exterior detail

[zack]

okay so i bought a mothers claybar kit, some meguirs ultimate compound, meguirs swirl remover, meguirs cleaner wax and an orbital buffer....i know how to use the claybayr and wax but any tips on everything else and what order to do everything in other than waxing and claying

[NotaDime]

well i would use the compound, then the cleaner wax then the swirl remover but you are missing a "topper"

compound, polish then glaze (swirl remover) and just so you know the swirl remover is only a "filler" it doesnt "remove" swirls.........

you dont want that "cleaner wax" as a topper.

i would recommend.................

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by NotaDime

i would recommend.................

post #20

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f74/me...-rough-394507/



read that whole thread.

[NotaDime]

this is a guys thread he made after i suggested a wax for him to use...........

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f3/fre...-shiny-397187/

[zack]

i knew i was forgettin something...i don't have enough money for more wax as a topper but i still have some leftover gold class paste, would that work?

[NotaDime]

yes.


not my choice but yes it will work.

so itll be ......

wash, clay, compound, cleaner wax, glaze then paste.

[zack]

shweet thanks man....should i do all this with a buffer? other then obviously the claying

[ZQ8 Blazer]

I'm pretty good at detailing, but I'd never use a buffer on anything cept orange peal, I'm scared I'd get swirls or burn throughs

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by zack

shweet thanks man....should i do all this with a buffer? other then obviously the claying

depends...is it a buffer or an orbital?

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

I'd never use a buffer on anything cept orange peal

a buffer does nothing for orange peel

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Then what did I use after I color sanded a new paintjob? I guess I meant polish the paint, I'm just scared to use it on a stock or older paint job.

[zack]

i've polished my moms van with a buffer before, then waxed it....and i have the option of either orbital or actual buffer...or both if i should need both

[zack]

as for being scared, i have a place under my door handle where the clear has peeled abit, and i am a lil scared a buffer may make that worse but have also been told polishing will help followed by a shot of clear

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

Then what did I use after I color sanded a new paintjob?

ok, u didnt say u sanded the orange peel, u just said buff orange peel. u r right there.

Quote: Originally Posted by zack

and i have the option of either orbital or actual buffer...or both if i should need both

orbital for the cleaner wax and the paste.

buffer for the glaze and compound.

[zack]

sweet, thanks man...i'll post ix here when i'm done

[ZQ8 Blazer]

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ok, u didnt say u sanded the orange peel, u just said buff orange peel. u r right there.

sorry

[NotaDime]

take your time and take it slow with the buffer.especially around objects.

[NotaDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

sorry

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Don't have any. Come over here and I'll give you some Jack, I don't drink anymore.

[NotaDime]

i live 15 minutes from jack.

http://www.jackdaniels.com/TheDistil...Lynchburg.aspx

they serve lemonade after the free tour

[ZQ8 Blazer]

That's neat, I used to drink it all the time. I've got a brand new 1.75l bottle of it, I've been meaning to make some more TGI Fridays Jack Daniels sauce w/ some of it. I got all kinds of Jack clothes.

lemonade @ Jack Daniels ha ha.

[NotaDime]

its mmm mmm mmm to!! (lemonade) they use the water from there natural spring that is 30 degrees cooler than the outside air....u walk up to the cave where the spring is and its like BBRRRRRRRRR



allthough i do prefer crown.

[zack]

Quote: Originally Posted by NotaDime

take your time and take it slow with the buffer.especially around objects.

always do...my cousines bringing his brothers over thursday and where gonn buff my detail my dime and his civic...got all day so no rush...

and to quiting drinking, my bro and dad were asses when they drank....were youi drinkin when you posted all those urban dictionary finds?

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Zack: old sig looked better

Quote:

its mmm mmm mmm to!! (lemonade) they use the water from there natural spring that is 30 degrees cooler than the outside air....u walk up to the cave where the spring is and its like BBRRRRRRRRR

Damn that sounds really really good! How far is it from Nashville?

[zack]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

Zack: old sig looked better


Damn that sounds really really good! How far is it from Nashville?

yeah it did...but it crashed in the photobucket and i got tired of people thinkin it was mine...i'm bout to make a sig of mine

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Quote:

yeah it did...but it crashed in the photobucket and i got tired of people thinkin it was mine...i'm bout to make a sig of mine

ha ha, when'd you get your truck painted black?

[zack]

i wish mine was black...but only for the reflective properties...soemthing about summit white just grabs my eye tho

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Yeah It's a clean color and easy to take care of. You need to take the emblems off yours. Wanna sell that airdam?

[zack]

sides are off...just waitin on some spare change fur some goo gone to get the rears off...and you wouldn't want it...i just spray painted it and the grill and chevy emblem...was pretty easy just wish i had primed it so it wasn't chipping when bigg ass bugs hit it

is yours a 4wd airdam?

[ZQ8 Blazer]

LMAO spare change for goo gone ha ha. Oh I was wondering because the stock white ones are hard as hell to find, it took me 1 yr to find mine and it has a crack in the side.

Nope it's a 2wd. When I bought it the guy had cut the grilles out and did a very shitty job. I cut them right and then got them near perfect by sanding the backsides with a DA w/ 80 grit on it.

Oh BTW 1 week before I got a deal on my chrome bumper a guy had a white one in perfect condition on ebay for like $25, I'll never forget that

[zack]

just get a regular one, lay some primer...then get some krylon bright white(i shit you not it works awesome, but make sure its warm where your painting) then some dupont clear coat and bam, 15 dollor white airdam and you can sell your old one off as a 4wd one and make ya change back....


say, you know the dealership sticker they put on em? mine has one that is like, just black lettering thats stuck on there and i have no freakin idea how to get it off

[ZQ8 Blazer]

I've done some research into it with using professional stuff and w/ mine being a daily driver the paint won't stay on long. I've got a 2week old gray airdam right now, just sitting in the back room.

If it's just a sticker then take your fingernails or get some plastic razors. I know you said your truck was painted, was it painted in that area?

[zack]

lay down enough primer and clear and it sticks pretty dang good man...i redid this one two weeks agon and not even a little chip so far...i even wax the damn thing...


and yeah, i'm just scared of scraching the paint there, and when it was professionally painted it was just a door, cuz of a fender bender...you can see the sticker in my sig above the s10 badge on the tailgate, but it ain't no regular sticker...its on there, i mean really on there

[GeorgesBlazah]

Dont be scared to buff old paint....original paint from 85...

[NotaDime]

looks good george, is that single stage though?

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

Damn that sounds really really good! How far is it from Nashville?

2 hours

[zack]

one more thing, what paads should i use for each application?

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Quote:

Dont be scared to buff old paint....original paint from 85...

Damn, that looks good.

Quote:

2 hours

Well it'd be a 4 hour drive for me if I went through Nashville then.