303 Aerospace w/rotary on paint???

[Don]

I was doing some surfing and came across THIS ARTICLE on the 303 website. I didn't know where else to post this, and if nothing else, it's an interesting topic for discussion.

[2000]

strip the wax off!!!
I won't be trying that technique.

[benhui86]

use compound just to strip the wax off? then fix it w/ paitn cleaner?..... hmmmm......

[rusty bumper]

That's a mighty big wool pad he's using.

Looks like he should have taped off the glass and some of those high points too.

[2000]

I got to say Don. IMO, from a "car care" company, that seems to be some of the worst advise I've seen. Goes to show why I trust megs so much. Still can get other the fact that they advertise to not use wax.......

[Mike Phillips]

Weird advice on working on paint. The picture of the guy doing the buffing with the rotary buffer is the same picture used in the Guru Reports Wax Test

It looks like the guy is buffing dry with a wool pad? This is a sure fire way to instill buffer swirl into paint.




The whole article is so weird I took a screen-shot of the page before they delete it.

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Weird advice on working on paint. The picture of the guy doing the buffing with the rotary buffer is the same picture used in the Guru Reports Wax Test

It looks like the guy is buffing dry with a wool pad? This is a sure fire way to instill buffer swirl into paint.




The whole article is so weird I took a screen-shot of the page before they delete it.

The scary part is how many people will now take a rotary, wool pad and try this??!!!! I can assure you, I will NOT be one of them!!!

Tim

[Mike Phillips]

It reads like they're recommending,

1. Use an abrasive compound to remove any wax that could be safely removed with a gentle paint cleaner.

2. Use a swirl remover to give a final polish and then let the finish sit for a day or two to let the oxidants evaporate (They used the incorrect spelling of the word "to")

3. Here it reads like they're recommending that you apply their rubber and vinyl protectant to the paint using terry cloth. (Am I reading this right?)

4. At Step 4 they recommend buffing the paint using either a foam pad or a cloth pad, (which I take to mean a wool pad as the only white cloth pads I can think of are white wool pads), using a rotary buffer. There is no mention of applying any other product to the surface of the foam or wool pad to buff the paint with so I'm assuming this means you're supposed to be buffing the protectant you applied by hand with the terry cloth in Step 3? This sounds like a sure fire way to instill swirls into the finish especially if you're using a wool pad.

After buffing the finish with the rotary you are then supposed to remove any excess leftover protectant off the finish using some flannel cloth. You are then instructed to repeat the above process every 6 months.

It then goes on to say...

Your paint job now has a shine compared to none and is protected against ultraviolet radiation fade.


I'm all for trying new things but I don't know if I would try this

[2000]

I'd like to see some one try this on a test panel just to see if they can do it without inducing swirls as I believe with this method in would be impossible.

[Black Bart]

Comeon MIKE give this a try and post pictures of the outcome. Then use Meguiar's products to show how you can restore the paint .

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Black Bart
Comeon MIKE give this a try and post pictures of the outcome.

Okay Black Bart, bring your car over to my house...