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Rio Wil
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« on: May 24, 2009, 09:11:10 PM »
WOW, I was cleaning up my bike in the garage and since there was a bit less light than I wanted, I grabbed the 18V Dewalt and shined it at the fairing where I was cleaning.  Suddenly, a huge number of tiny speckles appeared that was not visible in sunlight or fluorescent overhead lights in the garage.

The paint in sunlight looks really good but the flashlight points out ugly stuff you would never suspect, don't know if it works the same with other colors.

 
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2009, 06:15:13 AM »
If you really want to detail any car or bike get a flashlight and go over the whole surface and you may be surprised what you will find. sometimes it looks really nasty and after a little work you can clean up the problems. In a good looking paint job that you can really see down into the paint its taking out these kind of imperfections that really makes it shine, just dont get disapointed at what you see most can be cleaned up.
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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2009, 08:44:05 AM »
clay bar will pull out imperfections and clean a paint job.  I had a friend win best paint on his vette just by claybar and polishing.
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2009, 09:04:08 AM »
Kit's "Scratch Out" works very nicely on black paint.  cooldude
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2009, 09:18:24 AM »
How about a black paint job that you don't shine? Just get out a little bit of Scotch Brite and clean her up!


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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2009, 09:59:07 PM »
Quote from: Momz on May 25, 2009, 09:18:24 AM
How about a black paint job that you don't shine? Just get out a little bit of Scotch Brite and clean her up!


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How do you get THAT finish?  Looks like HD's Denim finishes.
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2009, 05:09:19 AM »
Just everyday base coat/clear coat, however the clear coat has a "flatner" mixed in to give it a satin finish. When fully cured you can use grey Scotchbrite to dull it down a bit, and it minimizes scratches.
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