1999 Honda CRV and my new G100

[JIMENG]

I just purchased my G100 and have started work on my White Honda CRV. This baby needs allot of work. So far I have washed, clayed (wow), and taped the vehichle. I tested a 16 x 16 area with the 80 speed glaze. I then tried some NXT tech wax. It appears I am not applying enough of the 80 or working in hard enough. I apply and make a minumum of 3 or 4 passes in each direction, before wiping. Granted I live in AZ where the weather is very warm and wiping is bit tough, but should I possibly need to apply another coat of the 80???

great site, can't wait to learn more

[JIMENG]

Re: 1999 Honda CRV and my new G100

Originally posted by JIMENG
I just purchased my G100 and have started work on my White Honda CRV. This baby needs allot of work. So far I have washed, clayed (wow), and taped the vehichle. I tested a 16 x 16 area with the 80 speed glaze. I then tried some NXT tech wax. It appears I am not applying enough of the 80 or working in hard enough. I apply and make a minumum of 3 or 4 passes in each direction, before wiping. Granted I live in AZ where the weather is very warm and wiping is bit tough, but should I possibly need to apply another coat of the 80???

great site, can't wait to learn more

Any advice from the experts

[sneek]

are you not removing the swirls?? you should do more than 3-4 passes with a nice and slow arm speed to be sure that the polish has broken down. You can also try switching to #83 which is a more aggresive product and should remove swirls faster, but since its a Honda I think the #80 *should* do the trick.

[hondacrazy]

I use 83 on both our hondas.

[sneek]

even on the CR-V? I have worked on many ludes that have had harder paint but a CR-V in my experience has fairly softer paint? I detailed a black one a little while ago and it only needed #82

[hondacrazy]

Yeah, let me provide a little backgound. The V was neglected with 2 years of poor washing techniques (this was before I was enlightened to Meg's). Just this past weekend I used 83 with a 7006 pad, and it did a beautiful job. No marring/holograms, and the paint came out very nice. There are still some swirls, but I intend to recondition the paint with a series of paint polishing/waxing sessions. This was on a white 04 CR-V.

I did of course try 80 before moving up to 83, it just wasnt doing the trick. As always, I would suggest someone to try this out on a very small area. It is also not recommended by MANY MANY folks on here that have a lot more experience than I do, to NOT use the 7006 pad for paint polishing. I have been extremely careful, and very pleased with my personal results.

[JIMENG]

I used the 80, NXT, and then 21. Though it looks so much better, then is still some scratches and a bit of chalkiness. I am going over to the local Meg. detailer Arizona Auto Detailer to see what Rick thinks. I enjoyed the experience of claying, and using the G100 and can't wait to work on our new silver accord.

[sneek]

mhm because silver accords are nice but the 06 has pretty lights

[LiquidBlack]

Just so you know, you will want to polish for two or more minutes in a typical buffing area with slow arm speed, overlapping your passes by 50%.

[JIMENG]

Thanks for the advice, I may need to slow down the arm speed just a bit. So far the 80 / nxt/ 21 combo is looking pretty nice.