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Hahah thanks Metalman! :devil::devil:

I just edited the first post to clarify what this detail was about. I had a limited amount of time to get a job done. I normally would spend 12 to 14 hours on this car, I only had 6 because the customer wasn't interested in paying for the "complete" and he said he was probably going to take it back to the car wash.

So I tried to optimize my process as much as possible.

Normally I would clay off contaminants, but I used PW instead, and what normally would take 10 or 15 minutes of claying, I did in a few seconds.

PW doesn't work on ALL contaminants though. Just the tar, adhesive, paint transfer type stuff. For me, anything that looks "unknown", PW will get the first go at it.

I then clayed the areas I didn't use PW. PW, like many solvents I've found, leave a surface residue that if you don't fully remove it, causes the clay to stick to the paint.

In cases where the paint has a great deal of contamination, you can polish first using a paint cleaner, and clay afterwards. I chose to polish to remove the PW residue, so I could clay later. But as usual, polishing also cleans up the surface..maybe 80 or 90%. There were still areas that needed claying, so I went back and spot clayed.

Remember this detail is more about how to do a Quality Production Detail. Not the normal Quality Details that I normally do. I had a limited amount of time, and needed to find shortcuts to achieve a decent result, so some steps might have been unconventional.

Epic is drying faster because it's being worked in, the PC is generating heat. I don't know if I'd feel comfortable just polishing one pass and say that it's been Epic'd too. Maybe for a VERY QUICK detail, but I would still come back with a black pad and do a final coat of Epic. Course time will tell. Maybe as more of these get done, I won't feel that way.

Richard

 

I haven't tried yet, but it's a good idea. I think it would work! Just remember that you have to work the PC a bit slower and longer when polishing with Epic because it doesn't cut as much as Swirl.

Richard