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Scottwax

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Had an absolutely hammered 335i to detail today, to top it off, it was jet black.



I decided to try what I know of the KB method. Meguiars #105 fully primed into an orange Soft Edge cutting pad, then a few pea sized dots of polish. Heavy pressure, slow movement, pretty close to rotary results.



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s51LHJrXAK4]YouTube - DA polishing-KB Method[/ame]
 
smittysawd said:
where do you get your pads from scott, i really enjoy your work btw..
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I got that pad from my Optimum distributor to try. I believe American Buffing makes them and Excel Detail sold them as Propel II pads.



I mostly use Meguiars pads (I can get them locally) but I am always open to try others when I come across them.
 
jose206 said:
Thanks for that video, very impressive results for a da. Would the orange ccs 5.5in pads do the trick?
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I think most who have been using the KB method longer than me use 5.5" orange cutting pads. I do believe using a 5.5" pad vs the 6.5" pad I was using could have given me somewhat faster results.



I'll post up a full write-up on that car later this evening.
 
Scottwax that is some significant improvement as you mentioned. :2thumbs:

Looking forward to your write up.



Have you thought of a microphone to hookup with the camera? Or can you do a voice over on your camera when your voice seems to fade away when you are working the area.
 
simply amazing scott. You were able to work that 105 in pretty long before it flashed and what not. Looks like the KB method works pretty well.
 
yeap, that's the way to do it. if it's not cutting as much, i would just use a sprit of water on the pad and then rework the polish back in. Glad to see the writeup Scott.
 
hey did you pick that towel up off the floor?? HAHAH! Just kidding. Anyways this has given me a really great idea... I'm in the midst of training a bunch of dealership "detailers" to do a better job all while trying to keep the process as idiot proof as possible. Wonder if I can get the owners to spring for a buttload of D/A's now ;)
 
Jakerooni said:
hey did you pick that towel up off the floor??
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Towel was stuck under the front door handle (you can see it before I start polishing) and in my hand when I turned off the camera (look at the reflection off the car). So there.
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I think Mike Phillips did a thread once where they took readings on a hood for thickness, then proceeded to wet sand, compound with wool and foam and then polish - with measurements taken at each step. I was surprised to see how little clear was removed vs how much improved the finish got. Todd did a simular test but showed how the PC could correct as much as a rotary. These are old threads and I'm too old and lazy to locate them.



But - given the number of KBM'ers out there, and no one has posted the " I F'd up my paint" thread, I'd say it's as safe as anything else. Remember, it's like anything else, if you correct the paint and keep bad washing habits, correct again, and again, eventually you'll be calling the bodyshop. I spend a little time (trying) to educate my customers how not to need buffing every 6 months.
 
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