Paint Correction - Focus

[The Boosh!]

Not a massive write up - Just a few before and after shots. None of the whole car unfortunately (i forgot ).

Any way pics:

Polish splatter (put too much water on the pad... Fail)

Lastly - Glass like reflections

C+C welcome

 

[Paul.]

good stuff mate. I like working on ford paint tbh. God results to be had with the right combos

 

[The Boosh!]

Ditto it is really easy to work with!

 

[Paul.]

Ditto it is really easy to work with!

especially under very good lighting. I tried a panel outdoors and thought i had done well , but rolled it back in and under the sun gun and realised it wasnt quite a 100% correction so gave it another pass and what a diff. Do you have a paint gauge mate?

 

[Gally]

What's your weapon of choice machine wise bush?

 

[The Boosh!]

especially under very good lighting. I tried a panel outdoors and thought i had done well , but rolled it back in and under the sun gun and realised it wasnt quite a 100% correction so gave it another pass and what a diff. Do you have a paint gauge mate?

No not got a paint gauge Really want one though so i can better gauge what combinations to use but its just carefull guess work i guess... Looked at buying one and they are a fortune

What's your weapon of choice machine wise bush?

Its a Kestrel SIM180 Rotory polisher matey - With a lakeside county cutting pad and Menzerna IP - Refined with menzerna super finish on a finishing pad (black lake county one!)

 

[Paul.]

yea they are pricey. What did you make of the black LC pad??? I think thinks its superb tbh

 

[The Boosh!]

Yeh it is pretty awesome. Never buying any other pads again as these ones are spot on...

The sonus and megs ones dont stay moist i find... Well they do but theres just something shite about them...

But yeh - refining with that pad and some FF or Super finish really makes a difference. Looks awesome enough just with FF on a cutting pad aswell!

 

[Paul.]

Yeh it is pretty awesome. Never buying any other pads again as these ones are spot on...

The sonus and megs ones dont stay moist i find... Well they do but theres just something s**te about them...

But yeh - refining with that pad and some FF or Super finish really makes a difference. Looks awesome enough just with FF on a cutting pad aswell!

aye , im a big fan of the LC pads. Although the new finishing pad from CGs (black hex) looks to be a good un

crackin results mate. Il need to update my Focus ST thread with the finished results

 

[db]

Nice work dude! I love Ford Panther Black... had similar results on the GFs Sport Ka last month...

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=120224

 

[Paul.M]

good write up

can anyone link me to one of the torches you guys use ?

thanks a lot

 

[RussZS]

Nice bit of Rotary action there Booshypoos, none of this DA nonsense.

Ford paint is a piece of pish to correct, gotta love it!

What do you think of the Kestrel?

 

[The Boosh!]

Kestral is an awesome machine (when you know how to use it .. bit heavy mind but awesome for price.

 

[Dblock]

Kestral is an awesome machine (when you know how to use it .. bit heavy mind but awesome for price.

how much harder is it to use a rotary? Is it like pick it up and it will burn your paint? Its pretty hard to mess up with a da. Good job also.

 

[RussZS]

Just be sensible with it. They can run away from you, but if you get a decent backing plate, it makes a world of difference (the 3M one)

They literally cut work times to about a quarter of that of a DA. Get one, learn how to use it and actually enjoy machine polishing. I hate DA's for correctional work now. They are still good for pint cleaners and glazes though.

Oh, and soft paints.

 

[The Boosh!]

how much harder is it to use a rotary? Is it like pick it up and it will burn your paint? Its pretty hard to mess up with a da. Good job also.

I cocked up the first time I used it as i rushed into it... Ended up needing a blow in on my rear bumper - but i got this at a discounted price from a mate so it wasn't the end of the world

As russ said, you need to be alot more carefull with rotory. You need to move them alot faster across the paintwork than you do DA as it gets the paint very hot, very fast. I tend to keep spritsing the panel with water to keep temps down

Dont be scared of going rotory though, Just read the guide on DW thouroughly and you will be fine... They are AWESOME-ly faster than DA... As i mentioned above somewhere, it took me 6 hours to do my mates car fully - including refining (he'd already prepped it with clay etc, and we were working like nigerians).

There is still alot for me to learn with rotary but i have got the basics i think. Need to learn other methods of using it.

I'd also reccomend the kestrel. Its a bit heavy & a tad loud but if your not using it every day its awesome value for money. Although if i were using it day in day out id be pissed with it. The makitas and chicagos are a fortune though so this is the best all rounder with the electronic spin/pressure control thing. It also takes a while for you to get used to rotary as they move completely different to DA. Rotory tends to want to go in arc movements, but you can control it how you like once you get the general jist of how they move.

Iv sold my DA as i thought it was s**t - wish id have never bought it now and gone straight to rotory lol.

 

[ben_p]

Im defo going to buy a Kestral me thinks

 

[7MAT]

good write up

can anyone link me to one of the torches you guys use ?

thanks a lot

Here's one;

LED Pocket Swirl Spotting Torch

 

[Dblock]

I c**ked up the first time I used it as i rushed into it... Ended up needing a blow in on my rear bumper - but i got this at a discounted price from a mate so it wasn't the end of the world

As russ said, you need to be alot more carefull with rotory. You need to move them alot faster across the paintwork than you do DA as it gets the paint very hot, very fast. I tend to keep spritsing the panel with water to keep temps down

Dont be scared of going rotory though, Just read the guide on DW thouroughly and you will be fine... They are AWESOME-ly faster than DA... As i mentioned above somewhere, it took me 6 hours to do my mates car fully - including refining (he'd already prepped it with clay etc, and we were working like nigerians).

There is still alot for me to learn with rotary but i have got the basics i think. Need to learn other methods of using it.

I'd also reccomend the kestrel. Its a bit heavy & a tad loud but if your not using it every day its awesome value for money. Although if i were using it day in day out id be pissed with it. The makitas and chicagos are a fortune though so this is the best all rounder with the electronic spin/pressure control thing. It also takes a while for you to get used to rotary as they move completely different to DA. Rotory tends to want to go in arc movements, but you can control it how you like once you get the general jist of how they move.

Iv sold my DA as i thought it was s**t - wish id have never bought it now and gone straight to rotory lol.

cheers mate and russ. I'm new to it all and wanted to start with a da. I', gonna get competant with that then i might take davekg's rotary lessons as he is up the road from me.