Stage 8
Used Vehicle Exterior Dry Stall Procedure:

*Supplies & Equipment Needed:                        * Detail Products Needed:

* Buffer - Orbital                                                                         
* Clay Bar                                                                                    
* Foam Pad                                                                                  
* Towels                                                                                       
* Detail Brush                                                                             
* Micro Fiber Towels                                                                    






* Check your finish for clarity - contaminants - clear coat imperfections

* With some detail experience - this will come to you automatically

* You need to select what finishing process you are going to utilize

* Newer vehicle - clarity good - Mirage polish - optional X-Cell polish

* Newer Vehicle - clarity fair - Clay Bar tops - complete Mirage polish -
hand or machine

* Older Vehicle - clarity bad - buff with Clear Glaze - follow with Mirage

* Vehicle has - light clear coat scratches - Clear Glaze - buff

* Vehicle has - paint mars - Metalika - hand or machine

* Vehicle has - over spray - Clay Bar - Magic Wax

* Vehicle has - hazing - Clay Bar - Magic Wax

* Vehicle has - rail dust - Clay Bar - Magic Wax

Step 1: Clay Bar Processing

* Detail Depot Detailing Systems Clay Bars are formulated in conjunction with our
Magic Wax lubricant - the best smoothing - cleansing process for paint - glass - chrome

* Clay Bar Process - erases pollutants from the finish of vehicles - over spray - tree sap
- industrial fall out - brake dust - rail dust - bugs - light acid rain - light water spots

* Clay Bar Process - produces greater depth and clarity because of the truly resurfacing
technique implemented - crystal clear even surfaces - simply reflect optically ultimately

* We at Detail Depot Detailing Systems recommend each and every vehicle receives
the Clay Bar process - top surface treatment

O.E.M. Basic Data:

* The average film build up of the clear coat is 1.5 to 2.0 mils (a mil equals 1/1000 of an
inch) The total film build up may be 3.8 to 8.3 but the clear is still only 1.5 to 2.0 mils

* Ultraviolet ray blockers are added to the clear coat to protect the layers beneath - this
is critical protection - these UV blockers concentrate on the upper 0.5 - or 1/2 mil of the
clear coat

* Due to this fact - all of the O.E.M.'s advise that if more than 0.3 (3/10th's) of a mil is
removed the clear coat should be re-sprayed to prevent film failure.

* Wool pads running at 3,000 RPM with old school compounds will damage the film
instantly

* One sure way to create high skin temperatures on the clear coat is high speed buffing
that is exactly what you do not want

* Wool - yam pads - and non lubricating polishes - create film damage automatically

* Clear coat vs. heat - at 115* fahrenheit is the maximum temp for clear coats - using
a 3,000 RPM buffer for 10 seconds on a panel will bring the skin temp to over 128*
fahrenheit - guess what? - you have damaged the clear coat

* We at Detail Depot Detailing Systems have developed new polishing techniques and
systems to stay up with the changes and new technologies for todays vehicles.

* Only polish utilizing low R.P.M.'s and foam pads - this will lower the heat considerably.

* For you "Old Schoolers" - all the data has been in for years and years - wool buffing pads
non lubricated polishes - create "hazing" or reduced optical clarity - this is due to the
minute scratches created by striking the wool fibers in the pad and abrasives in the
product against the clear coat - you have damaged the clear coat - maybe you can cover
it with a finishing polish - yet when that wears off - you still have the damaged clear
coat - we are in the business of detailing and refurbishing paint not the damaging and
accelerating and depleting the life expectancy of the clear coated paint.

* The more aggressive the wool pad becomes due to buffer RPM's - the faster the temp
of the paint raises and the more elastic, or "soft" it becomes - the scratch or
imperfections that the operator is attempting to remove proceeds to actually move    
deeper into the paint film as the heat increases.

* The "Old School" technician more than likely has removed more than 0.3 mils of clear
coat - using this process - well say good bye to the all important UV blockers.

* Now the "Old School" technician applies a "glaze" to "remove" the hazing - which in
reality only optical brightens the finish - it looks great - until the first couple of
washes removes it - unhappy customer - now you see the real damage you caused.

* We at Detail Depot Detailing Systems have the solutions and technology to protect
and finish any exterior finish safely - we understand polyurethane in order to reduce
potential clear coat damage. We take the guess work out of restoring clear coat paint -
we understand clear coat.

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