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Detailnewb

Detailnewb

Wax On, Wax Off ~Mr.Miagi
OK, I'm not sure where this should be asked, so I'll give here a shot. I've seen the videos from Adam's and I purchased the video from Meguiars. But... Is there anyone out there who shows how to use the PC on anything OTHER than flat areas? I think anyone can use it on a hood or a flat body panel, but I'd love to see someone use it on a tight area, smaller area or odd-shaped area. Do any of you users have any video of yourselves detailling that you'd mind sharing?

There's one that looks interesting on showcargarage.com (1960 Corvette), but at $25 it seems a little steep.

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I don't have a video, but when it comes to smaller areas I don't use the PC if it's so small that it may cause damage to the pad or something on the car. IMO the PC is a tool that you can learn to use through practice not something that a video will teach you. I think that if you do a search on this site you will find more than enough knowledge to get you started with the PC. Someone else may have a video, but like I said I don't think you need to spend that much money when the knowledge is right here.
 
BLUELINE 1 said:
I don't have a video, but when it comes to smaller areas I don't use the PC if it's so small that it may cause damage to the pad or something on the car. IMO the PC is a tool that you can learn to use through practice not something that a video will teach you. I think that if you do a search on this site you will find more than enough knowledge to get you started with the PC. Someone else may have a video, but like I said I don't think you need to spend that much money when the knowledge is right here.
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I would agree with that 100% I think the best way to learn is to simply do it.

Richard
 
BLUELINE 1 said:
I don't have a video, but when it comes to smaller areas I don't use the PC if it's so small that it may cause damage to the pad or something on the car. IMO the PC is a tool that you can learn to use through practice not something that a video will teach you. I think that if you do a search on this site you will find more than enough knowledge to get you started with the PC. Someone else may have a video, but like I said I don't think you need to spend that much money when the knowledge is right here.
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Agreed. Since there is so little risk involved in PC use, I'd say just practice, practice, practice.

Now, I don't know if this will help you or not, but I do have a video of me working on a "curved" area of a front fender on my truck -- though the intended purpose was originally to demonstrate how safe the PC is:

http://www.hahn-on-the.net/professional/detailing/pcdemo.wmv
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
Agreed. Since there is so little risk involved in PC use, I'd say just practice, practice, practice.

Now, I don't know if this will help you or not, but I do have a video of me working on a "curved" area of a front fender on my truck -- though the intended purpose was originally to demonstrate how safe the PC is:

http://www.hahn-on-the.net/professional/detailing/pcdemo.wmv
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Yeah Crank that bad boy up and go to it. I love number 6

Now are you applying that amount of pressure on purpose to demonstrate that it is pretty hard to dmage paint or is that how hard you would normally apply pressure??

Richard
 
97F1504x4 said:
Yeah Crank that bad boy up and go to it. I love number 6

Now are you applying that amount of pressure on purpose to demonstrate that it is pretty hard to dmage paint or is that how hard you would normally apply pressure??

Richard
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I was just over on Meguiar's forums... Their main rep recommends between 15 and 20 pounds of pressure when polishing with something like #83 or #80.

Shiny - thanks for the video! I'm just a little freaked about using it on my black truck :wacko: But that helps...
 
Detailnewb said:
I was just over on Meguiar's forums... Their main rep recommends between 15 and 20 pounds of pressure when polishing with something like #83 or #80.

Shiny - thanks for the video! I'm just a little freaked about using it on my black truck :wacko: But that helps...
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15-20 sounds about right for general purposes, yeah. As far as using it on black, you've got hardly anything you should worry about. I just did a clinic earlier today using the hood off a black Tahoe, and I was using both the rotary and PC on it. Not a single problem with either, though that isn't saying the rotary can't be dangerous. The PC, I'd feel confident handing to a responsible 8 year old to use.
 
97F1504x4 said:
Yeah Crank that bad boy up and go to it. I love number 6

Now are you applying that amount of pressure on purpose to demonstrate that it is pretty hard to dmage paint or is that how hard you would normally apply pressure??

Richard
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Like I said above, I wouldn't put that much pressure down under most circumstances. I was leaning about half my body weight into it there just to show how damaging paint is near impossible (just like I usually wouldn't hold it in one spot for that long). Now, if you've got an isolated scratch you're trying to remove, I've found that extra pressure DOES help quite a bit. However when you reach that point, it's always better to reach for a rotary if you can.
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
The PC, I'd feel confident handing to a responsible 8 year old to use.
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Yes, but what about an adult? :stick
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My apologies, but I couldn't resist.
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Charles
 
I picked up the dvd from showcargarage because I believe Mike Phillips does great work and thought I could learn something. I have peen using a PC for 6 years and a rotary for 4, but I am always wanting to learn more and you know what I did pick up a few very helpful tips in the video. If you have not used a pc before and want to know the correct way I would highly recommend the video because it goes step by step on the process and Mike explains why he is using each product the correct way to use and the results he expects by using them-a lot of helpful techniques for the beginner-would save a lot of time instead of trial and error like I did years ago. Good luck!
 
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