Detailing thread- Q&A Welcome!

[Corsair]

Nice job Hamish. Looks like glass.

[SH30RB]

WOW what a transformation Hamish! excellent work!

[vp920b]

As usual Hamish, nice job.

Anyway mate, I've been using Cquartz and it's always smearing after I lay it down for 5 mins then buff.

How do you do in this 27-29 degrees? So it won't smearing.

Thanks mate.

[hamish_023]

I leave it on for longer then 5 minutes, maybe 20minutes.

It might be application as well that's causing it, I overlap each time by about 60%

[vp920b]

What do u mean overlap?

Do you apply more product?

I tried leave it 15 mins last time and it's getting worst. So now I tried 5 mins but still the same..

[hamish_023]

What do u mean overlap?

Do you apply more product?

I tried leave it 15 mins last time and it's getting worst. So now I tried 5 mins but still the same..

then it's your technique, how do you apply it?

[vp920b]

Apply only in one way. Just like Cquartz youtube said. Apply with some meguiar's applicator pad.

Oh well, I need to learn more I guess.. Coating is pretty much harder, not that easy.. But worth a product..

[vp920b]

HI all,

I just worked on my mates Honda Civic 2010, bought off dealer and after 6 month the car never clean up properly, even leave under the sun with raining and stuff on the paint. So I give my best shot since this is a free of charge job. Managed to work on 6 hours in total.

Product:

Wash-Iron X-Clay
DAS6 pro with orange pad and white pad
M205
Color X
Autosol for chrome panel and exhaust tip
PERL for tyres and plastic
Collonite 915+Zaino Z6

Before 50/50:



After Polish:



LSP applied:







Thanks

[hamish_023]

Nice job on the car! Im not a fan of that Honda paint at all

Ditch the Meg's pad and use cquartz foam block and thin blue microfiber apply in straight lines and overlap 60%. It's definitely a worth product

[hamish_023]

Fridays job:



Some serious waterspots and very hazey finish













Final shots with Zaino sealant:









9 hours all up

More photo's here: http://hamish023.imgur.com/

[Kekotic]

Faptacular as always Hamish. Can't wait for my detail

[jslayz]

Hamish is that the z5?

I just did mine with Z5 with the curing accelerator and it came up real nice, slippery as!

J

[hamish_023]

Hamish is that the z5?

I just did mine with Z5 with the curing accelerator and it came up real nice, slippery as!

J

Yeh Z5, I use it for durability for the owners

[hamish_023]

05 WRX needing some TLC





Headlights cleaned up:



Onto the paint (Hacked up by wetsanding by a spray painter)

















Final shots with again Zaino sealant









More pictures: http://hamish023.imgur.com

As again about 9 hours spent on this car, mostly on the hacked up bonnet

[jslayz]

wow that's a resurrection for sure!!

Have you ever hear of the professional product called Juice Qcut?
I saw it in action on my grill after there was a mark in the clear that needed to be 2000grit sanded out.

Pretty amazing product, no fine swirls or anything, just perfectly smooth and transparent in couple of minutes after sanding.

http://www.juicepolishes.com.au/qcut.html

J