Hey guys, getting ready for my full detail saturday using products such as chemical guys and Zaino. just wondering if any one can put there final 2cents in as i
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03-01-2010, 04:43 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Any Final Tips/Pointers?
Hey guys, getting ready for my full detail saturday using products such as chemical guys and Zaino. just wondering if any one can put there final 2cents in as i get ready to take on this process! Thanks fellas.
and PS kyle from stillen had a great thread with videos of how to detail (http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ng-videos.html) but just want to here what everyone else has to say.
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take your time,
don't let the soap dry, do it in the shade with plenty of light (no direct sun, will dry the soap), don't drop your cloths, don't drop the soap
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dont drop your pc onto the bonnet.
dont trip on cord dont smell the wax too long, makes you feel light headed. dont put polish on plastic bits dont wax your face not sure, there's a lot more dont's than do's... |
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What type of polisher are you using? Name and part number?
The biggest thing to remember is to take your time, good results take time. One thing I recommend doing is starting with one section of your car at a time. Just do half the hood or half the fender. That will kind of tell you how much time you're going to need to put in to do the whole car to meet your satisfaction. Also, you own a black car...It will take longer to get the best results! You might find that this weekend you only want to do the hood, fascia and front fenders, then next weekend the doors and roof, then the following weekend the rear fenders and rear fascia. You might think this is crazy but it's how a lot of people detail their vehicle's. For example, I wash my truck just about every weekend and usually once a month (at least every two months) I wax it. Also, don't use too much product. Consult with the product manufacturer but most of the time people use too much product and they end up wasting more than they really need and costing themselves extra money. You really only need a thin layer between your buffing pad and the paint. Again, consult the manufacturer about this, they might have different recommendations for their product. When I use the Adam's stuff I pour a little bit (about two or three dime sized dollops) on to the pad and spread it across the target area. I do this without the pad spinning, just spread it across, then at low RPM spread it around a little more, then bump up to a higher RPM to actually do the work. |
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[QUOTE=kenchan;424280]
dont put polish on plastic bits QUOTE] A simple, but sometimes time consuming, step is to mask off plastic parts or crevices with some blue low tack painter's tape. |
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And probably my best tip—if this is your first time and especially since you have a black car—start by doing someone else's car. Are your parents close by?
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yep, painter's tape works very well. i suppose a tip on that is to make sure you get the high quality 3M one cause the cheezo ones (like acehardware brand junk) leaves behind residue.
some other pointers... work the polish in until it's almost dry. those diminishing abrasives needs to be broken down real good. |
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