6gc's resident detailer is in! post your questions here!, need some help detailing? ask here Options

[opie_7afe]

so ive been away from the forums focusing on my other passion at heart and that is detailing, not your run of the mill detailing most shops and car dealerships offer, im talking OCD perfectionist detailing, removing swirls/scratches,prepping cars for car shows ect. ect. ect. so basically if you need any help getting your celica to look its best ask me some questions!, if your local to me i will even teach you better methods to detail your car. if you need any suggestions on good products to use, ask me. if you want to know how to get rid of that oxidized finish on the single stage paints used on celicas post in this thread!. hope i can help you guys who really want their celica to look its best figure out the best methods of detailing, maybe i will start writing some detailing articles here.

This post has been edited by opie_7afe: Jan 24, 2012 - 5:15 PM

[opie_7afe]

i dont know why he said wait a couple weeks to buff it out, all the body shops ive heard of they buff right on the fresh paint, basically most of them will wait a day then get to wet sanding and buffing, i hope he is going to wet sand it. i would wait another 2 weeks before you wax just to be sure, i would rather be safe then sorry and just use a glaze for protection and to hid the buffer trails/holograms hes going to instill in your paint.i just dont understand why he said wait 2 weeks before buffing it, all the body shops ive heard of and most of the compounds out there are body shope/fresh paint safe so it would not stop it from curing at all, infact its actually easier to buff/wetsand fresh paint as its way softer. but like i said you will need another polishing step after hes done buffing it, i just dont understand paintshops doing it just makes no logical sense because in a few weeks the paint looks like crap thanks to the holograms they put into the paint.here is a prime example of what your paint will look like after he buffs it and the glaze he uses wears off http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n...ml#post611325... but yeah opti-coat will be great for a new paint job but for that i would wait atleast 3 months after painting just to be 100% sure it is cured, wax isnt as big of a deal as the opti-coat. basically the opti-coat is a product that adds a thin layer of extra "clear coat" thats harder and has hydrophobic properties unlike normal clear coat. it really is a great product, most say they just need to rinse their car off and dry it and its clean. same with wheels, it works amazing on bmw wheels as you know how much bmw's brakes dust.

This post has been edited by opie_7afe: Jan 28, 2012 - 2:15 PM