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The forecast may have been for rain, and we did get some overnight, but Saturday was just beautiful here in SoCal and we had a great time getting some outstanding results on a truck that really needed some TLC.
Swirls galore!
Even so, when you just park the truck in the garage and stand back a bit, it doesn't look too bad. Amazing what a different angle and different light can do!
After removing the loose contaminants from the surface it was time to clay. The paint felt pretty rough so this step was mandatory.
This is from just a small area on the hood.......so easy to do, and so critical to the whole process.
Teamwork!
As per usual, it's two test spots on the hood: Ultimate Compound on yellow foam and the DAMF System in another spot.
First up, UC on a W8207 foam pad.
Here we're demonstrating proper technique to maintain pad rotation on a tight radius curve. The trick: keep the center line of the pad in contact with the apex of the curve at all times and the pad will keep spinning.
We then follow up with Ultimate Polish on a W9207 foam finishing pad.
On to the DAMF System, and priming of the pad is critical. Using a credit card or hotel room key works great for this.
Keep that pad flat and work small areas.
After each section we blow the pad out with compressed air. A pad brush works well, too, if you don't have an air compressor.
On the left, the DMC5 cutting pad, on the right is the DMF5 finishing pad. Notice the difference in color and thickness of the foam backer.
Priming a finishing pad with D302 Microfiber Polish.
Using D302 as a follow up to D300
Out in the sun the results speak for themselves. On the left is after Ultimate Compound/Ultimate Polish on foam pads, on the right is after D300/D302 on microfiber.
Now that's how this big red truck should be looking!
Time to let the students try their hand on the G110v2 DA buffer.
Your work area should be roughly the width of your shoulders. This not only keeps the work area fairly small, but it also makes things nice and ergonomic for the user.
Keep that pad flat!
Nicely done!
It helps to have really long legs when working on a vehicle this big. Or use a step ladder.
Uh oh. This isn't going to turn out good. Notice the pad is NOT firmly on the paint and you can see the compound exposed between the pad and the paint. As soon as this buffer is turned on it's going to (and did) splatter all over the place.
Concentrate. Pay attention. Think.
Swirls galore!
Even so, when you just park the truck in the garage and stand back a bit, it doesn't look too bad. Amazing what a different angle and different light can do!
After removing the loose contaminants from the surface it was time to clay. The paint felt pretty rough so this step was mandatory.
This is from just a small area on the hood.......so easy to do, and so critical to the whole process.
Teamwork!
As per usual, it's two test spots on the hood: Ultimate Compound on yellow foam and the DAMF System in another spot.
First up, UC on a W8207 foam pad.
Here we're demonstrating proper technique to maintain pad rotation on a tight radius curve. The trick: keep the center line of the pad in contact with the apex of the curve at all times and the pad will keep spinning.
We then follow up with Ultimate Polish on a W9207 foam finishing pad.
On to the DAMF System, and priming of the pad is critical. Using a credit card or hotel room key works great for this.
Keep that pad flat and work small areas.
After each section we blow the pad out with compressed air. A pad brush works well, too, if you don't have an air compressor.
On the left, the DMC5 cutting pad, on the right is the DMF5 finishing pad. Notice the difference in color and thickness of the foam backer.
Priming a finishing pad with D302 Microfiber Polish.
Using D302 as a follow up to D300
Out in the sun the results speak for themselves. On the left is after Ultimate Compound/Ultimate Polish on foam pads, on the right is after D300/D302 on microfiber.
Now that's how this big red truck should be looking!
Time to let the students try their hand on the G110v2 DA buffer.
Your work area should be roughly the width of your shoulders. This not only keeps the work area fairly small, but it also makes things nice and ergonomic for the user.
Keep that pad flat!
Nicely done!
It helps to have really long legs when working on a vehicle this big. Or use a step ladder.
Uh oh. This isn't going to turn out good. Notice the pad is NOT firmly on the paint and you can see the compound exposed between the pad and the paint. As soon as this buffer is turned on it's going to (and did) splatter all over the place.
Concentrate. Pay attention. Think.
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