beko1987
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*Taken from http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=214673 so the smilies may not work :roll:
Well, after being handed a bag of goodies by Alexandra @ Elite this morning I had a crack at my drivers door!
I bought a Green, Yellow, Blue & Black 3m 4" pad, 75mm backing plate and a large waffle pad for larger areas.
I worked down my Menz polishes in the order in the pics, using the Green pad, yellow pad, then the last 2 polishes went on with the blue pad. I applied and worked in for a while at the lowest setting BH with the black pad.
The beer (s) are an important part of the process! :speechles :buffer:
This is the rear quarter on the drivers side (didn't take any befores, the paints in this condition all over!)
It took 2 hits of the first polish to dent the swirls! Gordon, you were right when you said smaller pads have less cut! However, I used the small pads for the whole door (as a learning curve). I found the polisher MUCH easier to control. Refining all the steps and the final black hole was done with me just holding the rotary at the end by the cable, the weight of the machine providing the weight.
There's a layer of EGP curing on it at the moment (never like leaving paintwork unprotected, and thanks Mark for the EGP! Liking it more and more each time I use it, does seem to bring a pronounced level of clarity to the finish), then when the sun goes down later I'll jetwash the car to get rid of the splatter, and maybe (light depending) put a few layers of wax and V7 over it! :thumb:
Time taken - about 4 hours (From rinsing & a quick clay of the door, and including fridge and bottle opening times.) I reckon I've got about 93% correction (a few RSD's, a carpark ding and still some deep swirls I'm reluctant to touch at the moment by the door handle)
Now to go and do something constructive! (Plastering the hallway :wall:
Well, after being handed a bag of goodies by Alexandra @ Elite this morning I had a crack at my drivers door!
I bought a Green, Yellow, Blue & Black 3m 4" pad, 75mm backing plate and a large waffle pad for larger areas.
I worked down my Menz polishes in the order in the pics, using the Green pad, yellow pad, then the last 2 polishes went on with the blue pad. I applied and worked in for a while at the lowest setting BH with the black pad.
The beer (s) are an important part of the process! :speechles :buffer:
This is the rear quarter on the drivers side (didn't take any befores, the paints in this condition all over!)
It took 2 hits of the first polish to dent the swirls! Gordon, you were right when you said smaller pads have less cut! However, I used the small pads for the whole door (as a learning curve). I found the polisher MUCH easier to control. Refining all the steps and the final black hole was done with me just holding the rotary at the end by the cable, the weight of the machine providing the weight.
There's a layer of EGP curing on it at the moment (never like leaving paintwork unprotected, and thanks Mark for the EGP! Liking it more and more each time I use it, does seem to bring a pronounced level of clarity to the finish), then when the sun goes down later I'll jetwash the car to get rid of the splatter, and maybe (light depending) put a few layers of wax and V7 over it! :thumb:
Time taken - about 4 hours (From rinsing & a quick clay of the door, and including fridge and bottle opening times.) I reckon I've got about 93% correction (a few RSD's, a carpark ding and still some deep swirls I'm reluctant to touch at the moment by the door handle)
Now to go and do something constructive! (Plastering the hallway :wall:
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