Just finsihed my 3rd coat of SG on my SCrew, and the last coat still took about 2.5 hours. Is that about right? Is it taking longer for me because the temp is cool (about 40 deg F)?

I have an old random orbital polisher at my disposal that runs at a fixed 3000 RPM. Would this help speed up the SG removal?

 

I'm sure the temperature has something to do with it. A couple times I've tried waxing a vehicle with a liquid type and played hell afterwards because it was too cold. Is it possible that you could be putting it on to thick as well? I know when I first used Klasse on my truck I made that mistake, even though it didn't seem like to much at the time.

 

The the lower the temp the longer it takes to dry. 2.5 hours is a normal time. A lot of people leave theirs on overnight before buffing it off. It is pretty warm here when I use Klasse so I leave it on about 2 hours to make sure it is dry.

Most people I know don't use a orbital buffer to apply or remove Klasse SG. I think you would also waste a lot of Klasse just because the pad would absorb it.

When you apply Klasse make sure you are doing it in super thin layers. Like, you should barely be able to see it on the surface. I was told that you can do a whole car with 1/2 oz of SG so I just upped it to 1 oz for my big truck. It doesn't even take that much.

I use a microfiber applicator that I dampen with bottled water. I soak it and then wring it out the best I can. When I start you can barely tell it is wet. I can do the whole hood with about a nickel size drop of SG on my applicator. You put the nickel sized drop on the pad, then just dab it around on several spots on the hood, and then spread it around with a back and forth motion. I do the whole direction thing. Hood, Roof, and bedcover I do a Forward to back motion. For all the side panels i do up and down. Works well.

I then use a Slightly dampened microfiber towel to buff off.

 

Thanks for the tips, folks. Intel486, your simple suggestion might make all the difference for me as I seem to have areas that are more difficult to rermove than others. I'll try dabbing the applicator around the panel to get a more even spread when I start the panel, then smooth it out with the foam applicator.

I had the truck out last night to go to dinner, and noticed some remaining SG up near the bed rails. I expected I missed some as I was doing this last coat of SG in the garage at twilight, and it was sure tough to see that I got it all off. I'll probably find a bit more in other places when I give it a good look this weekend in the daylight.

I'm still debating about the value of the orbital. I think the only thing I would use it for in the near future is to remove SG. AIO removes nicely by hand, and applying both by hand is straightforward and quick. If I decide to remove the SG with the orbital, I'll have to get some MF bonnets, and I suspect that might be difficult to fit to my machine.

 

Instead of going with an orbital you can always go with a direct drive buffer. I got a makita and it is awesome. It has great speed control too. I use it to buff out scratches and use it to apply 3M swirl mark remover. I still prefer to apply and buff wax off by hand though.