Well! From the side panels to the front are polished and waxed now. The electric buffer is a lot easier and faster.
You look mahvelous! Now when do you start on the Sling?
What are your new mods to your Slingshot Starting12/1/2021
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! From the side panels to the front are polished and waxed now. The electric buffer is a lot easier and faster.
FunCycle - a question, does the Meguiars's Ultimate Polish cause any problems on the black areas? I know the ultimate wax is okay if you get it on the black, but I also know that many of the polishes out there will stain the black - - I know that on the detailing group I hang out on on Facebook they recommend using painters tape to mask off the black plastic and rubber areas when polishing
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FunCycle - a question, does the Meguiars's Ultimate Polish cause any problems on the black areas? I know the ultimate wax is okay if you get it on the black, but I also know that many of the polishes out there will stain the black - - I know that on the detailing group I hang out on on Facebook they recommend using painters tape to mask off the black plastic and rubber areas when polishing
I just waxed a black panel on the hood so I could answer your question. No, it does not turn the black panels white.
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Sorry brother, thought you lived in Arkansas. Maybe I confused you with Boomer
No worries brother! For further reference I'm a worthless nut.....Buckeye thru and thru and if you're still confused I'm from Ohio 😜
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I just waxed a black panel on the hood so I could answer your question. No, it does not turn the black panels white.
thank you
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No worries brother! For further reference I'm a worthless nut.....Buckeye thru and thru and if you're still confused I'm from Ohio 😜
And I now am from Arkansas where the Razorbacks roam.
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Edward Neal you will have some discoloration but nowhere near what I have seen with some other waxes
lately I have been using this
but I have some minor swirl marks I I think the meguiar's would take right out, just been to lazy to break out the DA and still think I should probably mask off the hood inserts just to be safe
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I have used the F-11 for the last 2 or 3 years because you can use it on everything even the wind screen
I've been using Turtle Wax -- 'ICE' wax and detailer and been very happy with it.
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Well! From the side panels to the front are polished and waxed now. The electric buffer is a lot easier and faster.
I have never used buffers when it comes to waxing a car or the sling. Are there special pads for polishing the plastic on a sling as opposed to the paint on a car? Whenever you have some time I would appreciate you being pad specific and if there are more than one take this rookie by the hand and let me know your methodology on this. Many thanks
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The electric and air buffer pads are color coded as to what you are going to do. This is just a partial list -Red = Heavy Cut Orange = Medium Cut Blue = Light Cut Green = Soft Polish Black = Final Finish
is the buffer speed the same for all pads? And if so what is a safe speed?
Preferred buffer?
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is the buffer speed the same for all pads? And if so what is a safe speed?
Preferred buffer?
Buffer speed is set according to what you are trying to do. I am 73 years old and have never used a buffer until this past year. I always did it by hand. I bought the first buffer after I finished polishing and waxing the 1935 Ford last year by hand.
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SoCal I'm no expert but my research led to a DA (dual action) polisher. It is highly recommended for the amateur. The orbital buffers are much more likely to damage surfaces when not correctly used (by a professional). There are a jillion you tube videos out there on this. I gravitated to the Chemical Guys videos which have the right content and pace for my patience level (not high on videos).
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SoCal you can go here - - Autogeek
it is a great source for everything involving detailing - they have videos and articles about all of the various processes and they also have a store where you can get buffers and pads or anything else you might want - - - in fact I just ordered some 4 inch pads from them a few days ago
oh - and they also have their own forum where you can ask questions with people that actually do detailing for a living there who can give advice
And for working on my slingshot I have a Griots Garage mini DA polisher that uses 3 inch and 4 inch pads probably too small to be what you would want on a regular car, but for the slingshot I think a 6 inch DA would be too much.
as a side note - I use auto geek for information but often find better prices for the same items on Amazon - usually only buy from auto geek when its something specific I can't get cheeper
