So I put the Prima products to the test on my black roof today. While this was not my first experience with the PC, It was certainly the most involved process to date. I had my first use of the pc last fall for an Amigo plus epic shortly after purchasing. This is my first encounter with the more agressive polishes. So here is breakdown of what I did.

Wash and Claybar
Masking (I have a sunroof)
Swirl + Orange pad
Finish + White
Amigo + White
2 coats of Epic.

This amounted to being quite a bit of work, so I'm glad I left the Red alone for now. I'm still very new to this and it's really been a learning process for me, so just focusing on the roof made it feel less overwhelming to me. I also had a lot of what seemed to be pollen dust collecting on the car as I worked, so that was really annoying, if you look closely it's all over the hood. While I certainly did not get the finish to 100% perfect, I'll say that overall it is vastly improved and I'm quite happy. So now I look forward to tackling the Chili red.

Before...Bleh!!! swirls, water spots, some light scratches.




After

 

Whoa - night & day! Nice work!
I was trying to figure out what those lines were and then realized they were powerlines overhead.

 

you missed a spot...

kidding .. haha but i need a PC myself..
those reflection shots are crazy..

 

Very nice work here. what was your process? how many passes of each?

 

You need a shave !!

That's a compliment on that shine. WELL DONE !

 

Thanks for all the compliments, and yes I did eventually shave that evening It wasn't until the end of the day that I finally had some direct sun light to get some pictures with. But it was a nice warm overcast day up until the evening. At one point after my Finish step I had my shop light out to help find the imperfections in the piant, I was surprised at all the very tiny swirl marks that I could not see otherwise, I think the Amigo and Epic do a good job of covering up most of that stuff and I was not sure how much of it I could polish out.

 

Nice job, wanna do mine?

 

Wow, awesome!

 

Shiny. I like what you did with the headlight parts, especially the ring-thingy around the lens.

 

that face pict is kinda like turning on the lights while eating at the
college dorms long time ago.

waaat?! this is wat im eating?

roof looks clean. more aerodynamic now.

 

Sorry Ken, I but I didn't go to college

Do they offer a detailing 101 class?

 

Great work, amazingrando!! That is quite a contrast indeed!

I think you will find that a long day like this has helped your overall learning curve more than you probably realize right now. Of course, machine polishing can take many hours no matter what experience you have, but your enjoyment and final results will get better and better each time. (and you can cut some of the time too!)

Beautiful!!

-Heather

 

Holy S**t , im doing that as soon as the weather clears up...up here, you said masking? i have the sunroof too. are you not suppose to wax and clay glass? im a noob whos ocd about having a clean car so im looking forward to this info. nice choice in color too Chili Red FTW!!

 

When he says he masked because he has a sunroof, he's talking about the felt edging. You don't want to get polish or wax on that, it's a bear to get off. DEFINITELY clay the glass, especially if it's not crystal clear. And yes, you can polish it and wax it, too. Me... I just clay it and then use Clarity maintain it.

 

Don't listen to him.

Nice job. I tend to do our MINIs in sections over several days. That way I don't feel so rushed, and my poor old back does not get worn out. The trick to doing it that way is to do the whole process to each section. Then I put another coat of Epic on the whole car when doing the final section.

Mark

 

amazing results indeed!! i need to do mine soon but its has been reaining here for like a 2 weeks it seems!! GRRRRR

 

and by reaining it mean raining..sort of the same but different

 

^^^ A little NAM trick, you can edit your own posts after you submit them, and if you do it within a minute, the little edit box at the bottom of the post won't even show up, so only you know you goofed

Mark