Not directed at you PatricksEvilEvo but its good to see someone else using an orbital. Only $175? You're crazy, my minimum would probably be $225 for exterior. I've been using Griot's random orbital and products on the Evo for 7 years now and it still looks new minus the typical rock chips.

 

Awesome, I'll have to pick your brain if I ever get around to detailing my car again as a hobby.

 

Hmm don't know how you call yourself a pro detailer and say Mitsubishi uses clear coat... Most evo 8's are single stage paint and do not have a clear coat (Hence why you get color transfer on the buffing pads.) A good detailer will have a paint thicknes gauge and will know how much paint he has to work with.

 

Yes sir a buddy of mine has been painting for just over 30 years, he has the clear thickness gauge. We do have clear coat but only 2 stages which is why I said to be easy, use an orbital and always keep it moving or you'll burn right through in a few seconds. With the products I use anyway.

When I say professional, I've had no real professional training but I've been taught by the best and I detailed somewhere around 30 cars last summer and every single customer wants their cars done in the spring + a crap ton more customers that have seen my work and want more. Yes I can charge more and yes it is a LOT of work but I keep it reasonable.

To truly touch paint up for rock chips and or deep scratches, paint in the bad area with a very very fine paint brush, let cure, then use the clear coat, one very very light coat, then as much as you want so there's actually a little extra. Then once it's fully cured you use a cutting compound and you buff it down to flush. Trust me I do this a lot. The first 3 years I owned my Evo I did nothing but hand wash it once in a GREAT while and I live in western NY, yes it was driven in the salt then. Once I got into detailing, I decided first thing was to do the Evo. I had road tar EVERYWHERE, literally from the sun it bakes on as one with your clear, scratches out the ***, every single pannel had scratches and scuffs etc and here was the outcome

Biggest key is using the right materials and having the time and patience, detailing the right way is not something that's done in 4 hours, a full detail without any paint correction takes a good 10-12 hours just me alone.

Also one more key to add, NEVER buff any edges or you WILL cut right through the clear and paint.






These are pictures from my Galaxy phone.

 

C'mon man you can't be posting pictures of a detailed car and forget to do the wheels!

 

I actually took the wheels off right after taking those pictures and painted them flat black that's why I didn't bother

This was only after 2 coats, I then put another 2 coats on.