Klasse SG removal. Too thick or too thin?

hook said:
Also, I don't think you can really get too much on (even though it gets hard to remove). I went to Tim's house once, his truck was in the garage with this layer of white on it....it was SG, had sat for a couple hours...he said it wasn't quite ready yet :eek:



I'm going to try a bit thicker next time. I recall this happening once a long time ago with a wax...when applied too thin there wasn't enough product for it to set up, and you basically had a layer of oily stuff on the car (which is what this seems like).



This is really weird, though, since it didn't happen at all to me all last year.



best regards,

Andy
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Andy, I remember the pics of your black Maxima (& Tim's Volvo) from last year. I think they were the first pics I'd ever seen on this forum and I was total stunned by the shine!! I'm sure I have your pics still stored somewhere in my computer.



It's interesting that you apply the SG thick. I had the same terrible 3-d looking swirly haze problem with SG also. Some of the tips I've received to help alleviate this seem contrary to what you are suggesting as the cause for them. Keep us posted on how it goes.



Tony
 
I belong to the school that says, oily residue is a product of a 3rd party aside from the SG. Possible causes include, oily residue from QD or towels (Dawn towels hang dry), or even pehaps oils from your hand.



It's amazing how difficult it can be to remove SG for some, but that difficulty goes completely away with a little moisture. Try this on a panel that you think you can't possilbly wipe the SG off of: breathe on small spot to where you can visibly see it fogs up then wipe with a dry MF. You will notice how easy and smooth it will just disappear.



My suggestion on a really bad case of the oily haze is to wash the car, then start over with fresh mf's, fresh applicators, and more SG.
 
YoSteve said:
I belong to the school that says, oily residue is a product of a 3rd party aside from the SG. Possible causes include, oily residue from QD or towels (Dawn towels hang dry), or even pehaps oils from your hand.



It's amazing how difficult it can be to remove SG for some, but that difficulty goes completely away with a little moisture. Try this on a panel that you think you can't possilbly wipe the SG off of: breathe on small spot to where you can visibly see it fogs up then wipe with a dry MF. You will notice how easy and smooth it will just disappear.



My suggestion on a really bad case of the oily haze is to wash the car, then start over with fresh mf's, fresh applicators, and more SG.
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That was my first thought, YoSteve...contaminated towels or something. I tried everything. Only way to get the oily stuff off was lambswool buffingpad.



Since then, I've narrowed down the problem, I think. I believe it's a combination of humidity, *too* thin a layer, and not long enough drying time. I put on a layer of SG thicker than I normally would have, and let it dry for about 2 hours...no haze. Next layer (couple days later) I went back to a thinner layer and the "work around the car" timing (start in one spot, apply all the way around, then buff). Hazy oil.



The things that helped most were thicker application (I used a foam pad for SG for the first time, made it easy to be consistant) and longer dry time.



By the way, I posted this similar info in another thread...someplace :)



Blue Skies,

Andy
 
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