exterior detailing question

not sure but i think a glaze is a fine polish. you might still have to put wax on top of it.
 
Call me lazy but I just want to wash, blow dry then wax it once..............I am too fricken tired of rubbing by then to do anything else. Thank God I have a RC, those quads are just too much shining for me!! LOL

patrick
 
Black1 said:
I just got myself an early b-day present From Griot's Garage. :) This is the full machine polish kit, 3 extra pads and Machine Polish 1 & 2.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_1000&L2=L2_1004&SKU=11119
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Nice present son.

I bought their kit a couple weeks ago when they were having their garage sale here. I need to go out and look at all the stuff I got. Haven't even opened the bag yet.

Still not sure if I will like it better than Zaino, but thought I would give it a try.
 
Silverback said:
Nice present son.

I bought their kit a couple weeks ago when they were having their garage sale here. I need to go out and look at all the stuff I got. Haven't even opened the bag yet.

Still not sure if I will like it better than Zaino, but thought I would give it a try.
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I had the Porter Cable 7424 Orbital before.... and used Maguires chemicals exclusively. I thought this buffer was the same model, but it's not. :confused: The Griot's unit does look to be of good quality, however..... there are actually quite a few nice features on this one, that the PC didn't have. :)

I haven't tried the GG chemicals yet, either.... But, I have heard great things, and I will do a complete write-up on them soon. :)
 
remember never to use a circular on our bumpers! :(
 
A glaze contains no abrasives. It is used to fill in micro scratches for a deep shine. Body shops often will use a glaze on fresh paint to help protect it while letting it "breath" until it cures.

I use 3M products exclusively. I use their Perfect It II Glaze and then wax over it. It works great. There is a Sherwin Williams Automotive paint store by me that sells all the 3M stuff in industrials sizes for body shops.

-Muzzy
 
I only use a glaze when I am too lazy to buff out any fine scratches. As Muzzy said...a glaze is typically followed by a wax of some sort. A Glaze (or filler) can only reduce the appearance of fine scratches.
 
mauiSRT/10 said:
I've heard of so many horror stories with buffers on black paint.:dontknow: Any truth to it?

patrick
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"Buffers", yes.... Orbital Polishers, NO. ;)

Here is a good explanation from Meguiar's website:

A good orbital buffer should last many years. It's specially designed to run in an eccentric circular motion. This safe, random pattern doesn't apply torque to the surface, and assures the buffer never concentrates its energy in one spot, unlike your hand or a regular rotary buffer.

If you use a rotary buffer and are not skilled in its use, you can easily apply too much pressure to the paint and burn right through it, requiring a new paint job. For the same reason, do not use buffers that are attached to power drills.
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Here is the Porter Cable 7424 Random Orbital Polisher:
7424_1.jpg


Here is a Milwaukee Rotary Buffer (model 5460):
5460-6-lg.jpg
 
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Years ago I learned using a rotary.....still use one to this day. My black paint has never looked better.
 
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