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Pictures from June 12th, 2010
Wow, what a fantastic group you were!! Lots of questions, tons of enthusiasm..... you made it a great way to spend a Saturday, and we hope you enjoyed it too - and learned something along the way.
We packed the house pretty well, didn't we?
The sun just didn't want to cooperate with us so finding a car in need of defect correction was a bit tricky. Mark was kind enough to allow use of his 3 month old Hyundai Genesis sedan as our demo car. It wasn't horrible, but it did need a little TLC. Those swirls and light scratches need to go!
We started out by further evaluating the surface and found that some light claying was in order. Even with the bonded contaminants and light swirling, the reflections in this new car paint were very good. But we knew we could make things even better.
We sectioned off the hood with some masking tape and addressed one side by hand, the other with the G110v2. Here we apply some Ultimate Compound by hand.
Remember to wipe off a paint cleaner before it dries!
We followed the Ultimate Compound with some Deep Crystal Polish.
Notice the overlapping circular application process here. This holds true whether you're applying a paint cleaner, pure polish or even wax. Notice, too, how the applicator is being held. Pressure is applied with the base of the fingers, not the fingertips.
See those three dots of product on the paint? That's what happens when you use your fingertips instead of the base of the fingers and/or part of the palm of your hand. Those pressure points can leave marks in the paint when vigorously applying a paint cleaner. On really delicate paint this can inflict some nasty looking marring. Technique is critical!! Don't use your fingertips to hold the pad!!
Time to switch to the machine applied side. We'll stick with Ultimate Compound and set the G110v2 to speed 5.
Pointing out the side port access to the motor brushes. These make for easy maintenance of the G110v2 as brushes are a regular wear item on any electric motor. Professional rotary buffers all have these brush access ports, but our G110v2 is the only D/A tool with them.
How you hold the tool is important. Here, pressure applied with the hand holding the body of the tool causes the top portion of the pad to lift off the paint. This will stop the pad from rotating and compromise the tool's ability to do its job. Pressure should be applied on the handle directly above the pad, not at the base of the tool.
The hand directly above the pad applies the pressure and the pad remains flat. The other hand is merely guiding the tool.
Buff until the product is just a translucent film on the surface, but still wet. Never buff to the point where the product is completely dry.
Do a test spot, and inspect your work. Bring some friends along to inspect your work for you!
Don't forget to apply wax after using a paint cleaner like Ultimate Compound. Here we switch to a finishing pad, slow the tool down to speed 3, and spread a thin coat of wax.
The tape has been removed and you can see the hand applied wax on the left, the machine applied wax on the right. Yes, when we say "apply a thin coat of wax" we aren't kidding!
A thin coat of wax that is allowed to completely dry will wipe off with almost no effort - even with a smile on your face!
Again, the hand treated section on the left, machine treated on the right. Even with the sun hiding behind light cloud cover the areas we treated look blacker, deeper and clearer than the rest of the hood.
And then the line formed to try out the G110v2 on Mark's new Genesis!
Thanks again to all of you for spending a Saturday with us here at Meguiar's Garage - you were a great class! Thanks also to Mark for allowing us to work on his Genesis sedan, and to Kim for handling camera duties for the day!
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