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Here's one I did yesterday. The car was recently purchased by the daughter of a mate from work, and was a paying job. Not sure what year but looked like it had never seen a wax in it's entire life. The clear coat was as crusty as hell. Felt like sandpaper. Do clear coats oxidise or is that only single stage paints?
The process was:
1. Wiped over with detailing spray as they washed it the day before. For spray I'm using Meguiars 'Waterless' detailing spray which as some of you know is actually rebottled Meguiars 'Last Touch' from their detailer range. Very high level of lubricity. Fantastic stuff and works out very economical when you buy it in the 2L bottle.
2. Clayed with 3M 'Perfect it' and the Megs spray.
3. Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze and a white LC pad. I've used the Speed Glaze on a few different paint finishes and has never failed to impress. Some spots I used an orange pad but kept going back to the white one for most of it.
4. Finished with Meguiars polymer sealant. Unfortunately it's all I had in the way of wax/sealant. Still very good stuff but ideally I would have liked to try a few different products if I had the cash and time.
Before of the boot. You can actually see how crusty it looks
During shot of the roof. Starting to make a difference
Finally a few after shots
The customer was extremely impressed and her dads reaction was "There's no way I could have done that"
Hopefully they'll spread the word and I'll pick up a few more customers during my weekends and holidays
Oh, one more thing. Is it just me, or is modern Hyundai paint actually quite hard? It was a but tougher get out the finer surface scratches than when working on my 96 Calais. A slightly more aggressive product than the Megs #80 woudn't have gone astray.
The process was:
1. Wiped over with detailing spray as they washed it the day before. For spray I'm using Meguiars 'Waterless' detailing spray which as some of you know is actually rebottled Meguiars 'Last Touch' from their detailer range. Very high level of lubricity. Fantastic stuff and works out very economical when you buy it in the 2L bottle.
2. Clayed with 3M 'Perfect it' and the Megs spray.
3. Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze and a white LC pad. I've used the Speed Glaze on a few different paint finishes and has never failed to impress. Some spots I used an orange pad but kept going back to the white one for most of it.
4. Finished with Meguiars polymer sealant. Unfortunately it's all I had in the way of wax/sealant. Still very good stuff but ideally I would have liked to try a few different products if I had the cash and time.
Before of the boot. You can actually see how crusty it looks
During shot of the roof. Starting to make a difference
Finally a few after shots
The customer was extremely impressed and her dads reaction was "There's no way I could have done that"
Hopefully they'll spread the word and I'll pick up a few more customers during my weekends and holidays
Oh, one more thing. Is it just me, or is modern Hyundai paint actually quite hard? It was a but tougher get out the finer surface scratches than when working on my 96 Calais. A slightly more aggressive product than the Megs #80 woudn't have gone astray.
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