Windshield Repair Forum

If the 4.1 has a nice gloss and is durable... that's all I need. I learned long ago what it takes to sand them correctly when you don't have a a coating that hides all your mistakes.

I'm sure it's true that the inconsistent or unimpressive results people have had with the new coating, is just because it doesn't make all the haze and sanding marks disappear. The C2P coating allows you to get away with a lot of sanding sins and still look great. It hides everything. That's why I've said it makes the job so much faster and easier for me, because I spent years finishing lights by polishing. C2P lets you do just half the job.... even a half ass half job, and then it's all good when the coating goes on!!! lol

When you actually have to refinish the lens to where it looks good just with a final polish and no clear coat, then the skipped steps and shortcuts, etc all show up at the end. Actually, some polishes help to hide stuff temporarily, but wait a few days and you might find a bit of haze or sand marks still there.

Even if you do follow a proper procedure of sanding steps, you can leave behind marks if you are not thorough enough with each step. It's especially critical to remove all the marks from the first couple of sanding steps. The coarsest paper leaves the nastiest marks, the ones that will really show up at the end.... and it sucks to go back and start over, even for just part of the lens.

longjestin wrote:I first used the Infinity on my own vehicle in August 2011 before we had the product on the shelf. My vehicle looks amazing still, no scratches or discoloration. And with the new sanding process of 320, 500, 800, 1200, 1500, then polish with the 3000 (all dry sanding) i cant tell the difference from the C2P and the Infinity. I have also tested numerous other products on the market to include spray on UV coating and nothing compares. Some turn out good but nothing like the Infinity. I do get a little upset when i hear that some technicians cannot get the result that Delta Kits promises. With just the materials that are in the HLR kit i have amazing restorations. And i have tried 100's of different combinations of materials, processes, and polishing compounds. If the directions are followed correctly Delta Kits system's are unmatched

Thanks for your comments. It's good to hear you say the 4.1 looks as good as C2P. Done right, I've seen the UV coating look like a brand new light. But I know that they aren't all the same. For me, SEM is the most difficult to get to lay down really nice, and it doesn't hide stuff as much as others I tried. Actually, polishing can get great looking results too....while it lasts. I'll be excited if the 4.1 can look as good or better than my UV coatings.

There's nothing wrong with this conversation but pommy is right guys, this topic is supposed to be about the sander speed. Please try to stay on topic.

Thanks

Well, nobody was talking about that.

Cut and paste into a new thread? People are sensitive here.

well, he is correct. So people can get their questions asnswered more quikly rather than sifting through off topic stuff. ALthough it is hard to stay ON TOPIC at time as so many topics can easily branch out into something. A topic star break..lol

LOL

The original poster of this thread did get a good answer, and then he is the one who started to change the subject of discussion. It's a natural progression, just like happens with a real life conversation. I realized this had gotten off topic, but I figured the original topic was pretty basic and people had moved on to a more informative discussion.

Oh well... such is life on a forum.


*Edit* I just started a new thread, so the discussion can continue there, and leave this one to sanding speeds.