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    buffer splatter

    Just wondering what everyone does about splatter. i use the pickup trick, move buffer over product from right to left with left edge of pad slightly raised. this cuts down on the amount of splatter but i can`t buff splatter free. do you wash again, tape off
    trim, or just clean trim with a product like PB`s trim restore?
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    A toothbrush and general purpose cleaner is my best freind! HEHE! Seriously, where do you think I got my nicknames? Psychobuff and MadWax.....from former employers! I make a huge mess, takes me almost as long to clean all the crevices as it does to compound a used car, but I have learned the time it takes to mask every little thing off and such the car would have been done, the furthest I go out of my way to protect anything is for convertables, I use an old bed sheet to cover the top itself because they suck to try to get all the dots off from, and certain unpainted body panels that stick out like generic flares and such I will tape to prevent burning them, other wise, I just go to it!
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    I also use a bed sheet to cover areas I dont want spatter.

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    With experience comes the wisdom and technique to know which area of the pad to raise just a bit to send the buffer sling the direction away from areas you don`t want it splattered upon. It also is not a bad idea to just mask off the trim and the cracks which will save gobs of time in the long run.

    Keep doing what you`re doing, and you`ll get better at it.
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    I mask difficult to clean areas, especially around the windshield wipers and textured black trim.
    I also pick-up the product like dr_detail, but slow the speed down on the buffer until the product is spread out a little bit.
    My Milwaukee makes this easy because the speed dial is right where my thumb rests, so I can do this without looking or stopping.
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    One More thing ... for me, it is quicker to mask then it is to clean out all the cracks and crevices!
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    Thanks for the tips everyone. i mask of some areas but takes me too long to tape everything. about the toothbrush and general pupose cleaner. is this step being done before waxing(so as not to remove wax) and is it harmful to the paint? I`m becoming a better detailer everyday thanks to this site. DC ROCKS!!!!! :bass
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    I have seen people put scratches into the paint with a brush ... you need to be very careful ... the product that is stuck in all the cracks is usually abrasive. Instead of a general purpose cleaner, I use Meguiar Final Inspection and Poorboy`s Spray and wipe is on my list to try for that purpose.
    Last thought ... I like all previous product removed prior to the next step, especially waxing.
    Just my .02
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    The statement above referring to knowing how to angle the pad to direct splatter, that is very well said! That alone should save quite a bit of clean up, it comes from experience.

    As for using the GP, I use the highest dilluted mix that I can, just enough to really have a foaming action when agitated, I use a horse hair brush actually (looks like a toothbrush), but isn`t. I do this as I wash the vehicle for the last time, after soaking the car down, I usually leave enough of the product on from polishing so that if I contact the paint, it never touches the paint due to the film. I clean all the hard to get areas, around badges, trim, etc, then I wash down the whole car. I have seen to many nice buff jobs ruined because the wrong brush was used, but in most cases if done right there is vertually no chance of harming the paint unless you get carried away with scrubbing.

    Also, one thing I have learned, if you are going to dress the plastic on the motor, this is the time to do it, before the final wash, it saves from time lost to trying to wipe away greasy overspray. Also, clean all the jambs before the wash, for reasons I cannot figure when certain compounds get wet, then dry, they almost have cement like quality. Try to remove before the last wash.

    Another tip that helps a bit, try to dress obvious rubber trim before any buffing, the silicone allows you wipe of any dust or built up areas.

    Good luck and have fun!
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