Hi guys, total noob here. I went through heaps of forum strings but I'm still unclear on a few things.
I just ordered a blackfire Wet Diamond Shine Kit and a PC7424. I want to give the treatment to an 07 black fjcruiser that I just bought. To my untrained eye the paint looks pretty good. It's got a few really faint swirls and spider web if you catch it at just the right angle, but all in all it's got nice depth and reflection to it.
Basically, I don't even know what I don't know,:huh: but my main questions are:
1. Is washing with the blackfire gloss shampoo and conditioner enough before using the GEP? do i need to strip any existing wax first?
2. Do I need to tape anything off for this job? edges? ridges? plastic or rubber? or is that only for polishing compounds and rotaries?
3. Do I treat painted ABS the same as painted metal? the FJ has painted ABS bumbers(well the silver parts are painted, I havent figured out yet if the black parts are painted matt, or that's just the color of the plastic itself).
4. What speed should I set the PC to for the GEP and then the wet diamond paint protector?
5. How fast should I be moving the PC? someone mentioned 2-3 inches per second in a string, is that about right? When Im buffing a section, How many passes over the same area should I aim for?
6. I'm im memphis, so it's supper hot down here right now. I mean like 90 in the shade at 7 am. I'm thinking that the pads are going to dry out pretty fast. do I tackle smaller sections at a time, just keep adding GEP to keep them moist, or use a water spray bottle on it once in a while?
Thanks to anybody with the patience to actually answer questions you've probably seen posted here a 1000 times before!
L8TR