I bought an almost new DAS6 pro off a forum member a few weeks ago and over the past few weeks I have buying plenty of detailing stuff. Most of the items have been on a budget as I didn't want to spend £100's and then realise that I cannot do paint correction!
In summary i got the following items;
DAS6 pro with Dodo orange and green pad - £85
Serious performance MF cutting and polishing pads - £18
Tardis 1L - £8
IPA 1L - £6
Clay cloth - £10
MF cloths - £10
3M 3434 tape - £10
Triple qx iron fallout remover - £6
Menzerna polish's - Already had
So not a hugely expensive kit. But luckily I already had Menzerna polish's which I bought quite a few years ago but never got round using them.
I also bought a scrap VW Polo bonnet for £10 to try it on first.
So I masked up an area to test. This is what I was dealing with;
Apologies for the pictures as I was using my cheap torch. Currently waiting for a proper one that I have ordered.
The bonnet was covered in swirls and RDS.
I first tried Menz Final Finish with a cutting pad. Being VW paint, I didnt think a finishing pad would be strong enough. So steps were;
Spread on speed 1
Speed 4.5 and several slow passes
At this stage polish started to become clear so 1 spray of QD on pad and repeated steps above.
So results, I was quite surprised on how much defects the final finish removed. Most of the light stuff and medium was gone but deeper swirls were still there. I then changed to Menz Intensive Polish and tried again.
This was much much better, I got rid of pretty much all the swirls. Not 100% perfect but more than good enough for me.
The 50/50 shots say it all
Next step is to refine my technique and also try to remove the RDS. I will go at these again with a 4" cutting pad Menz Intensive polish.
So next steps is waiting for my LED light and PTG to arrive.
In conclusion, I have learnt that it is quite straight forward if you follow the various guides and no where near dangerous as some people might say!
Any feedback/tips?
In summary i got the following items;
DAS6 pro with Dodo orange and green pad - £85
Serious performance MF cutting and polishing pads - £18
Tardis 1L - £8
IPA 1L - £6
Clay cloth - £10
MF cloths - £10
3M 3434 tape - £10
Triple qx iron fallout remover - £6
Menzerna polish's - Already had
So not a hugely expensive kit. But luckily I already had Menzerna polish's which I bought quite a few years ago but never got round using them.
I also bought a scrap VW Polo bonnet for £10 to try it on first.
So I masked up an area to test. This is what I was dealing with;
Apologies for the pictures as I was using my cheap torch. Currently waiting for a proper one that I have ordered.
The bonnet was covered in swirls and RDS.
I first tried Menz Final Finish with a cutting pad. Being VW paint, I didnt think a finishing pad would be strong enough. So steps were;
Spread on speed 1
Speed 4.5 and several slow passes
At this stage polish started to become clear so 1 spray of QD on pad and repeated steps above.
So results, I was quite surprised on how much defects the final finish removed. Most of the light stuff and medium was gone but deeper swirls were still there. I then changed to Menz Intensive Polish and tried again.
This was much much better, I got rid of pretty much all the swirls. Not 100% perfect but more than good enough for me.
The 50/50 shots say it all
Next step is to refine my technique and also try to remove the RDS. I will go at these again with a 4" cutting pad Menz Intensive polish.
So next steps is waiting for my LED light and PTG to arrive.
In conclusion, I have learnt that it is quite straight forward if you follow the various guides and no where near dangerous as some people might say!
Any feedback/tips?