bigaudiofanatic Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 So I was once again reviewing junkmans videos. One thing that bothers me is this. We wash our cars and try to keep them perfect. It is VERY hard to do this when the car is a daily driver and or outside. Junkman said you only have so much clear coat to work with. SO doing paint correction every three months or twice a year is a bad thing? "SHR, exc. Considering nissan's clear is already thin as it is. So do I just have to live with swirls? Or do I just have to only do it every other year or something like that and be happy for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goheels Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 There is absolutely no reason you should be needing to use SHR that frequently. Once the paint is corrected, you should be able to maintain the paint with proper washing technique. If minor swirls do develop, you can likely take it out with some FMP or do some spot treatment with the SHR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Well the idea is get the car to where you are happy with and try and maintain it using the proper wash and detail techniques. If you can get the car almost swirl free and keep it there, meaning proper wash and no automated car washes your car should stay swirl free. My DD is a Ram and it is not swirl free which is fine, but the wife's Jeep GC and Firebird are 100% swirl free. Those to vehicles are also garage kept. and barley driven so it is easier to keep swirl free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigaudiofanatic Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 There is absolutely no reason you should be needing to use SHR that frequently. Once the paint is corrected, you should be able to maintain the paint with proper washing technique. If minor swirls do develop, you can likely take it out with some FMP or do some spot treatment with the SHR. Ok that outs me at ease a bit, I am still getting use to the new wash method from my OLD habits. I am going to be investing in a foam gun soon and hopefully paint correct in two weeks and keep it perfect. I know this car is never going to see a car wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike690001 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I asked junkman this question before: Quote: <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;"> Originally Posted by mike690001 Hey Junkman, How many passes of SSR would it take to take away the clear coat? Just trying to see if 3 passes of SSR is too much. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Of course, that would depend on how much clear coat is on the car to begin with. However, using the PC-7424XP on a setting of 5 with 9-14 pounds of pressure and the 3 drop technique that I use, you would probably need more like a thousand passes on a new car, and about 3000 passes or more on a car that has been painted aftermarket. Three passes ain't squat. You use the product until the damage is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 there seems to be this common misconception that certain cars have 'thin' clear coat... not true. the clear on your nissan is around the same thickness as the clear on a camaro, a truck, or any other contemporary. there is a physical limitation to how thinly it can be sprayed. a modern car will have somewhere in the range of 4-8mils of paint... from what my friends who know painting have told me, the thinnest any paint material can be sprayed and considered stable is 1.5mils... so at a range of 4-8 on most cars you are far beyond what is considered safe to polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Anyone who has read enough of my post have seen me answer this question in thorough detail. I occasionally see people posting what I have said. If you read enough of my post, the common since will blind you. Bigaudiofanatic, you still don't have a foam gun? I can see why you are worried about how often you can buff on the car with SHR. If you were washing and touching your paint correctly, you would only have to use SHR once in the life of your paint (barring no accidents occur). If you have to constantly break out SHR for your paint, you're definitely "doing it wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigaudiofanatic Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Thanks junkman, you have a lot of info and I have only started to really get into all of it. I have not even done my first paint correction yet on my new car. I am waiting until I have a weekend to myself, along with everything I need to fix the scratches. Along with waiting to get the body work done on her. "if I can wait that long!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigaudiofanatic Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thank you for the clear up Dylan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson4450 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 dude where is Bridgeton NJ Im in Somerset ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigaudiofanatic Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 It is by Millville, I am actually in Stow Creek also called Greenwich, which is 20 minutes from the Delaware MM bridge. 2 hours from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson4450 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 got it i was just down that way last week going to baltimore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 There is absolutely no reason you should be needing to use SHR that frequently. Once the paint is corrected, you should be able to maintain the paint with proper washing technique. If minor swirls do develop, you can likely take it out with some FMP or do some spot treatment with the SHR. Bingo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I used FMP on my DD in March and it needs it again after my last claying. It's not horrible by any means, but I can see where it needs some loving. That will happen before the national G8 meet. Can't look bad when representing... It was 95 today and in the 90s the last couple of weeks... NO WAY I am doing any detailing in that temp. Supposed to let up tomorrow though. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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So I was once again reviewing junkmans videos.
One thing that bothers me is this.
We wash our cars and try to keep them perfect. It is VERY hard to do this when the car is a daily driver and or outside.
Junkman said you only have so much clear coat to work with.
SO doing paint correction every three months or twice a year is a bad thing? "SHR, exc. Considering nissan's clear is already thin as it is.
So do I just have to live with swirls? Or do I just have to only do it every other year or something like that and be happy for a few weeks.
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