Fixing a Detailing Nightmare! *56K Beware

[Ciscoford23]

2hotford....Simply amazing....They should be fired for doing that to someones truck.

[tomee]

WOW WOW WOW!!!

excellent work!

makes me want to take a swin into the paint

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Ciscoford23
2hotford....Simply amazing....They should be fired for doing that to someones truck.

The scary, and sad part, is that it was supposed to have gone to two different detailers at the "Detailing Shop".

Tim

[F-150]

I also noticed you used the marine water magnet, is there a difference between the marine products and the regular ones. like metal polishes and applicators or towels?

sorry to be off topic....

[Tim Lingor]

Hey F150,

Because there was so much surface area on that truck and canopy, I used the Marine version of the Water Magnet as it is much bigger than the automotive Water Magnet and would allow me to dry the truck and canopy in one pass.

Tim

[DogParkGuy]

Your fantastic recovery

Great job fixing the "work" done by someone else. If you don't mind sharing, how much did you charge for your work?

[F-150]

Originally posted by 2hotford
Hey F150,

Because there was so much surface area on that truck and canopy, I used the Marine version of the Water Magnet as it is much bigger than the automotive Water Magnet and would allow me to dry the truck and canopy in one pass.

Tim

Yeah I noticed the dimensions on some of the marine products like the foam applicator pad, so these marine products are completely safe for automotive clear coats or at least their towels and applicators? I was looking at metal guard and was thinking I might want to try it out. Just wonderin, my last post on this thread I don't mean to stay off topic.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey F150,

As far as I know and from my own experience, the Marine products are of equal quality, just much bigger!

As for the Metal Guard, I am doing a review on it soon. I have already been testing it and I have to tell you, it is one cool product!

Tim

[Monk]

One word: Craftsmanship.

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Monk
One word: Craftsmanship.

Thanks! It was one of the longer (time wise) details that I have had to do!

Tim

[RockyTop]

Simply put.................WOW!!!!!

[springer]

I'm new here but all I can say is wow , great transformation.

My experience is only with rotory buffers so I need a little advise,

#84 Compound Power Cleaner with W-7006 Cutting Pads
* #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #80 Speed Glaze with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #21 Synthetic Sealant with a W-9006 Finishing Pad
* X-2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber
* X-4003 Gold Class Microfiber Bonnets over a W-7006 Cutting Pad

these are the products u used with a rotory and G100 at which point did u go to the G100?

As u can see by my name I do bikes in the past I would hand rub to get the swirls and haze out of my work, I am now going to buy the G100 soon . getting to old to hand rub everything

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by springer
I'm new here but all I can say is wow , great transformation.

My experience is only with rotory buffers so I need a little advise,

#84 Compound Power Cleaner with W-7006 Cutting Pads
* #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #80 Speed Glaze with W-8006 Polishing Pads
* #21 Synthetic Sealant with a W-9006 Finishing Pad
* X-2010 Supreme Shine Microfiber
* X-4003 Gold Class Microfiber Bonnets over a W-7006 Cutting Pad

these are the products u used with a rotory and G100 at which point did u go to the G100?

As u can see by my name I do bikes in the past I would hand rub to get the swirls and haze out of my work, I am now going to buy the G100 soon . getting to old to hand rub everything

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

I used the #80 Speed Glaze with the W-8006 pad on the G100, after the #84 and #83 steps with the rotary.

As for the G100, you will LOVE it!!! Trust me!!!!

I hope you can post some pictures of your bikes!

Tim

[bcgreen]

Nice job as always. I would like to ask what kind of light do you use to check your work as you go along? I use halogen lights but I find I need to take the vehicle in and out of sun to see my results but this can get tiring.
O

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by bcgreen
Nice job as always. I would like to ask what kind of light do you use to check your work as you go along? I use halogen lights but I find I need to take the vehicle in and out of sun to see my results but this can get tiring.
O

Hey,

I use a twin head 1000 watt Halogen light with adjustable stand. It will give you a pretty good idea, though not perfect, of what the finish will look like in the sun. I also use a Brinkmann Xenon light. But to be honest, over time and experience, you kind of get a feel for when a paint finish is final ready for the "Sun" check. Looking at the finish in the sun is really the only way to get a "full" view of the quality of the finish, IMO.

Tim