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Uro-Fiber Pads
Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber Pads are designed to fully maximize the detailing potential already seen in microfiber pads. With a 25% lower pile than traditional microfiber pads, Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber Pads also feature a blend of two different microfiber grades into just one pad. These two...
^^^ What Gav said. And yup, those are paired w/ the 3D One
Got my roof done, my trunk lid, and my front drivers fender and decided it was time for beer. Maybe if I actually get out there before 1PM tomorrow I might actually finish polishing the car. I almost kinda have to actually. If I finish it up tomorrow, I can apply the graphene coating on tuesday, let it cure for the required 24 hours, top it w/ the graphene spray on wednesday, and then its back to work on thursday.
Here's a good one. My trunk lid, which was not in great shape.
before
After
^^^ What Gav said. And yup, those are paired w/ the 3D One
Got my roof done, my trunk lid, and my front drivers fender and decided it was time for beer. Maybe if I actually get out there before 1PM tomorrow I might actually finish polishing the car. I almost kinda have to actually. If I finish it up tomorrow, I can apply the graphene coating on tuesday, let it cure for the required 24 hours, top it w/ the graphene spray on wednesday, and then its back to work on thursday.
Here's a good one. My trunk lid, which was not in great shape.
before
After
Didnt you have a black spoiler?
Nice work dude!^^^ What Gav said. And yup, those are paired w/ the 3D One
Got my roof done, my trunk lid, and my front drivers fender and decided it was time for beer. Maybe if I actually get out there before 1PM tomorrow I might actually finish polishing the car. I almost kinda have to actually. If I finish it up tomorrow, I can apply the graphene coating on tuesday, let it cure for the required 24 hours, top it w/ the graphene spray on wednesday, and then its back to work on thursday.
Here's a good one. My trunk lid, which was not in great shape.
before
After
I'm dreading polishing my Tahoe when the weather gets better. I'm going to take every bit of a whole weekend so I dont kill myself and or my back
Drivers side is completely done, as is my passenger front fender. I think I'm doing pretty good. Yesterday at this same time I'd only been out there polishing for about an hour and a half 
Now I've got the rest of the day to finish up my passenger side, then its bumpers and the smaller areas/pillars/side skirts i'm saving for the 3" pads.
driver side door before
after
You can see whats been finished vs what hasnt
all done
passenger fender before
after
Welp, back to it.
Now I've got the rest of the day to finish up my passenger side, then its bumpers and the smaller areas/pillars/side skirts i'm saving for the 3" pads. driver side door before
after
You can see whats been finished vs what hasnt
all done
passenger fender before
after
Welp, back to it.
IDAFC21 are you polishing with foam after the uro pad or is this a one step?
^^^ This. And yeah, basically it's a one step. I have gone back over sections a 2nd time if I felt like it could get better. I know I said I wasn't going for perfection....but....I want perfection
But even this combo has its limitations. There are some bigger scratches and scuffs that have plagued my car for awhile that even this stuff couldn't deal with. And that's fine. Everything is fine. ALMOSTTT done. Just came in for some din din. But all I have left is a small section on my front bumper, and then its just pillars, mirrors, and side skirts. I will finish this tonight. I'm withholding alcohol from myself until I do. Then tomorrow I can just worry about wiping the car down w/ panel prep and getting the coating on, which, THATS the easy part. Once you're done w/ the polishing you're pretty much in the home stretch. I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow.
I would think you can get around el gato with 4-6 pads. Since you have a compressor, blowing out the pads every panel should help. At the minimum, a conditioning brush to help dislodge spent product
I used 2 5" pads for the bimmer, 3 MIGHT have been better. I definitely needed more 3" pads, those things saturated quick. I only got 2 of those. And I dont know if it dusts so much as the pads start flinging shit once they get gunked up. Like Gav said w/ an air compressor to blow the pads out every pass you'd probably be golden. I hit them w/ the pad brush each time but I tried keeping it light because I didnt wanna damage the fibers.
Got ALL the polishing done tonight. So tomorrow its coating time!!!! SO much work just to get to this point
Definitely pleased with the results thus far tho. Like I said before, this combo, on my car at least, I feel like it was able to clear at least 90-95% of the general swirls and scratches. Some still remain, but I was REALLY getting in w/ the flashlight trying to get the angles to see them. I had to stop myself. Although now it really does put a spotlight back on the bigger scratches I couldn't get rid of Oh well. The car is SO much better now. Christ. I don't care how late it is. I'm drinking now.
Hood, roof, and passenger side are completely coated. Just came inside to get some fresh air. Those fumes, god damn. I wanna leave the garage door cracked open, but of course its windy out, and it keeps blowing dust and debris into the garage and onto the paint as I'm coating it, and I cant have that. So, fumes and possible brain damage it is then. At least I wont need to drink tonight.
This adams graphene coating is definitely super easy to work with tho, not unlike any other ceramic like cquartz. rainbows immediately, and once the rainbows fade i let it sit for just a little longer until its a little tacky and it wipes off easily.
This adams graphene coating is definitely super easy to work with tho, not unlike any other ceramic like cquartz. rainbows immediately, and once the rainbows fade i let it sit for just a little longer until its a little tacky and it wipes off easily.
For me, it depends on the vehicle size and condition of the paint and what pad / product is being used.
MF cutting pads can get dirty fast. Even with blowing them out, once they start to get gray or yellowish I change them out.
Foam pads can be used a bit longer.
on an average size sedan, I would say 3-4 panels. The hood, roof and trunk may pull more dead/oxidized paint/material than doors etc
I watch for reduced effectiveness. I've finish polished a vehicle using 2 orange LC polishing pads and Blackfire one step.
MF cutting pads can get dirty fast. Even with blowing them out, once they start to get gray or yellowish I change them out.
Foam pads can be used a bit longer.
on an average size sedan, I would say 3-4 panels. The hood, roof and trunk may pull more dead/oxidized paint/material than doors etc
I watch for reduced effectiveness. I've finish polished a vehicle using 2 orange LC polishing pads and Blackfire one step.
She coated!
Gonna let it sit overnight, and then finish it off w/ the graphene ceramic spray topper tomorrow. I did apply the coating to my side windows and sunroof, but for the windshield and back window I've had carpro flyby30 window coating sitting here forever that i've been wanting to try, so that will be applied, and we'll see how it compares w/ the side windows, but I don't know if it'll happen tomorrow
Just so glad I got this done before the weather turns hot. It's not perfect, but god it looks so much better than it did. Cars really get beat to shit out here by the dust/heat/sun. Oddly enough, even tho I've been working on this car since friggin saturday, I'm sore.......but I'm not THAT sore. Which is nice. and Spotify really got me thru this weekend. I kept changing it up between 90s alternative, and 90s/early 2000s rap........and I can neither confirm nor deny that I was listing to viking music while coating my car today to keep me motivated.
Gonna let it sit overnight, and then finish it off w/ the graphene ceramic spray topper tomorrow. I did apply the coating to my side windows and sunroof, but for the windshield and back window I've had carpro flyby30 window coating sitting here forever that i've been wanting to try, so that will be applied, and we'll see how it compares w/ the side windows, but I don't know if it'll happen tomorrow
Just so glad I got this done before the weather turns hot. It's not perfect, but god it looks so much better than it did. Cars really get beat to shit out here by the dust/heat/sun. Oddly enough, even tho I've been working on this car since friggin saturday, I'm sore.......but I'm not THAT sore. Which is nice. and Spotify really got me thru this weekend. I kept changing it up between 90s alternative, and 90s/early 2000s rap........and I can neither confirm nor deny that I was listing to viking music while coating my car today to keep me motivated.
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