What do you call the "final" buffing step?

[CAShine]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

I had to choose other because I've been calling it the final "polishing" step.

Mike

[john m.]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

haha ive been calling it finishing but after this i gotta switch to Reflectus Maximus! Saying it outloud just makes me laugh every time

[AeroCleanse]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

I call it pre-wax

[RogueGypsy]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

I call it 'Miller Time' because now I get to sit down and watch the GF apply the wax.

I'm with onawrxhigh about 'jeweling'. I've been shooting much, much longer than I've been detailing, so to me 'jeweling' is an act of instilling swirls. Not good. Burnishing is another term I understand in a different way. My grandfather made jewelry and would burnish the finish on hard gem stones as a final step. And in firearms we burnish trigger sears for a smoother pull and crisp let-off. In both cases the term refers to 'heating the surface through friction to open the micropores in the material enough to accept and hold a lubricant such as wax or moly paste. At my skill level, I don't want to heat paint or clear coat enough to feel hot, let alone hot enough to open 'pores'.


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[Maserati Mario]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

"love"

[scottphys]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

Beautiful!

[JohanD]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

I may have to change my terminology to reflectus maximus. That is a good one.

Please, don't bother me while I am buffing or the reflectus maximus may get messed up.

[Superior Shine]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

Reflectus Maximo for me, I'm Latino.

[Eddie6th]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

I call it the final buffing step

[AdvanceDetail]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

magical shine step?

[Underdawg736]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

How about the light at the end of the tunnel for those never ending jobs??

[indy01e38]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

Done!

[Fly Bye]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?


Final polish step.

[BillE]

Re: What do you call the "final" buffing step?

Hon, grab me a beer please, just about finished.

Guess I have to say, finishing.

Bill