applicator to use with SG. It's a breeze to apply and remove.
Click to expand...



Yeah, I used a couple sprays of Quick Detailer when I poured more sealant (both the AIO and SG) on the pad when applying them.



I know, I know, no tire dressing, but it's going to rain tonight into tomorrow morning, and I'll be driving on dirt roads tomorrow. I'll get that dressing on there when I get a couple more coats of SG on there. For the wheel wells, what do you use?



It was my first time with a PC, but not the first time with a buffer. The only thing those $20 ones were good for was to gain experience. Thanks for the comments, keep em coming guys!!!
 
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