New car detailed....old friend revisited

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Picked up a new Accord EXL yesterday in Alabaster Silver. Got her home, washed, polished, glazed with PB WD, and used my old friend, IW.


Forgot how much I like this stuff. Used it with the PC. Easy on and easy off. Took it for a ride today and remembered how much I like IW on silver. Some wetness, but crisp shine. I'll throw another coat on before winter, and I am curious to see how Meg's ultimate looks on it. Maybe that will be the spring detail.


However, for the price, longevity, ease of use, and that a little goes a long way, IW still impresses me.


Hmmm...I bet 1000p would look good on this color too.
 
It is. Moving in the next year or so and we have talked about kids soon. This means what I have now will stay in the stable for a bit. So, I dumped the year old tdi. I was just too scared thinking about out of warranty repairs. Plus the honda is bigger as well. I'm really impressed with it thus far. Plus, maintenance will be much easier and cheaper.


Thanks for the well wishes.
 
WaxManRonnie- I always seem to use more product via machine, especially perhaps with liquids (as opposed to pastes).  Takes more time too, by the time I get out/put away the polisher.  But the motions/effort are so *comepletely* different that I still kinda prefer doing it by machine.  I suspect OneQuickGT1 feels the same way.  The end result is usually pretty much the same whichever way I do it, though I can't help but think that all those orbits-per-minute are doing something beyond what I can do by hand.
 
Accumulator...agree on all points.  More even coverage and a nice thin layer.  Either way, I use very little IW.  It just spreads that far. 


 


Using the PC is like therapy to me too!
 
It seems like the 845 is especially good with regard to the coverage you get via PC.  Of the liquids I've done via machine it's probably the best.


 


Heh heh, if you think the PC is pleasant to use for this, you would't believe how nice the Cyclo is!  LSPing via Cyclo is one of the few detailing tasks that I actually enjoy. 


 


Ever try buffing off the LSP residue via machine with MF pads?  Same kind of thing, all those orbits...
 
No. You understood it. I just always applied 845 by hand and let it dried. Then took it off. I fail to see how putting it on the way you did is as good or better. But to each is own. If you're happy with it, that's all that matters.
 
WaxManRonnie- I too usually (almost always, but see "pseudo-spitshining, below) apply my LSPs to the whole car, let dry until passing the "finger-swipe test" (or longer, sometimes *much* longer) and then buff off.  Doing it by machine is pretty much the same as doing it by hand with, IMO, the following diffs:


 


-The motions involve more of the body and this can *really* make a difference if dealing with physical issues


-As with polishing, the machine is doing more of the (admittedly very easy) work


-Depending on the pad/technique/etc. there can be a degree of burnishing; it can be a somewhat more "aggressive" (scare-quotes intentional, we're talking very minor differences) LSPing that can sometimes give a slightly better appearance


-It lends itself well to what I call "pseudo-spitshining", as in spritz some QD on the panel, apply LSP via machine until it all (QD and LSP) pretty much disappears, buff off remaining minor residue, move on to next section.  (Note that I'm not using the spitshine to facilitate immediate layering as per the normal version.)  This gives me the best appearance (OK, very minor diff) and the most spherical beading I can achieve.  WARNING- if you somehow mess up you can get really nasty pseudo-holograms from solvent-action, so !Don't try this at home, kids! might apply.


 


Just for kicks, you might want to give it a whirl some time.  I put it in that "never know, you might really like it" category, but then maybe I've just done it for *so* long that, well, you know..
 
I feel like this is going the way of an argument..lol  I absolutely didnt say it was better.  I will say that by machine is as good as by hand.  Anyway, I wanted to ensure a very thin coat to make it easy to remove.  The PC accomplished this.  I tend to be a bit heavy handed and can say with 100% certainty that a RO buffer will lay down a thin even coat of just about anything...consistently. 
 
OneQuickGT1- Not so much an argument (I hope!) IMO as as case of how YMMV along with personal preferences.  Heh heh, I'm probably coming across as Mr. By-machine but the last few times I've waxed something I did it by hand.
 
Oh, I knew that...I don't think WaxManRonnie was arguing either. Oh, come to think of it... :o ...


 


Hey, I mispoke on Post #10!  Oh man,  I should've said MF *BONNETS* instead of "MF pads" with regard to buffing off LSP residue by machine.  I bet *THAT* was what WaxManRonnie was asking about!  My bad....sheesh...I was kinda out to lunch there.
 
Guys. Not arguing. I'm just trying to see why you did it that way. As usual, Professor A nailed it and I see what he means. Yes. I may try it too!
 
Try it. I think you'll like it. I lay down most LSP's by hand. However, 845 is a bit touchy if applied too heavily. My usual lsp is Meg's ultimate. No matter how heavy you are with it, it comes off with ease and looks great.
 
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