carlrx7 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 On larger vehicles where only semi trucks see your roof do you spend the extra time to polish out any imperfections? At most a quick over of FMP. then sealant and wax of course to protect. Someone please tell me im not a bad person. lol -Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ForceofWill Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 ROFL, I just finished polishing the Wife's SUV and totally omitted the roof. That thing is so big I'm so tired by the end of it I said screw the roof. That said, now that the entire SUV is done and sealed I can go back and hit the roof without much time spent. GaryW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ihaveacamaro Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I generally use an AIO, a glaze, and some wax. Just no point to polishing the roof unless I'm getting paid for a 2 step job in which case I polish everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chuckkilo3 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Funny you should ask that. I have a 2012 4Runner to detail starting tomorrow. I would not want to cheat the owner out of a complete job I will NOT neglect the roof. I have high standards and I will treat his SUV like I would my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Fear Ls1 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 My back always says no, but my OCD always says yes. kstateskier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 carlrx7 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 It would be a lot easier if the roof didn't have those damn ridges from front to back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 thealien Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 just did my silverado, roof and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Natch02 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I polish and treat the roof just like the rest of the car. In my mind, the roof hits the top of the car all day. I want it to be protect just as much as the rest of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ForceofWill Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I polish and treat the roof just like the rest of the car. In my mind, the roof hits the top of the car all day. I want it to be protect just as much as the rest of the car. Think he was talking about all out 100% swirl correction as opposed to quick 1 step and seal. Not gonna lie, even on my Explorer I'm not spending the time when I do the roof to get it 100% swirl free. It's gonna get a solid 80% with a 1 step and then sealed and waxed. Car is a DD and won't stay perfect up there anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chuckkilo3 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Think he was talking about all out 100% swirl correction as opposed to quick 1 step and seal. Not gonna lie, even on my Explorer I'm not spending the time when I do the roof to get it 100% swirl free. It's gonna get a solid 80% with a 1 step and then sealed and waxed. Car is a DD and won't stay perfect up there anyway. I would still give it the attention to detail it deserves just like I would on my own. It's not like the owner can't stand on the door sill and look at the roof. "The roof doesn't look like the rest of the paint." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BrianT Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I perfected my technique on the roof of my truck! I would rather practice up there then on my hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MrHot88 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 On our SUV I always do the roof first, the rest of the car is fun:) Kevin ROFL, I just finished polishing the Wife's SUV and totally omitted the roof. That thing is so big I'm so tired by the end of it I said screw the roof. That said, now that the entire SUV is done and sealed I can go back and hit the roof without much time spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BrianT Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 On our SUV I always do the roof first, the rest of the car is fun:) Kevin Same here, I do the roof first so I can do the rest of the truck in the garage. Can't do roof in garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 blk05crew Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I did the roof on our Tahoe just like the rest of the rig. Pain in the ***, but worth it imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 THE Mook Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 If it's attached to the vehicle...yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 b_pappy Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Someone please tell me im not a bad person. lol -Carl You are a bad person. Now, straighten your act up! LOL I try to treat the roof like I do the rest of the SUV, with maybe just a little less discerning eye towards perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kmartind4 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 On my suburban, I protect the roof but do not polish. I put a leveling kit and 33's so your never going to see the roof. I add the protection so that my paint stays intact but its never seen so I do not worry about correcting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FarbeyondDriven Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Nope don't do it. Ill probably do it one day this summer, but that'll be the last time. Im really just doing it for the protection, not the shine. When I waterless wash I don't even hit the roof. No one sees it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NickPic83 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I just seal it Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mjhpadi Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I do polish the roof, I have done my trucks and do my wife's SUV, but I'm so short that I even need a step stool to do the roof of my SHO. But I agree, I normally will do the roof first because it's the part I dread doing the most. Lastly, I don't polish or do correction as often as I will do the rest of the car. But I do feel guilty about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 crazy8 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 If you don't do the roof, it's kinda like not washing your armpits??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blue04SSS Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I was thinking of making the same topic when i cleaned up my silverado. i say no. Im not going to spend time on the roof when only a few will ever see the top. Im 5'6" i can't see the roof unless i jump haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PacificNWBuckeye Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 NO SUV right now, only one I did I didn't do the roof due to some sort of funk that APC wouldn't cut. Owner was ok with leaving that section till we could find some thing to cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bootstrap Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 No, I can't get enough oxygen from the air up there Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 scociny Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Wife has an Odyssey. There is no way I would polish the roof. I wash, clay, and seal it. Just too hard with the height, grooves, and shear size. Just not worth it for a part of the vehicle you never see. I would maybe polish it if I could suspend some kind of Tom Cruise Mission Impossible rig from the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Doug123 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I always do the roof. It needs to be clayed and polished up (not perfect, but close), and ALWAYS gets MSS up there. Need the armor on black paint in a marine environment. It gets cooked in our sun, and this DD lives outside. The MSS is amazingly tough. I do the entire car with MSS on the paint, and then top optionally with BG and Americana as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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On larger vehicles where only semi trucks see your roof do you spend the extra time to polish out any imperfections? At most a quick over of FMP. then sealant and wax of course to protect.
Someone please tell me im not a bad person. lol
-Carl
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