PapaChop
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I moved to a different unit a few months ago, and my work weeks are back up to 90+ hours - not much time for detailing. Yesterday the wife and I worked a 2013 black Chevy Tahoe - this thing was TRASHED.
Unfortunately it was raining all morning, so I don't have any photos of condition as it came in.
Washing: Foam Cannon with Chemical Guys Citrus
Wheels and Tires: Meguiar's D108 Super Degreaser, Tuf Shine Tire Brush, EZ Detail Brush, Wheel Woolies
Hand Wash: Two bucket method with Grit Guards, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash, Lake Country Wash Wedge
Decon: After testing with Iron-X, there really wasn't much in the way of fallout\brake\raildust, and the baggie test showed I didn't have much bonded contaminants either - on to drying with the Toro Electric Blower and DI Waffle Weave.
Detailing: Meguiar's D101 All Purpose Cleaner, DI Atlasta Soft Tip Brush, microfiber towels, Q-Tips
Paint: Even before it was washed I knew I had my work cut out for me. The swirls from hell, bird dropping etching, scuffs, serious RIDS throughout - pretty much the only defect it didn't feature was buffer trails.
I had a sneaking suspicion the winning combination would involve FG400, but tried a few test spots anyway. I'm still rocking the Porter Cable 7424XP - thinking this will be my last detail with it as my primary buffer... I knew I wasn't going to be able to get 100% on a vehicle with such deep and prevalent RIDS, but I wanted to get as much as I could.
Menzerna PF2500 with Lake Country White Polishing Pad - had an effect, but not nearly enough
Menzerna FG400 with Lake Country Orange Light Cutting Pad - getting better, but I didn't want to have to do two or three applications.
Meguiar's D300 with Meguiar's Microfiber X-Tra Cut Discs - cut a little bit less than the FG400 with LC Orange, but left more hazing. Nope.
Menzerna FG400 with Lake Country Yellow Cutting Pad - now we're cooking with gas.
6" pads were used throughout, and 3" pads for some of the smaller areas.
A few spots needed FG400 with the new thin Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool pads. I hate working with wool due to the mess, but some of the larger areas of RIDS (particularly around the door handles) really needed it.
I wasn't overly worried about hazing, because I knew I was going to be using Menzerna's new AIO, and it cuts about the same as PF2500 on a white pad.
Unfortunately it was raining all morning, so I don't have any photos of condition as it came in.
Washing: Foam Cannon with Chemical Guys Citrus
Wheels and Tires: Meguiar's D108 Super Degreaser, Tuf Shine Tire Brush, EZ Detail Brush, Wheel Woolies
Hand Wash: Two bucket method with Grit Guards, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash, Lake Country Wash Wedge
Decon: After testing with Iron-X, there really wasn't much in the way of fallout\brake\raildust, and the baggie test showed I didn't have much bonded contaminants either - on to drying with the Toro Electric Blower and DI Waffle Weave.
Detailing: Meguiar's D101 All Purpose Cleaner, DI Atlasta Soft Tip Brush, microfiber towels, Q-Tips
Paint: Even before it was washed I knew I had my work cut out for me. The swirls from hell, bird dropping etching, scuffs, serious RIDS throughout - pretty much the only defect it didn't feature was buffer trails.
I had a sneaking suspicion the winning combination would involve FG400, but tried a few test spots anyway. I'm still rocking the Porter Cable 7424XP - thinking this will be my last detail with it as my primary buffer... I knew I wasn't going to be able to get 100% on a vehicle with such deep and prevalent RIDS, but I wanted to get as much as I could.
Menzerna PF2500 with Lake Country White Polishing Pad - had an effect, but not nearly enough
Menzerna FG400 with Lake Country Orange Light Cutting Pad - getting better, but I didn't want to have to do two or three applications.
Meguiar's D300 with Meguiar's Microfiber X-Tra Cut Discs - cut a little bit less than the FG400 with LC Orange, but left more hazing. Nope.
Menzerna FG400 with Lake Country Yellow Cutting Pad - now we're cooking with gas.
6" pads were used throughout, and 3" pads for some of the smaller areas.
A few spots needed FG400 with the new thin Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool pads. I hate working with wool due to the mess, but some of the larger areas of RIDS (particularly around the door handles) really needed it.
I wasn't overly worried about hazing, because I knew I was going to be using Menzerna's new AIO, and it cuts about the same as PF2500 on a white pad.
Fortunately, we have three, so we've got some experience in this area.
