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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:15 pm 
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I'd love to have a go at, or at least see, some of these new technologies in action.
I'm still of the mindset that once paint is set, you have to cut it to repair it, but all this talk of chemical repair and the ease of use has me very interested.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 6:25 pm 
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Perhaps I should shoot you off a sample of XPERT 1500. Its a mild corrective polish as well as being a finishing polish and paint cleaner

as soon as I get to sydney, we are going to purify all the crap out of your paint with Glare

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:10 pm 
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MAD wrote:
I'd love to have a go at, or at least see, some of these new technologies in action.
I'm still of the mindset that once paint is set, you have to cut it to repair it, but all this talk of chemical repair and the ease of use has me very interested.


to repair paint by removing scratches, swirls, marring, cutting it is a quick method but this cannot be performed too many times
Instead, we use a few technologies to fill some, alot or all of these defects for a long period and the glass membrane it adds to the paint, gives incredible gloss. it is amplifying what is underneath it

it can never be over applied, never scratches the paint and the membrane is the filler, not oil as is with older products such as 3M Imperial hand glaze which will wash out in a week

If you get some more defects after detailing your cars finish(which is impossible to stop at this stage of technology), then just fill them in with the same top coat product

today we can deep clean & purify paint and even abrasively machine polish without the need for compound type products or three different polishes
Simply correct with the one product - XPERT Ultra 1000 single polish system
correct paint like a compound but without the same cut level or scratches


Random orbital and microfibre discs with xpert to get almost or same amount of scratch removal as a rotary with a wool pad and compound.

if you have a car in good shape, don't cut the paint back, thicken it

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:19 pm 
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MAD wrote:
I'd love to have a go at, or at least see, some of these new technologies in action.
I'm still of the mindset that once paint is set, you have to cut it to repair it, but all this talk of chemical repair and the ease of use has me very interested.


chemical repair is mostly products with chemical cleaning agents that remove fine defects and restore some gloss by removing trapped contaminants
with most vehicles, washing and waxing and even claying the paint and decontamination washes, does not remove all impurities.

often, dust and road grime gets into the paint pores and this takes away the paints clarity
remove these chemically and incredible depth and clarity is the result.

Glare Zero is the best of these. micro finish a close second

My shockwave product will be better and different however.
by gravitating much deeper into the paint substrate and acting like a facial scrub on steroids, the paint will be purified, not just cleaned. the product is made from an ingredient never used by any detailer or detailing product manufacturer worldwide to make this product work

going to take many months of perfecting but the wait will be worth it.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 7:44 pm 
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Aurora 98 wrote:
Perhaps I should shoot you off a sample of XPERT 1500. Its a mild corrective polish as well as being a finishing polish and paint cleaner

as soon as I get to Sydney, we are going to purify all the crap out of your paint with Glare


There is a VERY large variance in price on this stuff. infinity autos says $40.00 and yet Ebay says $12.50?? Does this glare require a machine? as all I have is a rotary polisher from Supercheap.
BTW, thank you for all the help you have given me and also too Hans for helping me and keeping me in the loop. :D
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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:02 am 
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theres no way glare could be sold for $12.50. if it is, then those people are making a loss on it

glare can be used by hand and works better than almost anything else by hand
orbital or dual action are the best machines for the system

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 10:31 pm 
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I should be able to buy this Glare product from Infinity Autos here in Sydney. I found the page that has it listed for $12.50 http://shop.ebay.com.au/items/_W0QQ_sop ... m270.l1313
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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 12:25 pm 
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buyer beware - the glare UK and USA products are not as higher quality as the Australian products
Zero and advanced were made for Infinity Auto

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 3:46 am 
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Just spent all night doing research and developing
2 am and I'm stuffed.

Here is a photo of our glass in a bottle spray on glass and semi waterless wash product that was made slightly differently than previous versions
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The Shockwave deep cleaning paint purifier product got one step closer to perfection, made a test batch of Photo Finish and a whole lot more

Coming up soon to make it easier for you all when working on your cars is a how to guide video series on properly using Glare Infinity products and Restructure Marine's products for brilliant results without cutting back paint.

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:44 pm 
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Here is my latest R & D project

An MGB GT that has been repainted but somewhat averagely
The thing is scratched to hell but I will definately fix it

Here is how it looked before I started
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXsZl3iIyk
note: I had a cold that day

after some sanding with 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq_pC__01og

Now paint correcting that area with Surbuf and Random Orbital for risk free polishing and flawless results
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIrFmD_loU

part 2 of 2
check out the results and compare with the first video shown above and notice how much damage was on the hood
PLEASE NOTE: XPERT Ultra 1000 is not a compound but a single polish system that is far superior than a traditional compound and finished without any swirls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_3uN5p6Ryc

if your on facebook, these are my two pages
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/Detailology
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/page ... 5676394130

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:44 pm 
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Loved the job you have done on the MGB, wish I had the talent and some good equipment and a SHED/GARAGE. :) Can't wait to see what it is like when you are finished.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:48 pm 
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thank you george, confirmed you as fb friend too.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Car Detailing Tips & Tricks Part II
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:10 pm 
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to Aurora 98:

mate, i have a silhouette F6, (2008) model, and it was very poorly washed by the previous owner.

He let the truck washers wash it weekly, which has put some serious swirls in it (probably from using dirty brushes/sponges after washing trucks!)

I have tried mequires swirl remover on the bonnet, and it did get most of it off, but i just can't seem to get that mirror effect?

black is such a hard colour to keep clean and it scratches so easily. Have u got any tips for us black car owners? I have access to ALL mequires and mothers products..

P.s, can u recommend anyone in sydney that can fix my cars paint and get it looking brand new again?

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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:25 pm 
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I have an AU XR6 in Silhouette and it also has nasty paint errors, but mine is 13 years old.
Matt is going to come to Sydney soon and maybe we could convince him to show us a few things and put us on the right track :D
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:33 pm 
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what do you recommend for hard water stains on glass? they are driving me nuts - cutting compound seems to work but it is hard work :evil:

 

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