Passion Hurts

[MadCow]

I've just now learned how to put passion behind colorX and scratchX. Wow that wears me out in no time. I'm correcting the paint on the family 95 suburban, it hasn't been garaged in a while, and hasn't been taken care of. There are so many water spots and scratches that are a pain in the tail. I'll try to get some pictures up, but it's slow progress. I started on it last friday and so far I've just been experiementing with it and so far it looks nice. I have so far clayed the hood, drivers side, and back barn doors. The back doors were by far the worst! dang it was like sand paper back there. I have yet to touch the passenger side and the roof. Now I think the roof is going to be the scariest part, but i'm not sure. Someone wanna donate me a G110? . Hahahah kidding.

[Mike Phillips]

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But you sleep good at the end of the day!

[Andy M.]

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Just out of curiosity, did you clay the truck first?

Andy

[MadCow]

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Just out of curiosity, did you clay the truck first?

Andy

Sure did. Took a while because there was so much **** in the paint that has just fallen on the paint outside and gotten baked in.

[Mort Corey]

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By the time you do an entire Suburban with ScratchX you'll become a believer in how inexpensive a G100/110 really is

Mort

[yalerd]

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But you sleep good at the end of the day!

That's true! I sleep like a baby

By the time you do an entire Suburban with ScratchX you'll become a believer in how inexpensive a G100/110 really is

Mort

Nailed it!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Good luck. It will all be worth it in the end. The only bad part is you will be to sore to drive it. lol

[MadCow]

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Good luck. It will all be worth it in the end. The only bad part is you will be to sore to drive it. lol

Haha drive it, you got to be kidding me, the way gas is.......


But I haven't worked on the suburban today, I washed the 04 tacoma instead. The taco needed it, it had tobacco spit on it from my grandpa when he rode in it :P. I found a huge bug under the driver side windshield wiper too, Eww. hahahahaha But yes the g110 is seeming nicer and nicer to me, the only problem is, i'm 16 and don't exactly have $200 lying around if you know what I mean :P.

[Ivan Rajic]

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Sooner or later you'll be ordering one... why not try the older version/PC 7424 random orbital? They're selling for $50-100 daily online

[MadCow]

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I'm thinking about a orbital from sears. $40 and i've seen great results at the showcardetailing forum. This is a 7" orbital, they have a 6" version. What size pads are more popular?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00910721000P?mv=rr

[Ivan Rajic]

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I'm thinking about a orbital from sears. $40 and i've seen great results at the showcardetailing forum. This is a 7" orbital, they have a 6" version. What size pads are more popular?

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0721000P?mv=rr

While that's better than hand, it's **** compared to the Porter Cable or Meg's random orbital units... like I said, you can pick up a good used one for under $100.

[pwaug]

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[quote=MadCow;225184]I'm thinking about a orbital from sears. $40 and i've seen great results at the showcardetailing forum. This is a 7" orbital, they have a 6" version. What size pads are more popular?

Do you have a link to the results on showcardetailing?

[MadCow]

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http://www.showcardetailing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1225

I'm still thinking about a PC or something. Mabye the pawn shop would be a good place to look, I haven't searched long on the net for a nice one that is used though. I know makita has to have a nice unit. How can I tell if a random orbital will be nice and powerful or not?

[Tim Lingor]

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http://www.showcardetailing.com/foru...ead.php?t=1225

I'm still thinking about a PC or something. Mabye the pawn shop would be a good place to look, I haven't searched long on the net for a nice one that is used though. I know makita has to have a nice unit. How can I tell if a random orbital will be nice and powerful or not?

There is no substitute for using the correct tool for the job. An orbital is good for applying a wax. But for true paint correction a DA like the G-110 or a rotary polisher are required. If you want to remove swirls without a machine, your hand is actually stronger than an orbital, IMHO.

Swirl removal is paint dependant. Some paints, like SS paints or 'soft' clears, swirls are easily removable. But after detailing for over 25 years, I can assure you, nothing replaces a good rotary or a good DA polisher. An orbital simple does not have the power to do paint correction unless it is the most workable paint, which most modern BC/CC are not; they are usually as 'hard' as glass.

The Porter Cable (PC) 7424, 7336, the Meguiar's G-110 are all strong units with enough power to do moderate paint correction.

You can tell a rotary and DA buffed paint finish. Here is a "red panel" I did using the rotary followed by the G100 DA polisher with the results shown under direct sunlight (a dual Xenon light may help, but direct sunlight shows it all):







Tim



Tim

[kellyinkc]

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I agree with Tim here, he has been detailin' LONGER than some have been alive.
The Sears is OK to apply wax but swirl removal requires a PC or a rotary buffer.
Paint becomes like glass using a rotary!!

Kelly