Detailing Step By Step list please

[Mr Detailer]

5. Remove the wax with a microfibre rag and rub till your arm gets sore lol
Your arm should not be sore. If it is, you're applying too much product and that's why it's taking so much effort to remove. It's also possible that you are using an inferior towel to remove the product.

Oh and polishing and buffing are two entirely different things

Buffing is done at high rpms and its purpose is to grind into the clear to take out scratches, fading etc.

And polishing is done with an orbital polisher which spins much slower and is used to remove wax. A polisher is ideal but definatley not necessary to get good results.

Polishing by definition is the process of restoring a surface or removing defect from that surface. If you are using a true polish, you are polishing the paint. It doesn't matter if you're working with a rotary, an orbital, or by hand. Orbitals can grind into the clear perfectly well too. You can't remove scratches/swirls without removing clear...you can only hide them. Same with oxidation--you can remove oxidation (faded paint) with an orbital or by hand.

Example of oxidation removed by orbital polisher (single stage 2000 Protege):

After pics seen here:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123638190&highlight=quick+job+2000

 

[2litrePRO]

Not all wax is the same, the stuff ive been using lately is a lot harder to remove then anything ive ever used before but its also better then anything ive ever used before. Im not putting it on too thick either it actually looks like im not putting enough of it on compared to other products ive used.

Now im not trying to steal your show here but for someone who seems like they're new to this im just trying to simplify it for him.

Oh btw excellent job on that red protege. Red can be a b*tch thats for sure.

 

[Mr Detailer]

Im not putting it on too thick either it actually looks like im not putting enough of it on compared to other products ive used.
Good. That's how it should be.

Now im not trying to steal your show here but for someone who seems like they're new to this im just trying to simplify it for him.
I understand. But it's important to provide accurate information without generalizations. Many people are discouraged after their first detailing experience because they think every "polish" or every "wax" is the same, and they often don't know how to properly use it either.

Oh btw excellent job on that red protege. Red can be a b*tch thats for sure.
thanks. The owner was very pleased as well.

 

[exceldetail]

Im not putting it on too thick either it actually looks like im not putting enough of it on compared to other products ive used.
Good. That's how it should be.

Now im not trying to steal your show here but for someone who seems like they're new to this im just trying to simplify it for him.
I understand. But it's important to provide accurate information without generalizations. Many people are discouraged after their first detailing experience because they think every "polish" or every "wax" is the same, and they often don't know how to properly use it either.

Oh btw excellent job on that red protege. Red can be a b*tch thats for sure.
thanks. The owner was very pleased as well.

I knew you'd pull through Paul, you've never had a shortage of words..........(notice my punctuation now?)

 

[Mr Detailer]

here's the S10 I mentioned earlier in this thread. The final process was:
Four Star Body Shop Medium Cut Compound + PC 7424 + Propel2 orange pad
Clearkote Vanilla Moose + PC 7424 + Propel2 green pad
Meg's NXT applied by hand
Poorboy's Nattys Blue Paste Wax applied by hand

 

[BOOSTR]

That looks great. Just out of curiosity, how many hours did it take you to get the finish to that point? I bet the customer was overwhelmed by how it turned out.

(omg)

 

[Mr Detailer]

The hood alone took me about 2 hours. I had to do two rounds of FourStar Body Shop Medium Cut Compound with a Propel2 orange pad, and then finish up on some isolated patches where swirls remained. Then follow with Clearkote Vanilla Moose, Meg's NXT, and Nattys Paste Wax. It was a time-consuming project for sure. The entire truck probably took me about 15 hours total. It belongs to a friend of mine, so I only charged him $100.