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Silver-Bullet

Silver-Bullet

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How often can u buff you car using a high speed polisher in the event u were using just a finishing pad & a glaze or light polish, w/out harming the paint...?
 
I would guess that it depends on what kind of pad you were using and how abrasive the product was. You could probably buff for years with #9 and a gray finishing pad before you hurt the paint. Or you could buff for 2 minutes with a wool pad and some Diamond Cut and be looking at primer. It would also depend on the level that the clear coat is at when you start. You could probably polish a new car a lot longer than you could polish a car that is 7 or 8 years old. If the clear is just about to wear though anyway then it wouldn't take much to push it over the edge.

www.meguiar's.com has some interesting videos and things that you can watch. One of them shows this cool machine that measures the thickness of the paint. That lets you know if it is safe to buff it and maybe what kind of technique you are going to have to use. I don't know what one of those machines cost, but I'd cut my hair for one. :cool:
 
You would not cut the mullet..give me a break..not even for a woman or twins:p

What Fuzzz said ....think of it this way ...everytime you do a light polish you are removing about 1/1000 of a layer of clear

now if you do it everyday for about 3 years ..I'll bet you'll have no clearcoat left:eek:
 
Fuzz without a Mullett is like Homer without a donut. No paint thickness guage is worth clipping the Tennessee Tophat
Much Respect To The Mullett.
 
Hey now.. I might cut the mullet for twins. It depends on how hot they are. :D I'm sure I'll find another way to get that paint thingy. The mullet is safe.... for now. ;)
 
The Fuzz nailed it. The only...I repeat ONLY way to know for sure is with a digital paint thickness gauge (which aren't cheap).

Natty
 
Hey Natty I think you need a mullet...:rolleyes:
Ok no one will ask...so I will...
How expensive are they Natty?
 
Question:
I was considering purchasing a paint thickness guage, but was wondering... Does it know the difference in the thickness of clearcoat, then paint? How can you tell if you are too thin on clearcoat without damaging it?
I always wonder about polishing, because we don't know who has done what to these cars??!?!?!?!?
 
how true...and if it's a repaint does it adjust for the previous paint and clearcoat..:confused:

I have always tested a smal part of a roof to see how it will stand up to polishing....but if you use a very mild polish ...let's say Professional Polish :rolleyes: then the vehicle would have to be polished quite often to have gone through the clear...

I also would ask new customers, with older cars...who and what has been done to the vehicle and how often...

info is King...next to the mullet:D
 
I recently spent some quality time with Jason Rose from Meguires. He came out to help me with some trouble I was having with a green F150. The first thing he did was go completely around the truck with his paint gauge. When he was finished he told the owner that the truck had been repainted on at least 3 panels (probably due an accident).

Stupid me, I never even thought to ask, but the owner admitted that the truck had been repainted.

I to often wonder about clearcoat thickness and am definately going to get a gauge.
 
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