How do you guys apply LSPs?

[typeSR2]

I usually go front to back(direction of the wind) on the horizontal surfaces and up/down on the vertical surfaces. This has carried over from my Zaino days. Just wondering how you guys do it?

 

[travisdecpn]

Since reading the little pamphlet that came with S100, I have started to apply all of my LSP's in the direction of airflow so (back and forth). The only exception I make is when I apply with the pc.

 

[RCBuddha]

via PC with a finishing pad, moving methodically and overlapping the previous pass about 50%. I try to make the application as thin as possible.

 

[Don]

via PC with a finishing pad, moving methodically and overlapping the previous pass about 50%. I try to make the application as thin as possible.

Same here

 

[groebuck]

I put it on in a checkerboard pattern :lol following the old Huck Finn rule - make a game to make work fun :lol

 

[kaos]

Hmm... I've always done my LSP's by hand in circles... After reading some of this, perhaps I oughta stop doing that... I do remove them, however, in a straight line in direction of airflow...

 

[togwt]

Product Directional Application:
Polish- these products contain abrasives and should be applied in straight-line motions (Forget what Mr. Miyagi was teaching the Karate Kid) circular motions will cause circular directional marks (swirl marks)

Sealant, Glaze or Wax- these products are all non-abrasive so direction of application won’t cause directional marks to the surface.

Optimising light refraction - apply product in ‘direction of airflow’, horizontal surfaces hood to trunk, vertical surfaces front to back. This application technique affects the paints optical properties by optimising the surface light refraction and the reflectivity of the bodylines and contours of the vehicle
JonM

 

[6cyl's_of_fury]

Sealants: Apply via PC with polishing or finishing pad ( depending on which sealant ) and remove by using a 16x16 MF underneath a pad on my PC. I am not very concerned about application direction

Wax: Apply by hand from front to back in straight lines. Removal is same as above, and again directionally I am not to worried.

 

[probegt]

Circles and the way the airflows. Depends how I feel. It doesnt matter to me as long as everything I am using is clean and free of contamination.

 

[Dave R32]

Front to back with both Sealants and Wax, just feels right !!

Cheers
Dave.