Poorboys black hole or ssr 3?
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Wrs said:
Thanks Will. It's nearly shiny enough for me to park next to you!
Yep - done by hand. Don't trust myself with motorised polishers. I have this fear that I will end up with a steel coloured car with no paint.
Many many years ago I valeted cars for a living. That was back in the day where T-cut really did take the top layer off the paint. I developed the ability to polish with both hands, so I can get on with it and not get too knackered.
patriot66 said:Excellent work Rick ! Looks super glossy.
Thanks.
I have high hopes for the Discovery responding well to similar treatment. It has the advantage that the folk at Solihull seem to be able to put a decent layer of paint on a car, unlike their counterparts at Spartanburg. More pics will follow once the Discovery is done.
RickRob said:
hehe. We can compare black sapphire 'shininess' & 'popping'I know exactly what you mean. Amy bought me a Dual Action Polisher for Xmas and I haven't plucked up enough courage to give it a go as of yet. I've recently bought a Smart Car black bonnet from eBay to try on first.
Interesting and impressive technique. During your polishing session which PB product do you feel made the best improvement / effect? I used black hole on my previous Z but I felt AG SRP was better from an application & results perspective.
I also used PB wheel sealant but again I was left feeling rather unimpressed. I tried Gtechniq C5 after Rally's recommendation and the difference was night & day (along with the price).
Wrs said:RickRob said:
I know exactly what you mean. Amy bought me a Dual Action Polisher for Xmas and I haven't plucked up enough courage to give it a go as of yet. I've recently bought a Smart Car black bonnet from eBay to try on first.
Interesting and impressive technique. During your polishing session which PB product do you feel made the best improvement / effect? I used black hole on my previous Z but I felt AG SRP was better from an application & results perspective.
I also used PB wheel sealant but again I was left feeling rather unimpressed. I tried Gtechniq C5 after Rally's recommendation and the difference was night & day (along with the price).
I think the SSR 2 probably made the biggest difference. The paint was starting to look a little tired and it looked really shiny after the SSR 2. I'm not sure that the SSR 1 made any difference at all. If I was at all disappointed it was that the Black Hole didn't fill the stone chips so well. In some respects I have gained super-shininess but also gained more noticeable stone chips.
Wrs said:RickRob said:
I know exactly what you mean. Amy bought me a Dual Action Polisher for Xmas and I haven't plucked up enough courage to give it a go as of yet. I've recently bought a Smart Car black bonnet from eBay to try on first.
Interesting and impressive technique. During your polishing session which PB product do you feel made the best improvement / effect? I used black hole on my previous Z but I felt AG SRP was better from an application & results perspective.
I also used PB wheel sealant but again I was left feeling rather unimpressed. I tried Gtechniq C5 after Rally's recommendation and the difference was night & day (along with the price).
You won't do any damage with a dual action polisher unless you're willfully neglectful.
I barely even use mine these days because it's too slow for me for most correction purposes. Although, I did start using it to effectively wet-sand the bonnet of the Alpina this weekend. Now I know I've committed myself to hours and hours just on this panel! :|