Biggest disapointment ever!

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sacdetailing

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Hey all my fellow pro autopians, ive been learning paint correction for the last month or 2 and i corrected paint on all of my cars except my huge van which i might do later for fun) and i love it and me- am trying to do the best, i cant leave any swirl marks or scrathes, my black mercedes came out the best because it was black car and you can see all the scrathes with light, but my other cars- not so much, i detail outside under tent, and its realy hard to get that scrathes on grey paint, or some crazy color on volvo s60, (greay or somethig) when i looked at the sun, it was good, when it wasnt, i was correcting it, after that, at night at walmarts parking lot, i see all the imperfections that i missed, the whole car is great and shiny but a couple of spots i see that i havent polished them enough because i havent noticed them during polishing. not a lot but like 3 or 4 spots, for me, it aint working out like that. i have some lamp but its not working during 100 degrees california sun. plz help me i cant go like that! i hate being a hack but its my own cars only but still! plz check my post on black mercedes to see a lil bit how am doing, if i see imperfection, am getting rid of it but how come i havent see those spots? happens on other 3cars (except black mercedes) and one car had more imperfections left.
 
some advice:

1. after polishing wipe the car with water mixed with rubbing alcohol to remove the oils that might cover up swirls

2. pull the car out into the sun to check your work

3. Buy a hand held light like a 3m sun gun or a brinkmann dual xenon light, or one of those crazy led lights to check for swirls
 
black03mach said:
some advice:

1. after polishing wipe the car with water mixed with rubbing alcohol to remove the oils that might cover up swirls

2. pull the car out into the sun to check your work

3. Buy a hand held light like a 3m sun gun or a brinkmann dual xenon light, or one of those crazy led lights to check for swirls
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One more for the OP:



Use proper punctuation and avoid run-on sentences so people can understand what the heck you're talking about!:dig
 
mikenap said:
One more for the OP:



Use proper punctuation and avoid run-on sentences so people can understand what the heck you're talking about!:dig
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+1. I had to read it a few times and I STILL don't know exactly what you're after.
 
Something tells me English is not this guy's primary language, so maybe you could lay off the criticism and try and be helpful yeah? If you can't help don't post.
 
Adam.C said:
Something tells me English is not this guy's primary language, so maybe you could lay off the criticism and try and be helpful yeah? If you can't help don't post.
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Something tells ME that's a pretty big leap to make. Not seeing anything to indicate he can't speak English, just that he's a "stream of conciousness"-type writer which makes it hard for others to read. He isn't the only one that does it, and it does make it hard to read, and to understand his question enough to answer it.



Plus, I put a friggin' smilie in that post. That automatically means not to take it seriously. Did you not get The Rules to Internet Forums Guidebook with your computer purchase? :chuckle:



FYI, I am still kidding here, so I'll add a few more smilies to make the point. :grinno::grinno::grinno:
 
I do sympathize with sacdetailing's plight, and I don't have a good answer :confused: I always need specialized lighting, or at least one of my incandescents, in an otherwise dark shop, otherwise certain flaws will slip past me. For stuff that only shows up under certain conditions (e.g., under parking lot lights at night) I find I gotta somehow duplicate those conditions.
 
Accumulator said:
I do sympathize with sacdetailing's plight, and I don't have a good answer :confused: I always need specialized lighting, or at least one of my incandescents, in an otherwise dark shop, otherwise certain flaws will slip past me. For stuff that only shows up under certain conditions (e.g., under parking lot lights at night) I find I gotta somehow duplicate those conditions.
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Since we're on the subject, Accumulator, you've mentioned several times that you prefer incandescents for certain situations. What are your preferred styles of incandescent lighting? Do you have a specialized setup or are we talking just regular bulb fixtures?
 
mikenap said:
Since we're on the subject, Accumulator, you've mentioned several times that you prefer incandescents for certain situations. What are your preferred styles of incandescent lighting? Do you have a specialized setup or are we talking just regular bulb fixtures?
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Regular light bulbs in whatever type of housing. From bare bulbs in ceiling-mounted fixtures, to ones with metal shades suspended from the ceiling, to hand-held trouble lights (which I really like as I can clamp them wherever I want 'em).



I have two cheapie trouble lights from Lowe's, they're the high-wattage models and cost maybe $25 each. I have 300W bulbs in them (same as my suspended ones) but I bet lower wattages would work about as well since IMO it's not really about brightness (but rather contrast).
 
i agree with accumulator concerning incandescents for silver and white swirl finding.



the best i can explain on the method that works for me is to stand really close to the car and have the incandescent source a good distance away, maybe @ least 5 ft +, and if possible, shine the light down the direction of the panel that your working on.



Look down the panel with your head very close to the paint, and find the reflection of the bulb on the paint. As you move your head slowly, keeping an eye on the bulb reflection, you will catch the valley in the paint that makes the swirl.



this is in contrast to a darker color , where you stand back from the paint, and shine the light directly into it, your head being further from the paint than the light.



hope that helps some.
 
thanks guys! i do alcohol wipedowns after every pass. and i have brinkman, shop lights, but those dont work, i need a good shop!lol. thanks for all that suport. am from Ukraine, but i live in Sacramento CA, learning and polishing everything they give me!
 
sacdetailing- I don't like the Brinkman as well as many people do. Since you're working outdoors, maybe look for a high-power LED flashlight if you don't have electrical hookups for the trouble light.



BTW, your english isn't bad at all, and yeah, those shorter sentances work better :xyxthumbs
 
My biggest disappointment was the pizza dude brought the wrong pie to my house. That guy sucks. I tipped him a 6 bucks on top of everything else
 
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