Detailing chat

Curran

Waxes generally are better on darker colours, as it gives a warm glow and wet look.
Sealants on lighter colours to give a sharper appearance.

Its not necessary to do both - so Id see how you get on with the Fusso first!

vectra

As Curran said.

Perfect prep and two light coats of fusso spaced out 24 hours apart.
You will be happy,
I think the cold look of sealants are much nicer on white than warm wax effect.

Fusso is perfect for this.

AutoMan79

Anybody knows what are opening hrs for detailing shed in Blanch???

punisher5112

Gave one of the cars a quick go with orange hex pad just to see how much it could change how bad the paint was.

I was shocked with the results it took so many defects, swirls and many of the bad scratches it had.

I can see some will not disappear unless re spray but there was some from where petrol pump hose was dragged across roof and side many times. Results of 1st go on that area and 90% marks are gone.

So I will be going over again with orange then green and black.

The beading off it is real good and that's only with the cutting polish.

I will hopefully get pictures up also. Have them on phone so need to work out how.

vectra

punisher5112 wrote: »

I will hopefully get pictures up also. Have them on phone so need to work out how.

Remember the old song
"First cut is the deepest."
After the orange, If you are as happy as you seem then move on to lighter pads / polsih.Start refining and getting the gloss up.

Also
create a Photoucket account and upload your photos from yuor phone.
Link them to here then.

http://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/200724424-Linking-to-Forums

Curran

AutoMan79 wrote: »

Anybody knows what are opening hrs for detailing shed in Blanch???

As stated 11-5; Tuesday to Saturday.....while we get on our feet. That may change too add Monday!

punisher5112

Question re pads and polish.
If i do cut then finish polish with machine do i need to wash off using apc or do i just apply colinite on top?

cena

Curran wrote: »

As stated 11-5; Tuesday to Saturday.....while we get on our feet. That may change too add Monday!

Are ye out near the airport

conzy

cena wrote: »

Are ye out near the airport

https://www.facebook.com/Detailing-Shed-330326613646439/

Curran

punisher5112 wrote: »

Question re pads and polish.
If i do cut then finish polish with machine do i need to wash off using apc or do i just apply colinite on top?

A wash down is advised. The machine polish has lubricating oils that will hinder the bonding of anything layered on it. It's not that it won't bond, but if a wax should as 3-4 months, it may only last 2-3 months.

MetzgerMeister

To further improve the bond, using isopropyl alcohol is advisable.

Curran

punisher5112 wrote: »

Gave one of the cars a quick go with orange hex pad just to see how much it could change how bad the paint was.
....
Results of 1st go on that area and 90% marks are gone....

The beading off it is real good and that's only with the cutting polish...

Just to point out a few things!

You probably did get fairly good correction, but be aware that the polish itself will mask a certain amount of the lesser defects; so with heavy compounding you may in fact have inflicted lighter swirls caused by the abrasive nature of the polish, and/or, the trail of the machine on the surface. The polish could be hiding these, which may only show up when you've actually washed the car down pre-protection.

Again, given the polish on the paintwork, its the oils causing the beading; that alone will not protect the paintwork, and you'd probably find that a spin in the car in a heavy shower will in fact remove that beading effect totally. That said, a well corrected surface without any protection or polishing oils, will infact totally change how water sits on the car anyways.

As 'vectra' has said; if you are happy with how it looks now, you dont have to work through every stage of polishing, its OK to skip to the finishing stage and getting the finish up to a really nice shine....its kind of pointless chasing amazing correction on a daily driver....you want to be able to leave yourself plenty of opportunity to enhance the finish every few months or year.

Dont take too long with the pictures!

punisher5112

i Fully understand that. I was just saying the 1st go was a huge improvement. The cars paint work wouldn't be the best but 1st time I have actually seen my reflection in it.

2002 was probably last time it looked good ha....

Curran

Good stuff - I wasnt sure if you were aware or not, but said I'd post it anyways, as even if you did have a good understanding, it would benefit others either way!

Cant wait to see the result that you manage to achieve!

punisher5112

Hows the store going?

Curran

As well as can be expected for a niche market, and for only being open for ~20 days!

Working on being able to offer the occasional Detailing Day / Product Demo Evening...maybe even a Mini Show 'n' Shine meet every so often! Just trying to get on our feet, get stock levels back to an acceptable level, as they took a slight hit during set up.

All in all, not bad - thanks for asking!

MetzgerMeister

Stock took a slight hit? In other words sales have gone up since you opened up

vectra

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

To further improve the bond, using isopropyl alcohol is advisable.

True
I also found Carpro Erasor to be excellent.

MetzgerMeister

vectra wrote: »

True
I also found Carpro Erasor to be excellent.

Eraser would be the same idea as Gtechniq's Panel Wipe. Panel Wipe is IPA with added fragrances to make it more palatable of the nose whereas pure IPA is fairly tough!

I've always worn a face mask and glasses when spraying any of these things as I got a fright years ago in my early days of detailing. I inhaled the spray from Turtle Wax Wheel Clean and my throat and chest felt like they were burning and I was caught for breath. Not nice!

Curran

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Stock took a slight hit? In other words sales have gone up since you opened up

Ha Ha, to a certain degree! If that was the case, re-stocking wouldnt have been in issue as there would have been cash flow! Unfortunately some sales were missed out on due to not having everything in stock due to the costs involved! But hey, you cant make an omelet without cracking some eggs!

MetzgerMeister

Curran wrote: »

Ha Ha, to a certain degree! If that was the case, re-stocking wouldnt have been in issue as there would have been cash flow! Unfortunately some sales were missed out on due to not having everything in stock due to the costs involved! But hey, you cant make an omelet without cracking some eggs!

Damn straight!

Foxhole Norman

What would be the best way to strip Fusso off my 5? APC wipedown? APC wash?

MetzgerMeister

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

What would be the best way to strip Fusso off my 5? APC wipedown? APC wash?

Paint stripper will get it off no bother

Foxhole Norman

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Paint stripper will get it off no bother

I heard brake fluid is more effective?

MetzgerMeister

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I heard brake fluid is more effective?

It is but paint stripper is gentler on your hands. Wearing gloves is a no no as both paint stripper and brake fluid will just melt them. Also brake fluid will take a while to work whereas paint stripper will work immediately.

vectra

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

What would be the best way to strip Fusso off my 5? APC wipedown? APC wash?

Wire brush and dettol.

No,
Seriously though. I would be inclined to machine polish it off to be sure.

Curran

Isnt it quite fresh?

Would be inclined to go along with Vectra....give it an APC wash, an IPA wipedown...that would break the back of the coating, and follow it up with a light machine polishing will ensure its fully removed, followed by your regular routine after machine polishing to ensure the paintwork is free of oils and perfect for whatever you have chosen to apply next!

What are you going with instead?

punisher5112

Here are a few pics of yaris.
It has never had a nice shine and honestly never seen a wash in 2years and all paint was marked and most had no shine or you would not get much of a reflection from it.

This shows after using orange hex pad.
Quick wipe with micro fibre.
Stepped back results amazing to what it was like.

Still has plenty of heavy marks and small bits of paint rubbed off.

This car is 2002 and never seen a proper wash or any wax.

New owner when sell after fixing up will hopefully like it.
Just needs cleaning, cutting, polish finish, clean and wax.

Foxhole Norman

Curran wrote: »

Isnt it quite fresh?

Would be inclined to go along with Vectra....give it an APC wash, an IPA wipedown...that would break the back of the coating, and follow it up with a light machine polishing will ensure its fully removed, followed by your regular routine after machine polishing to ensure the paintwork is free of oils and perfect for whatever you have chosen to apply next!

What are you going with instead?

Yeah it's only on about a month and a half. It's going in to get its new bootlid and get a rear and front respray so I want to strip it just in case it has silicone in it, I'm not sure of Fusso does. After the bodywork is done it's onto a Gtechniq Serum Light and EXO coating.

MarkN

Just picked up a mitt and some wheel woolies today in Detailing Shed - 10% off today too so got both for €70! It's like a candy shop with so many tempting things on the shelves