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01-10-2012, 08:52 PM
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Dull no more I don't know if this is the right place to post these, so forgive me in advance. Just thought I'd share. We've had some horrible rain over the last 6 weeks...on & off...and my paint took a severe beating. So I decided to break out the Porter Cable and some goo.
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01-11-2012, 09:20 AM
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Thanks, guys. And appreciate the clarification, BOBS99SS. I guess I need to look more closely before I post. I afraid that might be the case.
WD2009CTSV, I don't fly. But with the right tools, anyone can do this stuff. It's just whether or not you want to spend the time. LOL!
You guys might appreciate this thread too. It's a sand correction on a CTS-V coupe. Car looks absolutely phenomenal!
http://www.luxury4play.com/detailing...cci-elite.html
WD2009CTSV, I don't fly. But with the right tools, anyone can do this stuff. It's just whether or not you want to spend the time. LOL!
You guys might appreciate this thread too. It's a sand correction on a CTS-V coupe. Car looks absolutely phenomenal!
http://www.luxury4play.com/detailing...cci-elite.html
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01-11-2012, 11:36 AM
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Love these kinds of threads. Thanks for posting!
Can't wait for a nice spring Sunday to get out and wet sand and buff my entire car. Haven't done it yet since I bought it in July.
Can't wait for a nice spring Sunday to get out and wet sand and buff my entire car. Haven't done it yet since I bought it in July.
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Lake Country Foam 6.5" Buffing Pad Chart
When I bought the car, it was heavily oxidized (apparently sat outside). For that, I used an orange, grey and red from the above chart.
As far as not screwing up the paint, a random orbital helps on the damage control. I use a Porter-Cable 7424XP with this backing plate.
I've learned a lot over time, and still learn a lot as I go. In my opinion, Autogeek is a great website to learn, especially with regard to "how to".
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No. Not this time. I bought the car in May, and I did all that right after...clayed, compound, polish, Opti-Coat, wax...the whole thing. I'll probably repeat before it gets real hot again. But for now, all I did was wash, polish and wax. I didn't use a very aggressive pad to polish it either. I'm not sure what experience others have had with Opti-Coat, but it seems to be extra sensitive as far as getting fine surface scratches as seen in the first photo. One might argue that I don't use the right tools to wash, but I think I've got that part down...probably.
No matter what it is, the scratches came out pretty easily compared to a car that has been sitting outside, gets washed at a spaghetti car wash or a "full service" wash where those guys wait for you at the end of the line with red shop towels.
*longest answer ever*
No matter what it is, the scratches came out pretty easily compared to a car that has been sitting outside, gets washed at a spaghetti car wash or a "full service" wash where those guys wait for you at the end of the line with red shop towels.
*longest answer ever*
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No. Not this time. I bought the car in May, and I did all that right after...clayed, compound, polish, Opti-Coat, wax...the whole thing. I'll probably repeat before it gets real hot again. But for now, all I did was wash, polish and wax. I didn't use a very aggressive pad to polish it either. I'm not sure what experience others have had with Opti-Coat, but it seems to be extra sensitive as far as getting fine surface scratches as seen in the first photo. One might argue that I don't use the right tools to wash, but I think I've got that part down...probably.
No matter what it is, the scratches came out pretty easily compared to a car that has been sitting outside, gets washed at a spaghetti car wash or a "full service" wash where those guys wait for you at the end of the line with red shop towels.
*longest answer ever*
No matter what it is, the scratches came out pretty easily compared to a car that has been sitting outside, gets washed at a spaghetti car wash or a "full service" wash where those guys wait for you at the end of the line with red shop towels.
*longest answer ever*
Do people still go to "full service" car washes ?
