| RE:new porter-cable 7424 and a quick question |
Subject: RE:new porter-cable 7424 and a quick question by biggrizzly on 2008/3/1 15:29:35 I spent a lot of summers while in school working at my uncle's body shop and learning from those guys, so I feel I can talk on this subject probably better than most others here. I wouldn't waste my time with a paint cleaner if you are going to use your polisher next. I would blow the car off to get the dust off, then wipe it down with a California Duster or Micro-fiber towel. Follow this with a detailer spray to clean the remainder of dust off the surface. Wipe it down nice and clean. You need to determine how bad the surface is and what you need to do to accomplish your desired results. I had some bad swirls in mine and did a full three part polish before even thinking about waxing. I don't know what products you plan to use to polish with, but I use commercial 3M products available through body shop supply houses. Polishing with coarse, then medium and then fine polishes take some time but are worth it. If you want to speed the process and you don't have a lot of swirls you can just use a medium polish then go to a glaze before waxing. Also remember that your pads come in different grades as well. I like the orange or yellow pads which are a little more coarse and offer a bit more action than the grey and white pads. Here are the 3M products I use for polishing. [web]http://www.biggrizzly.com/detailing/polishes.jpg[/web] You can then follow up your polishing with a good wax of your choice. Adams has some great waxes as do Maguire's. I have become a great fan of the Adam's line of products, just haven't tried them all. I have used Detailer's Paradise as a source of good products as well. http://www.detailersparadise.com/_sys ... ancedstore/qryDefault.asp |
