Swanicyouth
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What started out as I was just going to slap some wax on this tractor and it turned into a full blown paint correction. Prolly spent 10 hours on this thing.
Anyway, no real before pics or 50/50s. The paint was actually in pretty good shape - just some orange peel I ain`t going after.
Products I used:
- Pinnacle Waterless Wash
- Optimum Polish II w/ LC 3" Hydrotech polishing pad
- PB`s SSR2 on LC 3" flat polishing pad
- GG 6 w/ 3" LC BP
- PB`s Natural Look dressing on all plastic / vinyl / tires
- Sonüs Ion Paint "Coating" LSP
- Dodo Juice Supernatural Finger Wax Applicator
- Some towels I haven`t used in years. I seem to recall they came from a place called "Rag Shack" or similar.
- Coast 1000 lumen LED flashlight:
- Wolfgang Pad Cleaner & Extender:
.... Some thoughts.....
1. The Hydrotech pad lived up to its reputation and shredded half way through:
2. Sonüs Ion isn`t a paint coating - even though the label says it is - it`s a SUPER slick sealant that applies and removes super easy. Reminds me of Super Power Lock:
Dunno how long this stuff lasts, but it is the kind of product you could wipe off the next day with no effort. It has to cure an hour - and most of it seems to disappear into the paint. Smells like solvents. Noticed no post application "static" as the label suggests.
Sonüs says this stuff lasts a year. Seems too good to be true. If it does - it`s a winner. It wipes off as easy as BFWD and looks glossy.
3. PB`s SSR2 cut quicker than Optimum Polish. It also stayed "wet" longer. The Optimum may have finished a hair better - but this is really splitting hairs. This paint was single stage and very soft. Both wipe off easy.
4. The WG pad cleaner works pretty good. I have gallons of various PBMG pad cleaners. None of them clean pads quite as well as LA`s Totally Awesome ($1 for 16oz). However, it`s harder to get the LATA out of the pads.
Just some pics of the process & results:
Pre-LSP:
Drink holder serves as a polish holder:
Anyway, no real before pics or 50/50s. The paint was actually in pretty good shape - just some orange peel I ain`t going after.
Products I used:
- Pinnacle Waterless Wash
- Optimum Polish II w/ LC 3" Hydrotech polishing pad
- PB`s SSR2 on LC 3" flat polishing pad
- GG 6 w/ 3" LC BP
- PB`s Natural Look dressing on all plastic / vinyl / tires
- Sonüs Ion Paint "Coating" LSP
- Dodo Juice Supernatural Finger Wax Applicator
- Some towels I haven`t used in years. I seem to recall they came from a place called "Rag Shack" or similar.
- Coast 1000 lumen LED flashlight:
- Wolfgang Pad Cleaner & Extender:
.... Some thoughts.....
1. The Hydrotech pad lived up to its reputation and shredded half way through:
2. Sonüs Ion isn`t a paint coating - even though the label says it is - it`s a SUPER slick sealant that applies and removes super easy. Reminds me of Super Power Lock:
Dunno how long this stuff lasts, but it is the kind of product you could wipe off the next day with no effort. It has to cure an hour - and most of it seems to disappear into the paint. Smells like solvents. Noticed no post application "static" as the label suggests.
Sonüs says this stuff lasts a year. Seems too good to be true. If it does - it`s a winner. It wipes off as easy as BFWD and looks glossy.
3. PB`s SSR2 cut quicker than Optimum Polish. It also stayed "wet" longer. The Optimum may have finished a hair better - but this is really splitting hairs. This paint was single stage and very soft. Both wipe off easy.
4. The WG pad cleaner works pretty good. I have gallons of various PBMG pad cleaners. None of them clean pads quite as well as LA`s Totally Awesome ($1 for 16oz). However, it`s harder to get the LATA out of the pads.
Just some pics of the process & results:
Pre-LSP:
Drink holder serves as a polish holder:
