Here is another detailer (White Details) working on a Golf R
Great vid! Funny enough my wash and prep techniques are very very similar to his approach.
Did learn some good stuff though mostly about polishing:
* Warm up claybars
* I guess i already knew this but it would help to have a small micro polisher for small areas
* Masking off adjacent panels, but thats more detail work
Didn't learn too much about actual polishing; i think overall my technique is good, i just need some stronger equipment, an air compressor, and lots of fresh polishing pads.
That coating is very forgiving, but please take your time. Any mistake that fully cures will have to be entirely buffed out again. You will need a prep-spray, either IPA with distilled water or an actual Prep cleaner before the coating. Some of these, including IPA water can make the paint swell hiding imperfections that will later show up under the coating. The same happens when you overheat the paint polishing.
Jim White is an awesome detailer. But his attention to detail is not what you will expect from detailers here in the US unless they are working on vehicles destined to an auto show. I don't think I have ever seen anyone truly detailing at his level. He has customers that send his vehicle to get detailed from all around the world from Europe to the US.
Thanks for the heads up; i get it, the application process is very tricky and you gotta be careful. I just want to do the ceramic coat myself though, and the off the counter ~$30/bottle hybrid waxes don't really cut it for me, so its time to step it up.
