Can SG be to thin

Accumulator,

Are any of the cars you use SG on black? On the black cars, if you apply SG too thickly and allow it to haze over for a few minutes, it can be a real pain to remove. You get most of it off and it feels nice and slick, but you can see that's it's still there very faintly up close. Like a shadow of what you've applied, except white. On my silver car, I cannot see this.



At this point, you either have to buff hard, or wait for it to cure a bit, and then remove the rest with a QD.
 
Accumulator,

Are any of the cars you use SG on black? On the black cars, if you apply SG too thickly and allow it to haze over for a few minutes, it can be a real pain to remove. You get most of it off and it feels nice and slick, but you can see that's it's still there very faintly up close. Like a shadow of what you've applied, except white. On my silver car, I cannot see this.



At this point, you either have to buff hard, or wait for it to cure a bit, and then remove the rest with a QD.
 
JustinTRW said:
Accumulator,

Are any of the cars you use SG on black? On the black cars, if you apply SG too thickly and allow it to haze over for a few minutes, it can be a real pain to remove...At this point, you either have to buff hard, or wait for it to cure a bit, and then remove the rest with a QD.
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No, I haven't used SG on black. I quit with the black cars long before I started using SG :D Darkest thing I've used SG on was maroon. I can see where some problems would be much more readily apparent on dark colors than on light ones, especially light metallics.



One thing I found when I was fooling around with thick applications was that the longer I let it set up the easier it came off. I almost always wait overnight (just convenient for me to do it that way), but I once let a goofy-thick application set up for a few days and it came off quite easily. Not that a long set up time is gonna be convenient for everybody...



And I always fog the surface with my breath when I buff SG off, which works a lot better when it's not hot and humid in the shop.
 
JustinTRW said:
Accumulator,

Are any of the cars you use SG on black? On the black cars, if you apply SG too thickly and allow it to haze over for a few minutes, it can be a real pain to remove...At this point, you either have to buff hard, or wait for it to cure a bit, and then remove the rest with a QD.
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No, I haven't used SG on black. I quit with the black cars long before I started using SG :D Darkest thing I've used SG on was maroon. I can see where some problems would be much more readily apparent on dark colors than on light ones, especially light metallics.



One thing I found when I was fooling around with thick applications was that the longer I let it set up the easier it came off. I almost always wait overnight (just convenient for me to do it that way), but I once let a goofy-thick application set up for a few days and it came off quite easily. Not that a long set up time is gonna be convenient for everybody...



And I always fog the surface with my breath when I buff SG off, which works a lot better when it's not hot and humid in the shop.
 
In my testing on a scrap bumper strip, saliva took the residue right off, so perhaps your fogging the surface with your breath does the trick. I'll give it a try!
 
In my testing on a scrap bumper strip, saliva took the residue right off, so perhaps your fogging the surface with your breath does the trick. I'll give it a try!
 
JustinTRW said:
.. perhaps your fogging the surface with your breath does the trick. I'll give it a try!
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Heh heh, noticing that you're in San Diego I won't bother saying "if it doesn't work now, wait until winter" :D When it's cool/dry enough that you can clearly see the condensation of the panel this method works *really* well.
 
JustinTRW said:
.. perhaps your fogging the surface with your breath does the trick. I'll give it a try!
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Heh heh, noticing that you're in San Diego I won't bother saying "if it doesn't work now, wait until winter" :D When it's cool/dry enough that you can clearly see the condensation of the panel this method works *really* well.
 
What I dislike about whole Klasse system is that the underlying paint has to be absolutely perfect. Otherwise, AIO will highlight the defects and SG doesn't fill very well at all. You can't top it with anything otherwise durability will suffer.



Besides, I can't go that long without detailing something! :D
 
What I dislike about whole Klasse system is that the underlying paint has to be absolutely perfect. Otherwise, AIO will highlight the defects and SG doesn't fill very well at all. You can't top it with anything otherwise durability will suffer.



Besides, I can't go that long without detailing something! :D
 
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