Diesel350

Thought I'd start a thread to see everyone's before and after correction of imperfections and scratches on your paint.

Tell us what you used? What type of polishing machine, type of polish, pad, etc.

Here is a nice scratch found the other day, not sure how it got there.

I first started out with using my Porter Cable 7424xp on a 6 speed, a Lake Country White Pad, and Meguiars 205 finishing polish.

Here are the results, looks like I didn't need to go more aggressive like I had originally anticipated.

Before:




After:

grsams

Very nice. By the look of the first photo, it almost appeared that the scotch was down to the metal.

zmcgovern4

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VTsuckah

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^ Holy crap, did the owner buff his car using a rotary and a brillo pad???

Diesel350

Holy crap, what the heck happened to that poor Porsche?

NickTee

What Porsche? Zach's photo is of a Saleen 281 Mustang.

zmcgovern4

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I was told this damage was done by another detailer with a rotary and god knows what he had on it or what he was doing with it.

Bingo....

Here she is all finished up.

xtr3me

That looks nasty...
Beautiful work !

user420

Excellent work you guys.

zmcgovern4

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I'm bored, so I'll add in some more pictures along with some of the products used for reference.

Camaro ZL1 Using HD Adapt on Orange LC Light Cutting Pad for a great one-step process









2001 911 Turbo with Menznera PF2500 on a White LC Polishing Pad for another great one-step process








2004 Subaru STi with Meguiar's M205 on an Orange LC Light Cutting Pad for yet another good one-step correction.





-Zach

Diesel350

Nice work Zach, What kind of polisher are you using?

zmcgovern4

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Thanks!

We've got several... the majority of work is done with Rupes LHR21, however I just got the Griot's BOSS 21 and will be adding that to the mix.

We also use our Griot's Garage 3rd Gen machine, Rupes LHR75e, and Porter Cable 7424XP regularly.

Diesel350

How do you compare the Rupes to the Porter Cable? Is it a step up?

Allen K

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Well there are "detailers" and then there are detailers

zmcgovern4

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It's not a fair comparison as they are considerably different in my opinion.

The PC7424XP and Griot's Garage 3rd Gen machines are inexpensive tools that are geared more towards consumer sales/DIYers while the Rupes Machines and Griot's BOSS Machines are higher priced, higher end machines that are geared towards professionals.

While any of the machines are capable of some serious work, the higher end, professional grade tools are built to perform the work quicker and more efficiently, while also requiring less physical energy, thanks to their larger orbit.

It is like comparing my IS250 to an IS-F.... while they look almost the same on the outside, they perform the same task in different ways due to different goals in their overall design.

-Zach