Now that the nice weather is here, don't underestimate the power of a quality random orbit polisher!
06-26-2007, 01:24 PM
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Now that the nice weather is here, don't underestimate the power of a quality random orbit polisher!
<center><img src="http://www.essexcountymotorsports.com/Pictures/Detailed/finished3.jpg"></center><p>
From the Meguiar's forums .. amateur on his first try using a Porter-Cable RO polisher, like the one I have.
Almost impossible to ruin paint with one. Not like a high-speed rotary buffer.
Tape-stripe the hood and do one side only, first to see the improvement!
Yeah Yeah the 2nd picture is a red SINGLE STAGE paint which is fully oxidized, and doesn't really jibe with our clear-coated paints but the 1st and 3rd pics are restored clearcoats.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/55364/original.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/55364/beemerpaint.jpg">
From the Meguiar's forums .. amateur on his first try using a Porter-Cable RO polisher, like the one I have.
Almost impossible to ruin paint with one. Not like a high-speed rotary buffer.
Tape-stripe the hood and do one side only, first to see the improvement!
Yeah Yeah the 2nd picture is a red SINGLE STAGE paint which is fully oxidized, and doesn't really jibe with our clear-coated paints but the 1st and 3rd pics are restored clearcoats.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/55364/original.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/55364/beemerpaint.jpg">
06-27-2007, 07:49 AM
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Did you know that AW has a huge Detailing Forum right here? 8)
Im just a lame amateur when it comes to detailing but the people in the AudiWorld detailing forum can tell you 12 ways to remove squashed bugs from your cigarette lighter.
I attended a Meguire's detailing workshop last year at a local Audi owner's event. What I do is this:
-Wash (auto soap, not dish soap) .. USE TWO BUCKETS .. one for the super-dirty water and one for the cleaner, no-so dirty water. Put dirty sponge in filthy bucket first and then after it's cleaner, put it into the cleaner bucket and then onto the car.
-Clay Bar with detailer spray (can use water) A clay bar easily shears off all the tar spots and microscopic crap stuck into the paint surface. When your car is "clean" you will be shocked how brown/black the clay bar surface gets anyway.
-Cleaner Wax (with Porter-Cable and default white pad)
-Glossy sealer wax. (with Porter-Cable and a different default white pad)
In both wax processes, I remove the wax with a good quality Microfiber towel. Get the good ones .. the cheap ones have almost no "fluff", just base weave.
If there's a scratch in the clearcoat, I use Meguiar's Scratch-X .. perhaps multiple times .. before waxing.
If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail, it will not come out without a dangerous rotary buffer and professional (dangerous) polishing compounds.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/detail/">--- AudiWorld Detailer's Forum ---</a></li></ul>
I attended a Meguire's detailing workshop last year at a local Audi owner's event. What I do is this:
-Wash (auto soap, not dish soap) .. USE TWO BUCKETS .. one for the super-dirty water and one for the cleaner, no-so dirty water. Put dirty sponge in filthy bucket first and then after it's cleaner, put it into the cleaner bucket and then onto the car.
-Clay Bar with detailer spray (can use water) A clay bar easily shears off all the tar spots and microscopic crap stuck into the paint surface. When your car is "clean" you will be shocked how brown/black the clay bar surface gets anyway.
-Cleaner Wax (with Porter-Cable and default white pad)
-Glossy sealer wax. (with Porter-Cable and a different default white pad)
In both wax processes, I remove the wax with a good quality Microfiber towel. Get the good ones .. the cheap ones have almost no "fluff", just base weave.
If there's a scratch in the clearcoat, I use Meguiar's Scratch-X .. perhaps multiple times .. before waxing.
If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail, it will not come out without a dangerous rotary buffer and professional (dangerous) polishing compounds.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/detail/">--- AudiWorld Detailer's Forum ---</a></li></ul>
06-27-2007, 09:23 AM
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Thanks for the info,
Yes, I have looked at the fourm before but found it to be so thick with advanced information that it was hard to find basic, simple answers. I am a detailing novice. Most of the things they discuss seem to assume a lot of knowlege that I don't have.
Your answer was helpful, thanks!
Troy's guide to car care nirvana is also good in the tech articles section.
Your answer was helpful, thanks!
Troy's guide to car care nirvana is also good in the tech articles section.
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