S100 detail pics

Here are some pics of my freshly detailed '95 today. I used S100 for the first time, since I've heard so many good things about it. Here are the steps I took:

1. Wash with Dawn
2. Clay with Mothers gold bar
3. Wax with S100 2x

I wanted to put down some Meguiars #7 and 3M SMR before the S100, but I didn't have time today. Here are some reflection pics!

I still have a bit of a swirl mark problem, but when I buy a PC and lay down some 3M SMR, I should be able to take care of those.

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

Looks sweet!!! But S100 can be melted in a few days under the hot sun. What I recommend next time is to lay something synthetic such as Blackfire, Klasse, or Zaino first, then layer S100 on it.

I got the PC a week ago. When I get the time, I'll get started SMR-ing my baby up!

 

[jssong]

looks great.. i need to get a pc myself..

 

[X~FACTOR]

I just found out today from your conversation with BM that you work in a CarWash place. I guess you know the tricks of the trade.

Your 8 year old truck looks like brand new, dude! Umm... I noticed there was no shot of the infamous Roll Pan...

 

[Stephen]

For sure, hard to believe thats a 95. Great job...

 

[DarkFox1]

wow, nice work man

have you tried zaino? I hear its great too, been meaning to try it but haven't bothered spending the $100 for the kit yet tho

 

[TravisC]

Looks awesome!!

I have a question, what everyone referring to as a pc? Sorry for the dumb question but I'm usually not in the detailing forum so I don't know the lingo.

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

PC stands for Porter Cable's 7424 or 7332 orbital polisher and sander. With the right pads and polish/wax, you will get most of the swirl marks off your paint and make it mirror smooth.

 

[MONMIX]

My buddy works for PC
He works in the repair dept.
For what ever that is worth.

 

[Stephen]

S100 has a lot more depth than Zaino, but its not nearly as long lived. A lot of people actually use both, Zaino first then top with S100.

 

[Hartman]

After I get my PC, I'm gonna follow these steps:

1. Wash
2. Clay
3. 3M SMR applied with PC
4. Meguiars #7 applied by hand
5. Meguiars #26 applied with PC
6. S100 two coats

That should clean my paint up real good.

 

[DarkFox1]

sounds like a lot of work, how often do you do all that?

I try to wash my car once every 1 to 2 weeks weather allowing, currently I use armorall concentrate car wash, then meguiars liquid wax, mothers back to black on mirrors n stuff, and mothers chrome polish on my chrome and stainless, then armorall glass whipes, meguiars leathre whipes and black magic tire gel, butr I still have swirls scratches and waterspots under my paint, so I've been considering changing my methods, but as it stands this procedure alone takes about 4 hours depending on how painstaking I am about it.

I dont have nor have ever used any kind of polisher or orbital so I'm afraid to start cos I dont wanna burn my paint, I have a ryobi orbital of some kind that I got for christmas 1 year tho.

I'll hafta look into this S100 stuff, the zaino kit is $100 on www.zainobros.com I'd probablly need it all, how much is the S100 stuff?

 

[Hartman]

It'll probably take me 7-8 hours just on the paint for the steps I mentioned above. You can get S100 at Harley dealers for about $15, or you can get it online.

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

Hartman, without the PC and SMR step, it took me 9 hours the first day. Then another hour or two the second to finish layering SG and the same the next day. Lastly, an hour putting S100. So total...14 hours in 3 days.

 

[Black Magic]

Looks great!