My weekend project, Pacifica (no dial up)

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Old 09-18-2007, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 01TruBluGT
Very nice job.

I do have a question you mentioned doing everything with a DA.

What types of pads do you use? My car is not scratched up but does have its fair share of spiderwebs. Taking that into consideration I would need to use some sort of mild abrasive polish to level it out. I see they sell the foam cutting pads but I have seen where some say a cutting pad should not be used on Clear Coat finishes??
At the time I did this one, I used only Megs pads.

Yellow for cutting and black diamond sealer.

I did again later using ALL Poorboys and all Lake pads.

For really deep markings, I use a Red Megs Cut pad...they are safe for clear coats, what you are prob reading is wool cut pads. To use wool you need a high speed and a set of brass balz.
 
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Old 09-18-2007, 05:49 PM
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So if I got one or two each of the yellow, white, and red pads here I should be good to go right. Or is there another place you recomend buying from.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/sonussfxpads.html
 
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Old 09-18-2007, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 01TruBluGT
So if I got one or two each of the yellow, white, and red pads here I should be good to go right. Or is there another place you recomend buying from.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/sonussfxpads.html
Sorry but I have no experince with those pads....honestly I dont like they way they look. Once I saw how good the Lake Country Pads VC pads, i was sold.

Most people that I know who are also OCD use the Lake pads...here is a place that has a VERY good description of how they work and the colors etc.



http://www.topoftheline.com/7durvelpad.html
 
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Old 09-21-2007, 11:02 AM
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RR I have a question. What is it that you use to clean the engine and how do you dry it.
 
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RR I have a question. What is it that you use to clean the engine and how do you dry it.
I used Megs all purpose (orange) cleaner. Let it dry (air dry and our start the engine and let the heat dry most of it) then dress with Hyperdressing.

Oh good news, I just bought another gallon of that stuff today!!
 
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Old 09-22-2007, 10:55 AM
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Im sorry but do you have pics of these two products
 
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Im sorry but do you have pics of these two products
sure



I cannot find the all purpose cleaner plus, which is what I have...its orangish in color.

 
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Old 09-22-2007, 03:13 PM
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Once again thanks. How do you get these products onto the engine. I dont think that you actually wipe it on with a rag or micro fiber cloth on their do you. Im guessing that you use a pressure washer with one of the bottles? Im just wondering. I like what you have done with the Pacifica and I would like to keep my engine looking new.
 
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Originally Posted by pmason718
Once again thanks. How do you get these products onto the engine. I dont think that you actually wipe it on with a rag or micro fiber cloth on their do you. Im guessing that you use a pressure washer with one of the bottles? Im just wondering. I like what you have done with the Pacifica and I would like to keep my engine looking new.
No I do it the easy way....use a spray bottle (also megs product) and let it sit. Then hose off, air dry or heat dry using engine, then using another spray bottle apply the Hyperdressing.

I also bought this to experiment with...a pressure pump sprayer. Not the best for engine (you will hyperdressing everwhere) but its good for wheel wells and undercarriage

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Old 09-23-2007, 11:00 AM
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How much did that pump sprayer run?
 
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How much did that pump sprayer run?
10 bucks or so, not more than 15

PS, to avoid the "oil slick" look on your driveway, I do the undercarriage at a local car wash at night when there is no traffic there or when its dry.

then come home and QD the sling and overspray from using the pumper.
 
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A lot of my driveway is rocked so I'll be good to go!
 
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Originally Posted by RollingRock
No I do it the easy way....use a spray bottle (also megs product) and let it sit. Then hose off, air dry or heat dry using engine, then using another spray bottle apply the Hyperdressing.

I also bought this to experiment with...a pressure pump sprayer. Not the best for engine (you will hyperdressing everwhere) but its good for wheel wells and undercarriage

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ok let me see if I got this right.

1st Pour The all purpose solution into a spray bottle
2nd spray the engine with it. Let it dry or use the engine for drying

? here. If I let it dry on its own without the engine, how long. and can I spray everything or is there some things I should stay away from.

Apply the hyperdressing to the engine using a spray bottle and let it dry on its own or use the engine. Is this correct.

? also how do I remove bugs from the radiator?

THanks
 
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Originally Posted by pmason718
ok let me see if I got this right.

1st Pour The all purpose solution into a spray bottle
2nd spray the engine with it. Let it dry or use the engine for drying

? here. If I let it dry on its own without the engine, how long. and can I spray everything or is there some things I should stay away from.

Apply the hyperdressing to the engine using a spray bottle and let it dry on its own or use the engine. Is this correct.

? also how do I remove bugs from the radiator?

THanks
No. Let me be more clear again.

Use the Megs APC+ in a spray bottle, let it sit and work for a few min but not dry, wash off with hose, no pressure.

Spray Hpyerdresing the same way but let it dry.
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:31 AM
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Thanks for clearing that up for me. I will be looking into doing this project in a week or so. Once I'm done i will up load some pics. Also I'm going to purchase a PC. Is there anything that you recommend that I get with it. I appreciate your help you have truly helped me so far.
 


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