Show me your close-ups!

[Slow Buick]

I recently got some new products for my detailing business in. It's too cold to do cars as my garage isn't heated.. so what do you do when temptation strikes? Glaze and seal your bike.. here's the result of Chemical Guys Blacklight hybrid glaze and Chemical Guys Jet Seal on my '09 Schwinn Point Beach custom. This paint POPS!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Shiny and smooth!

Luke.

 

[burrolalb]

What is the cost and is your bikes powder coated

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[Slow Buick]

What is the cost and is your bikes powder coated

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Check out www.chemicalguys.com , believe jet seal was 16 blacklight 12. Stock Walmart paint.

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[5speed]

no such thing as a slow buick,only slow mopar!!

 

[burrolalb]

Check out www.chemicalguys.com , believe jet seal was 16 blacklight 12. Stock Walmart paint.

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Dang that is bad ... with cheap Walmart paint I was debating to powder coat one of my bikes but this might be a cheaper alternative thank you

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[Slow Buick]

@burrolalb

Even if you don't have a polisher , you should still be able to get great results. Follow a normal car polishing regimen. Compound (Clear coat safe if you have clear coated paint), Polish, and then if you want to use a wax, you can wax.. or you can add a glaze to add more depth. sealant is essentially the same as wax in that it's the final coat after the other steps, but lasts much longer.

Here's a great duo I actually use on a lot of my client cars. It's available OTC at walmart, autozone, et cetera. Or you can get it here.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/megu...leProductSearch&utm_campaign=CSE#.VnkY6k81qCM

Best way to work it in on a bike if you don't have a buffer is a foam applicator pad as the properties of the foam will massage the product into the paintwork a little better. Wonna these guys.

If you want to get crazy you can always wetsand (500, 1000, 2000, 3000) and then compound, polish, and your LSP (that's last step product for yah, and that'd be sealant or wax)

What do you have? Pics?

 

[burrolalb]

I'm in the middle of this bike right now im going to throw on a clear coat on it and buff it out .. what I use is a orbital sponge to but for some reason when I sand the clear coat off and buff it it don't come out well do u think I'm doing something wrong. .what I use to sand it after the clear coat is 0000 grade steel wool

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[The Black Monark]

Did you want only paint close-ups, or just any nice bike macro's?

 

[sensor]

From a customers build a few years ago. No cut and buff, straight out of the gun:

Customers tank for his Worksman:

A few million hours(well, not really but it felt like it! They were powder coated Electra wheels from the great sell off they had a few years back) with sand paper and a buffer for my wifes B6:

Customers wheels(same build/customer) again no cut and buff. Right out of the gun with a 3 stage pearl:

Same builds(as well everything else) fenders with the first color waiting for sanding/masking and the second color/clear:

I'm sure I have a million more but don't feel like digging right now.