Originally Posted by Trav
Wool pads are 100% not recommended for base/clear. On new paint I wouldn't use any sort of abrasive or solvent cleaner wax. On 3 month old paint I would just use a ultra fine clay bare and a pure non abrasive wax.
You better call the body shop industry then. Wool pads on 8" Dewalt and Makita rotary buffers are an industry icon. Because every car that leaves a body shop with new paint has had abrasives and wool buffers all over it. HOw do you think the paint finish is refined?
Go to 14:30 and watch that segment.
Point is. Larry is the most anal attentive guy and here is the body shop using a wool pad and rotary buffer with body-shop-safe abrasive polishes all over his big $$ Porsche resto. Remember, you have to wet sand any spray paint job to get it 100% flat and remove minor surface imperfections. This wet sanding leaves scratches. These micro fine scratches must be removed and refined. Body shops use wool and rotary buffers as it's fast and effective (but in the hands of a novice, very dangerous.) This finish can then be further refined and clarity added with MF or foam pads on smaller rotary or DA buffers.
The surface is then wiped clean with alcohol solvents (either ethanol or propanol.) No wax or sealants are recommended for a 4-6 week period to ensure all volatiles have flashed off and are no-longer iin the paint matrix
Also remember that ALL waxes and sealants have organic solvents as carriers. This allows the wax / sealant to dissolve in the carrier fluid and then deposit on the painted surface as the solvent flashes off. Water is a poor carrier for waxes and sealants as they do-not dissolve in water That's the whole point of a Wax and Sealant, to not dissolve in water
The more you know
JA.
Wool pads are 100% not recommended for base/clear. On new paint I wouldn't use any sort of abrasive or solvent cleaner wax. On 3 month old paint I would just use a ultra fine clay bare and a pure non abrasive wax.
You better call the body shop industry then. Wool pads on 8" Dewalt and Makita rotary buffers are an industry icon. Because every car that leaves a body shop with new paint has had abrasives and wool buffers all over it. HOw do you think the paint finish is refined?
Go to 14:30 and watch that segment.
Point is. Larry is the most anal attentive guy and here is the body shop using a wool pad and rotary buffer with body-shop-safe abrasive polishes all over his big $$ Porsche resto. Remember, you have to wet sand any spray paint job to get it 100% flat and remove minor surface imperfections. This wet sanding leaves scratches. These micro fine scratches must be removed and refined. Body shops use wool and rotary buffers as it's fast and effective (but in the hands of a novice, very dangerous.) This finish can then be further refined and clarity added with MF or foam pads on smaller rotary or DA buffers.
The surface is then wiped clean with alcohol solvents (either ethanol or propanol.) No wax or sealants are recommended for a 4-6 week period to ensure all volatiles have flashed off and are no-longer iin the paint matrix
Also remember that ALL waxes and sealants have organic solvents as carriers. This allows the wax / sealant to dissolve in the carrier fluid and then deposit on the painted surface as the solvent flashes off. Water is a poor carrier for waxes and sealants as they do-not dissolve in water That's the whole point of a Wax and Sealant, to not dissolve in water
The more you know
JA.
