Professor Chip Yardley - Yardley's Fine Finishes
The session lasted a full day. We were instructed
on how to
obtain the best finish for our cars, what products to use,
how to use them and what equipment worked best.
This seminar was without doubt the most comprehensive
technical presentation of its type any of us had attended.
It was especially appreciated from the standpoint that it
was not a vendor or salesperson selling his product.
I do not think there is any doubt that we will
do this again.
If you missed this one you missed a great one.
Special thanks to Bill Guarniere who allowed
the use of his shop.
Bill also went the extra mile and made us lunch.
BBQ and his own special beans.
Those Present
John Grubb, Randall Akers, Walter Parce, Francis Bourgeois,
John De Penne Rouge, David Galvan, Ken Lehrer,
Carl Tongberg, Dale Clark, Bill Guarniere, Jules Silver,
John Sweney, Dan Flynn, Merwin Beard, Peter Armitage & Sneed Adams
John Sweney volunteers his Bentley for demonstration
Looks like a moment of silence in memory of the
Bentley.
Although I believe John Grubb just discovered the white
creamy stuff in his donut is really polishing compound.
Protecting the surface not being worked on and
masking pin striping, chrome and lamps.
Chip prepares John Sweney's Bentley for Sacrifice.
Ckip shows John where the blemishes are and how
he will use fine
sandpaper in the 1st stage of repair.
After 7 to 8 stages of polishing the finish is almost back to perfect.
The lights are needed to highlight the bad spots. And they do!
Almost there!
Finishing touches!
Out in the sunlight for the final test.
Jules Silver gives us the Leatherique
Story
Great stuff and it works.
For service and assistance call Jules @ 832-435-5886
www.leatherique.com
Demonstration of how to apply Leatherique by
hand
application on John's Bentley seats.
Of course Jules drove the best looking RR in Houston to the Meet.
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Some wisdom passed on to us by Chip Yardley.
Do not use terry cloth towels to dry or dust
your car.
Only use the microfiber towels as they will trap and remove particles
75% polyester - 25% polyamide
Remove the labels before usage. Store in a ziplock plastic bag.
Bed, Bath and Beyond sells these.
Avoid using natural chamois. Use the synthetic ones which you store damp.
Best spray on brightener - Eagle One Wet and
Shine without wax
http://www.eagleone.com/_products/2,2088618.asp
Spray on microfiber cloth and wipe down.
Never use wheel cleaners on your wheels. Use only soap and water.
Soap to wash cars. Use mild dish wash liquid.
Cleaning chrome - use Mother's chrome polish.
http://www.mothers.com/
Use Green Magic for cleaning really bad chrome.
(available in occupied Kingwood, TX)
281-359-6241 - po box 5453 - Kingwood TX 77325-5453
Paper towels - only use VIVA towels
Or use Scott Pure # 0651 made by Kimberly Clark
Or DuPont Sontara SPS Polish Detail Cloths
Use blue towels sold at auto parts stores for
glass cleaning.
Glass cleaner - Eagle One 20/20
http://www.eagleone.com/_products/4,4045618M.asp
Rubber, vinyl and leather cleaner use Goo Gone
http://www.magicamerican.com/
Meguiar's Leather wipe towels good for spot cleaning.
http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/index.cfm
Use fine soft bristle paint brushes to clean dust off dashes.
Put masking tape over metal parts of brushes
to
keep them from scratching things.
Tire dressing - Production 1000, Eagle One, Meguiar's
Rain-x works great to protect windshields.
http://www.rainx.com/frame_auto_glass.htm
Best wax - Eagle One Nano
http://www.eagleone.com/_products/3,2081616.asp
A good example of a 3" air driven polisher
by CHICAGO PNEUMATIC
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/CP-7201P.html
Best mechanical polisher - Porter Cable
Houston Factory Store - 4321 W.Sam Houston Pky, 77043 - 713-983-9910
See photos at the bottom of this page.
http://www.porter-cable.com/index.asp?e=547&p=2805
Polishing Pads Meguiar's W8006 (1st pass) W9006
(2nd pass)
Meguiar's Products web page.
3M final polish waffle foam pad 05729
3M
Pads click here
Fixing wax stain on vinyl or rubber - Mothers
Back to Black
http://www.mothers.com/products/
click on special care & scroll down
Coating for rusty and bare metal parts - LPS
3
http://www.lpslabs.com/Products/CorrosionInh/Lps3.asp
Removing those annoying surface scratches from
your paint
Start with really fine sand paper, like 800 grit and work your way down to
5000
Then polish surface in several steps starting with.
3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze
Then 3M Imperial Machine Glaze
Then Perfect-It Trizact Machine Glaze
Final wax with Mothers Nano wax using waffle foam pad
followed by buffing using thick foam pad and micro
fiber cloth sprayed with Meguiar's Quik Detail
Hand wipe with microfiber and Quik Detail
You can find most of these products at specialty
automotive paint supply stores in Houston.
At the bottom of this page is a listing of stores
in Houston that
should carry the polishing pads and compounds.
There is one near Gessner and Little York that Chip uses.
You can also find many of the products mentioned above on these web pages.
http://www.3m.com/US/auto_marine_aero/
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/levineauto/comandglaz.html
http://www.griotsgarage.com/index.jsp
Chip does not use Armor All products
Note taker and scribe - Sneed Adams
Photos by John Sweney, Peter Armitage & Sneed Adams
e-mail questions click here......
John Sweney also took notes and these are posted below.
GENERAL
Griots Garage offers good products all in one place, but expense is high.
Other good brands are Eagle One and Maguires. In all cases, less is more;
use less polish,less wax, less elbow grease for a better effect... this is
the hardest
thing to learn. Also, take time for everything; patience is critical.
To become more patient, it is important to be more comfortable: use cheap
play pads all
around your work area to kneel comfortably. Use bright lights to see well.
Get the garage air
conditioned! When working on car, use double-sided fleece (from fabric store)
and
put non-skid shelving pads (from Bed/Bath/Beyond) on top to hold tools, etc.
PAINTING & PLATING
Best paint for Houston climate is urethane basecoat/clearcoat. Use 3 coats
base and
2 or 3 coats clear (no more). Best paint is ICI from England. Next best is
Eikkens. All others
do not have enough of what it takes. NO duPont; NO PPG. Best painter is Tom
Malone at Malone Paint & Body. Westside Lexus tends to do good work. Assuming
you use good paint in a good booth, the difference between a good job and
bad one is
the prep and -- most important -- the person shooting. This explains why you
can get
different quality from the same shop. There are surprising few good shooters
in
Houston; lots more in rural Texas. Best plating is ALBA; be sure to specify
best level. Best pin striping is Jim Carnifax
PAINT TOUCH UP
For chips and scratches, use touch up paint from dealer because it is single
stage paint
to match your factory color. Dab using touch up dabbers from auto body shop.
CLEANING
Use mild lemon detergent in a bucket of water and a fake sheepskin mitt. Wash
in
shade and do one section at a time, rinsing well. Dry with Absorber brand
chamois
and microfiber towels. Clean wheels with soap and water or mild wheel cleaner;
take your time.
SANDING
Remove imperfections with 5000 grit wet sandpaper glued to foam backing. Clean
surface
with glass cleaner to remove residue. Sand in one direction or two, but not
in circular motion.
POLISHING
Use Porter Cable random orbit polisher (available from Empire Tool)
http://www.empiretools.com/index.html
with 15001 adapter and Maguires pads: w7006 for aggressive cutting,
w8006 for moderate polishing, w9006 for finish polishing.
Finally, use the 3M waffle pad #05729 for the final final.
These pads have the "hook and loop" surface that mates with the
No. 15001 adapter
WAXING
Best wax today by far is Eagle One Nano Wax; great shine, easy to use. Waxing
is
for cars that are driven. Show cars stop at polishing. Sequence for waxing
is a) work
in small amounts on pad at speed 3; b) Buff with micro fiber cloth sprayed
with Speed
Shine and place under pad at speed 1; c) Buff with dry microfiber cloth and
place under pad at speed 1.
Speed settings referred to are the Porter Cable Polisher Speed.
TOWELS
Microfiber towels... Use best grade from SAMs or Bed/Bath/Beyond, wash them
separately in mild detergent or woolite and use no fabric softener, fluff
dry on warm
setting, store them in sealed bags. Keep towels for different uses separate
(shine/polish/wax). Paper towels... Use VIVA brand. For special jobs use
Scott Pure Critical Task Towels #06151 by Kimberly Clark.
SPEED SHINE
Use Eagle 1 Speed Shine or other "gloss enhancer" with microfiber
towel.
GLASS
Eagle 1 20/20 Glass cleaner and blue shop paper towels. For nasty overspray,
use 0000 steel wool, never razor. For water spots, use vinegar and 0000 steel
wool
CHROME & STAINLESS
Uses hard-to-find compounds... Bad chrome is helped by Green Magic
(Kingwood TX 77325-5453) or Magic Mix from Production Car Care. Good polish
is
Mothers Chrome Polish or Chrome Glitz. Secret polish enhancer: use 91% alcohol
for extra brite shine.
TIRES
Avoid all Armor-All products. Clean tires first with Goo Gone Citrus to remove
"dead"
rubber, then finish with "Production 1000 Super Dressing" or Eagle
Tire Dressing.
http://www.nvo.com/prodcarcare/displayroom/category.nhtml?catuid=10139
RUBBER
Use Goo Gone Citrus to clean. Use Crystal Shine for smooth rubber. Maguires
#42
restores dull faded rubber. Also OK to use leather conditioner on rubber gaskets.
Use horsehair brush to get wax residue out of rubber.
LEATHER
Use Leatherique products per directions.
CANVAS TOP
Do not soap down or use cleaners; they will eventually bleach...
Brush with natural hair brush and air blow.
WOOD
Interior wood should be polished using "Crystal Shine by Car Brite"
INTERIOR PANELS
Interior matte panels can be cleaned with Speed Shine or similar.
Use natural hair brushes to clean; tape the metal so it doesn't accidentally
scratch.
CARPET
For homes, the Dirt Free system is best, but impractical for cars.
If possible, remove the carpets and power wash with water only to remove dirt
and grime.
Porter Cable Model 7424 variable speed random orbit
polisher.
I paid $135 at Empire Tools. The company store has reconditioned units at
$110 I believe.
Circle Saw on Ella for $117.00 brand new. They are a Porter cable distributor
Adapter No. 15001 (back side)
This is the box the adapter's box.
The 15001 adapter (front side) with "quick removal" hook and loop (aka velcro) contour pad
The 15001 hook and loop adapter installed ready to go.
The following 4 pix from Peter Armitage
The following are a listing of stores in Houston that
should carry
the polishing pads and compounds that have been discussed above.
Auto Refinish Systems
10515 W. FM 1960, Houston, TX 77070
Tel. 281-469-3823
C-J Auto Supply
4209 N. Main, Houston, TX 77009
Tel. 713-861-3145
Filter Plus
6823 Northampton Wy., Houston, TX 77055
Tel. 713-686-1027
Johnson's Auto Paint and Supply
1214 College, Houston, TX 77587
Tel. 713-946-4887
Lindale Auto
1310 Berry Rd., Houston, TX 77022
Tel. 713-695-4724
Luis Auto Color
7140 Lawndale, Houston, TX 77023
Tel. 713-928-6415
Luis Auto Color
11111 S. Post Oak Rd., Houston, TX 77035
Tel. 713-728-4100
Luis Auto Color
6431 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77074
Tel. 713-995-8468
Luis Auto Color
2222 Little York, Houston, TX 77093
Tel. 713-697-7181
Maysons Auto
5909 Washington, Houston, TX 77007
Tel. 713-869-3648
Northwest Auto Paint & Supply
9230 Keough Rd., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77040
Tel. 713-896-8993 or Toll-Free: 866-242-7064
Single Source
6399 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Houston, TX 77032
Tel. 281-443-8710
Tasco Auto Color
330 Yale St., Houston, TX 77007
Tel. 713-864-6371
Tasco Auto Color
10323 Veterans Memorial Dr., Houston, TX 77038
Tel. 281-999-3761
Unicorp, Inc.
1821 Thonig Rd., Houston, TX 77055
Tel. 713-957-8330