Falcon Wing Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 This is what my white pad looked like after doing the hood of my car. I had already started with the orange pad, and it picked up color too. Am I doing something wrong, or is my clear that thin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ArmyAcadia09 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 its because its a single stage paint job, meaning clear and paint is mixed and applied in one stage. least thats my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 J Tegeler Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Looks like the car has single stage paint. (no clear coat) it is perfectly normal in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Falcon Wing Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the quick reply. Am I doing damage machine polishing since its a single stage paint?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 J Tegeler Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 nope. You will just notice your pads clogging up with polish and the single stage paint fast. Might almost need 2 sets of pads to complete the car in a day. Lets see some pictures of the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Falcon Wing Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 nope. You will just notice your pads clogging up with polish and the single stage paint fast. Might almost need 2 sets of pads to complete the car in a day. Lets see some pictures of the car! They did seem to clog....and were very hard to clean. The orange one is sort of orange, and the white one will never be white again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Doug123 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 yeah, but that's ok. If you are only going to use it on a red car, that's perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MAYBEN Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 did you finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Falcon Wing Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 No, I ordered the machine super sealant / pads and am waiting for that to arrive. So once that is applied, I see I should wait a day for it to cure, then I will glaze and then wax....so I looks like I will need 2 or 3 more days. Additionally, some parts I will be doing by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 J Tegeler Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 great looking car! cant wait to see some finshed pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Team Adam's Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yep... thats single stage unfortunately. Either factory original or a respray... not sure what the cut off year was for your car, but its nothing to worry about. Just be prepared to keep extra pads and towels at the ready for any detailing work as they'll get clogged up and stained pretty quickly. It won't do any long term harm to the supplies other than some staining, but so long as they're only for that car theres no problem. On the bright side single stages (in my experience) always shine up REALLY nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DAVE SXT Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Just wondering if the "Revitalizer" might take some of that orange out of the white pad...Has anyone tried that yet or will it mess us the pad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Odds and Ends Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I will echo what others have already said and confirm that it is single stage paint. As Dylan points out, not sure what the cut off year was but on the 348, it's most definitely single stage. Now for the fun part. Unless you're the original owner of that car and know it's entire history, chances are pretty good that , some panels have been resprayed. Chances are also that the panels that were resprayed are base coat/clear coat, meaning on those panels, your pads will not turn red. My advice would be to do a little test rub my hand on each panel, one at a time, and determine which are single stage and which are base/clear just so you can know how to polish. Be careful along the edges on the single stage panels as the paint will tend to be thin, especially on older cars. Lots of folks bring me cars similar to this and are very proud to inform me that "it's the original paint".....and then I get to inform them that "no, it's not" since some parts are cleared and some parts are not. I have a regular Testarossa customer and the car has some single stage panels, some cleared panels, and 3 slightly different shades of red. There are also a few places where previous body shop and painter guys have burned through in an effort to blend the resprayed areas. Good luck but with a little care, you should be fine. - Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 THE Mook Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No, I ordered the machine super sealant / pads and am waiting for that to arrive. So once that is applied, I see I should wait a day for it to cure, then I will glaze and then wax....so I looks like I will need 2 or 3 more days. Additionally, some parts I will be doing by hand. Don't wait a whole day for it to cure. Wait 30 minutes, wipe it off. Then, wait about 12 hours in this climate, especially with this heat lately, inspect the paint for any high spots from the MSS, wipe those away, then feel free to BG and APW that thing. GREAT looking car man! Just wondering if the "Revitalizer" might take some of that orange out of the white pad...Has anyone tried that yet or will it mess us the pad? I've cleaned pads with the new MF Revitalizer. It's pretty cool! Works pretty okay too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LFairbanks Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 It won't do any long term harm to the supplies other than some staining, but so long as they're only for that car theres no problem. So basically that pad is no good for use on any other car? Even after being cleaned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Team Adam's Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Not necessarily, but even with a VERY thorough cleaning you still may see pigment coming out during subsequent uses. Not a big issue most of the time, but if you use a pad that was buffing a single stage red car to correct a white car later you get redish/pink smears all over the place. While not a HUGE issue still makes for a mess and more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BlueGenCoupe Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Well to bad for the pads, but the ride looks sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Falcon Wing Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks for all of the input. Machine Super sealant and pads arrived today, was able to apply. Waiting until later today to glaze. Is there much point to applying several coats of Brilliant Glaze before wax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 THE Mook Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Once the MSS is down, one coat of BG will suffice. From there, two thin coats of APW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Falcon Wing Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Once the MSS is down, one coat of BG will suffice. From there, two thin coats of APW. Thanks, I followed that this evening. I'm pretty happy with the results. ( a bit dull and overcast this evening for good pics) I spent about 14 hrs total I think. Now what do you do to maintain? Edited June 15, 2012 by Falcon Wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bill-V8V Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Looks GREAT The best thing you can do to maintain it is to use proper wash technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DaveVY Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Looks awesome! Like Bill said, use good wash techniques and when beading starts to diminish then do a strip wash and apply sealant and/or wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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This is what my white pad looked like after doing the hood of my car. I had already started with the orange pad, and it picked up color too.
Am I doing something wrong, or is my clear that thin?
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