How long to power polish a car ?

[r0ryb1985]

Took me 9 hours to machine polish my car then 3 hours next day to seal and wax

[Saul]

Took me 9 hours to machine polish my car then 3 hours next day to seal and wax

Any pics?

[del19_82]

Took me around 10 hours total (split 50/50 with a mate) to do a single stage machine polish on mine inc sealing it.

My process and products were,

Snowfoam - KKD Blizzard
Rinse
3 bucket wash - Gyeon Bathe
Decontaminate paint
clay - Angelwax medium Clay
Dry
machine with lake country pad & Koch Chemie H80 using a DAS6 each
Sealed with Autoglanz Synthseal

Interior took me another 2 hours on top of that the next day.

You could easily spend 3/4 days if you are doing a 2 or even 3 stage polish

[Saul]

Took me around 10 hours total (split 50/50 with a mate) to do a single stage machine polish on mine inc sealing it.

My process and products were,

Snowfoam - KKD Blizzard
Rinse
3 bucket wash - Gyeon Bathe
Decontaminate paint
clay - Angelwax medium Clay
Dry
machine with lake country pad & Koch Chemie H80 using a DAS6 each
Sealed with Autoglanz Synthseal

Interior took me another 2 hours on top of that the next day.

You could easily spend 3/4 days if you are doing a 2 or even 3 stage polish

What's the Koch Chemie like on VX paint? I used megs 205 on a lc orange hydro tech pad and found that plenty for the job.

[Mo_miah]

And whats a 3 bucket wash?

[del19_82]

What's the Koch Chemie like on VX paint? I used megs 205 on a lc orange hydro tech pad and found that plenty for the job.

It was fine. It's a great chemical, we used it to refine as well and it came up great

[del19_82]

And whats a 3 bucket wash?

1 with shampoo and 2 with fresh water. One of the fresh water buckets is for rinsing the wash mitt when cleaning the body and the other for rinsing when cleaning the wheels. Maybe me being anal but I'm seeing less swirls and marks using this method. It was something a detailer I'm friends with suggested as he's done it for years

[Mo_miah]

I get it. In that case I'd be using the 4 bucket 2 mitt method
I renew the shampoo and water between wheels and body and have separate wool mitts for body and wheels
If washing multiple cars i renew the shampoo and water too

[stewlewis]

I heard the 2 girls one cup method was very popular, I tried it, it didn't end well.

I wouldn't recommend it no matter what the lunatics on detailing world swear by.

[del19_82]

I get it. In that case I'd be using the 4 bucket 2 mitt method
I renew the shampoo and water between wheels and body and have separate wool mitts for body and wheels
If washing multiple cars i renew the shampoo and water too

I actually have 2 mitts for the body, one for the top part and one for the bottom

[Mo_miah]

I heard the 2 girls one cup method was very popular, I tried it, it didn't end well.

I wouldn't recommend it no matter what the lunatics on detailing world swear by.

that methods a load of crap, literally! (p.s. NSFW)

[Mo_miah]

I actually have 2 mitts for the body, one for the top part and one for the bottom

thats actually a good idea, i always start at the top and work my way down...

but back to detailing guys, get your minds out the gutter

[del19_82]

thats actually a good idea, i always start at the top and work my way down...

but back to detailing guys, get your minds out the gutter

I've seen a load of detailers doing it that way so thought it must be worthwhile