Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!!
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Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/26/2007 8:50:58 AM
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Dan04COBRA
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Products used:
- Porter Cable Model 7424
- PoorBoys SSR1 & 2.5 (Super Swirl Remover)
- Obsessive Detail Wet Shine Glaze
- Opti-Seal Spray Sealant
- Orange Light Cutting Pad
- White Polishing Pad
- Black Foam Finishing Pad
I ordered the Poor Boys/Porter Cable kit from Juztang @ www.obsessivedetail.com on a Thursday afternoon. I received my package on Tuesday afternoon!!
Anyway, I was so excited to get to work that I never even got remotely close to taking 'before' pictures. Let me just explain what kind of condition my paint was in - my car is black, kept outdoors for the majority of spring & summer - was parked under a tree & fell victim to many bird turds that went unnoticed for several days. So while she cleaned up nice & looked okay, when you got close you could see the wear & tear on the paint, not to mention the 800,000,000,000,000 swirls that are inevitable to a degree with black cars... The black paint had lost it's depth and had a hazey silverish look that just made me think this Ford Black was a crappy color.
After using a clay bar on the entire vehicle, I set up my new PC 7472 from ObsessiveDetail.com with the Orange cutting pad & Poor Boys SSR1. I decided to start with the hood of my car with the lightest compound to see what kind of nightmare I was in for trying to remove every blemish. I buffed a 2x2 section with thie SSR1/Orange pad combination & wiped away the product with ease, the first great quality I noticed was how simple it was to remove the product - took NO pressure or effort, you could throw the microfiber cloth at the spot & it would wipe off. That's how easy it is! The swirl marks were instantly removed & many of the minor scratches were removed. I used the SSR1 on the entire hood - it removed every swirl & all the minor scuffs/scratches without much effort at all, it was about a 30 minute job since I was working very slow and carefully to begin with. Every swirl was completely gone, all of the minor scuffs & scratches were removed. The only scratches left were soon to be victims of SSR2.5 & the Orange cutting pad.
The SSR2.5 & Orange cutting pad were up to the task & were able to remove all the ugly deeper scratches & moderate bird etchings. Once again I was impressed by how easy it was to remove the product.
After doing the entire vehicle in SSR2.5, I quickly passed over the entire car with the SSR1 and the true color & shine finally started to show through. It was looking like a million bucks without any applications of ObsessiveDetail.com's own acrylic glaze - I knew I was going to be in for a laughing fest when I was all done.
I switched to the black foam applicator pad & started to fire on the acrylic glaze using no pressure other than the machines weight. Instantly upon applying the paint increased in depth, wetness & gloss - not to mention the very FEW significant scratches I couldn't work out without heavier compounds & harsher pads (believe me, these scratches were bad) completely vanished with the glaze. Once again I was extremely pleased with how incredibly EASY it was to remove the product & to especially have NO STREAKING or residue.
I then applied a coat of Opti-Seal Sealant, Justin recommended I use a sealant since my car is exposed to harsher conditions, I live downwind from a trash facility & the acid rain is flat out ruthless. The best part is, the Opt-Seal cures very quickly & you can apply multiple layers. It's a clear liquid in a spray bottle, you give the applicator pad a small squirt & then (here is the best part) you wipe it on...and WALK AWAY! ABSOLUTELY NO BUFFING! I simply wiped the product on and stood back to watch it dry. I let it cure & came back later to apply another coat. After curing, I took the water hose out & decided to test the product. I was amazed at how much of the water SHEETED off the car, rather than tightly bead & just sit on the finish. Any small amounts of water that didn't sheet of beaded very tight & was easily removed with a microfiber cloth.
In the end my paint finish looked deeper, richer & better than it did leaving the factory. All of the car shows I've been to, I'd be hard pressed to find a black car that shines like mine does right now. The finish in incredible & you'll realize just how crappy your car looks right now once you buy these products & get to work! I can't begin to explain how many waxes & polishes I've bought over the years, or how many times my elbows & shoulders have ached from countless hours of struggling to wax & buff everything off.
Justin from ObsessiveDetail.com was MORE than helpful, infact it was like he was excited to have me pick his brain. He tossed in a freebie of his own Detailing Spray, the stuff works excellent & it was the first detail spray I've used that didn't leave streaks.
Bottom line is, out of all the mods I've purchased for my cars throughout the years, the one non-performance purchase I made has turned out to be the best. The Porter Cable 7472 Kit With PoorBoys SSR1 & 2.5 from ObsessiveDetail.com.
Just a FYI, Justin hasn't cut me a deal for this thread. I am just THAT pleased with his products!
I will post some pictures once I can get my hands on a digital camera.
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< Message edited by Dan04COBRA -- 8/31/2007 6:31:47 PM >
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more.. - 8/26/2007 9:51:12 AM
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i told you it wasn't ford's problem with the paint and the PC would bring it back to life 
good job
everyone says his products are great
today is my b-day and im planning on putting my order in for a PC tomorrow 
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more.. - 8/26/2007 9:10:24 PM
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I'm glad all of the products worked out for you Dan! That is awesome! Now we need to see some pics!!! 
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more.. - 8/27/2007 11:51:12 AM
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lol i read all that and then no pics?!?! btw thought you were sellin the cobra?
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more.. - 8/27/2007 8:53:35 PM
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Pics will come soon, just need to track down a digital camera. Mine broke. 
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more.. - 8/28/2007 12:18:20 PM
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yea i did the same to my cousins black GT except the sealent and it looked amazing
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 3:51:00 PM
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Dan04COBRA
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Bumpity bump bump
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 4:57:30 PM
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WOW, looks GOOD Dan. Looks like you're really happy with the kit.
Some before pics would've been nice, but the after pics are pretty damn impressive to say the least!
I just bought my first detailing kit this past weekend. I have water spots like a motherfukcer! I can't wait to put it to the test and get my beast shined up and lookin' right!
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 6:41:28 PM
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I wish I took before pictures, but it was so bad I'd be embarassed to post them on here. Let's just say it looked like spiderman blew his load all over my car.
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 6:54:34 PM
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Just saw the pics! Great job Dan! Very impressive!!!
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 9:06:16 PM
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Wow man, I just bought a porter cable 7424 too but mine didnt come out like yours. I'm gonna have to get some of the stuff you got. Looks great.
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/30/2007 9:58:48 PM
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nice job
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/31/2007 8:59:31 AM
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wow that looks really good
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 8/31/2007 6:11:45 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Eduardo
Wow man, I just bought a porter cable 7424 too but mine didnt come out like yours. I'm gonna have to get some of the stuff you got. Looks great.
What are you using for compounds? I had really bad spider webbing & a lot of scratches beneath the swirls I never saw until I started buffing. There was a few spots on my car that I really had to work to fix them... Overall I probably spent 45 minutes on my hood & roof combined, they had the worst etching of anywhere on the car. My doors & rear quarters had excessive scratches & swirls - each door took a good 20+ minutes.
My paint was in really bad shape, the dealership that I purchased the car from was on a road going under massive reconstruction, including bridge work - so dust & dirt was flying all the time. I think the dealership would just send someone out with a car duster & wipe down the car.  They hid it really well with whatever wax they put on it when I picked it up, after a couple washes I was wondering WTF I was doing wrong because there is no way my dumbass put all those marks in the car.
I'm tellin' ya, if I was able to fix mine & make it look the way it does....you can fix yours. You could take the brightest lights you could find & I swear you couldn't find any evidence of what was there before...
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RE: Fully buffed the Cobra, Porter Cable & more... PICS!! - 9/1/2007 3:35:06 AM
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damn that look good!!! nice shine
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