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re: If you don't know how to buff a vehicle, you should learn.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:35 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:35 pm to AlxTgr
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How much do you charge?
You oughta know that with work now I hardly have time to keep up with my own truck. quote:
bapple
I've used Menzerna and Meguiars. Menzerna is really good stuff. Meguiars is too, but I find that I can do much more in much less time with Sonus products, so I generally stick with Sonus compounds and polishes. P21S for carnauba, Collinite or Klasse for sealant, etc.
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Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:37 pm to jordan21210
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Question for the fellow detailers: how often do you replace pads, and how do you clean them?
I've found that LC pads are good for 10-15 jobs depending on the amount of work. I just throw them in the washer after every use and let them air dry.
I use Surbuf pads for heavy paint correction, and I've only replaced them once. They last awhile. I don't really recommend those pads for a beginner though. They're not forgiving in the least.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:39 pm to KingRanch
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Bapple, want to wax QRs Buckingham blue Range Rover?
Bring it to BR along with some $ and you've got yourself a deal.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:48 pm to pjab
I agree pjab. Hand washing my truck is not something I enjoy, but I do it because I thoroughly enjoy having a clean truck. I can't understand how someone can spend $30k plus on a vehicle and let it turn to sheit. Just like I hate maintenance on my house, painting, cleaning gutters, landscaping, pressure washing, but I can't stand letting my house go to shite or looking unkept.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:59 pm to AlxTgr
car washing talk belongs on the soccer board
Posted on 4/25/16 at 4:07 pm to Chuckd
quote:You realize, that doesn't actually happen, right?
let it turn to sheit.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 4:27 pm to AlxTgr
There are new pads that don't require any compound or polish. I'll ask my boat washers what pad it is.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 4:35 pm to pjab
quote:Not in my experience. They just ask me the miles and general condition.
When you go to sell, the upkeep shows.
I don't have swirls in my paint. I do have shitloads of limb scratches, to the point they almost bother me.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 4:47 pm to AlxTgr
Swirl marks do happen. Clear coats do deteriorate if not protected. And even if those things don't happen, I don't want the second most expensive thing I own to look the worst. I take care of everything I own. It's just who I am. I like when things are 10, 20, or more years old and look brand new.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:20 pm to bapple
Damn Bapple, you're alot more serious about this shite than I am.
Gonna look into those products you mentioned. Thanks.
Gonna look into those products you mentioned. Thanks.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:20 pm to Chuckd
quote:Not if you never buff it.
Swirl marks do happen.
quote:Dirt protects it fine.
Clear coats do deteriorate if not protected.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:28 pm to bhtigerfan
Also, you can buff your crusty yellow headlights.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:29 pm to bhtigerfan
The little rust spots add character.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:47 pm to Jester
quote:I bought it at auction to resale bro, I drive a dirty arse '14 F-150 4x4.
You Sequoia drivers can worry about shininess.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:52 pm to bhtigerfan
quote:
Also, you can buff your crusty yellow headlights.
Thats a completely different headlight! You're a fraud!!!
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:57 pm to tigerfoot
quote:A good polishing job can get rid of most of those if they're not too deep.
I do have shitloads of limb scratches, to the point they almost bother me.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:59 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
quote:I fricking knew someone was gonna say something. I actually thought about reversing the image.
Thats a completely different headlight! You're a fraud!!!
Posted on 4/25/16 at 6:38 pm to bhtigerfan
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Damn Bapple, you're alot more serious about this shite than I am.
Gonna look into those products you mentioned. Thanks.
You're just a budding grasshopper and I get that. But if you get better products they do so much more work for you. I have a good friend that used to own a mobile detailing company. He taught me everything I know about detailing so I just try my best to pass on the best information I can.
FWIW, he has a 7 year old Porter Cable dual action polisher that still runs like a top. It vibrates like a mofo but still runs well. I think that would be a good investment for you if you plan to keep doing this, even if just a little bit on the side. You want an orbital polish rather than just a rotary polish.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:18 pm to bapple
Ima need someone to get my truck in a few months. You picked up and of his old customers, Bap? Last I heard, he paid someone to do his truck too.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:49 pm to bapple
Guy who does my truck uses Rupes, supposed to be almost no vibration or something. If it was something I planned on using often, I would probably spend the extra money.
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