[SNE2040]

Originally Posted by stlb5

You may want to try a more aggressive polish. Are you sure they are scratches?

hmm, in a way. i'll post pics tomorrow after work.

[MasterMind]

i went to my neighbor who works in an autobody shop, and he gave me a bottle of touch up paint. he guided me through the process. my car is OBP, and he says that black touches up the best, at least it hides better. just take the brush, and try to get any paint off the dipstick and save a little on the brush. if you dont paint will ooze down the stick and onto the brush, and leave a big goober on the paint. just dab a little bit to cover the chip, and try not to get any on the original paint. I just did this today, and he said we're gonna have to buff, and do some more stuff to it. I'll update when we finish. but so far with just the touch up paint, it makes a huuge diff!

[scavx1126]

Finally clayed my car yesterday for the first time! wow what a difference..

Just washed/clay/washed/waxed.

As I was going through this thread kept reading about polish. That I didn't do yesterday. Nor do I know how to do or know what it does. Hell im scared to even attempt it. Maybe because I don't know how it works. I don't have a polisher so I would have to attempt by hand.

My car shines 10x better than my last wash. SMOOTHER! but I still want that deep deep shine.

Is that where the polish comes in? If so which brand or kind? Meguiars?... I don't have much swirl marks.

[Peleg]

I'm glad to hear that more folks are trying the claybar and enjoying the results. I used to be scared of it, until I tried it a few times. Once you master it, it's piece of cake.

When you claybar, make sure to use plenty of lube. I use the Meguiar's Quick Detail spray as a lube believe it or not, and it works great.

One of the posters said he was afraid to polish, don't be. You can do it by hand but I recommend doing so with an orbital polisher.

I like Meguiar's # 7 which is final polish.

Sonus # 3 is another good one, but pricer.

Zaino is another great one. I haven't tried it, but heard alot of good things.

[Peleg]

Originally Posted by SNE2040

Do you have any suggestions for buffing out scrapes on headlights (round circle scrapes from my car getting egged on Goose Night)? I tried to use the PlasticX but it didn't do much.

Pictures?

Wash them first.

An orbital polisher and some fine cutting polish should do this, but I would check with the polish maker first before applying them on my headlights.

Now if you really want them looking new again, I believe http://www.autogeek.net has a special kit they sell (brand is Poorboy's) for headlight restoration, so I would look into that one.

[scavx1126]

Originally Posted by Peleg

I'm glad to hear that more folks are trying the claybar and enjoying the results. I used to be scared of it, until I tried it a few times. Once you master it, it's piece of cake.

When you claybar, make sure to use plenty of lube. I use the Meguiar's Quick Detail spray as a lube believe it or not, and it works great.

One of the posters said he was afraid to polish, don't be. You can do it by hand but I recommend doing so with an orbital polisher.

I like Meguiar's # 7 which is final polish.

Sonus # 3 is another good one, but pricer.

Zaino is another great one. I haven't tried it, but heard alot of good things.

Lets see... Since I already waxed my car, Can I polish on top of the wax? Will the polish remove wax, which I have to wax again correct?

I used NXT wax which I got when it first came out.

If I don't have a orbital and try to attempt by hand, is there any certain way I should apply it and remove it, thats if it needs to be removed.. *edit- hopefully I can purchase a orbital in the near future..

Thanks!

also when I clayed.. I wasn't sure if i was doing it right because nothing was coming off so i was kinda skeptical... so i did half and half on hood.. man sure was a difference.. especially back bumper where the exhaust is.. eeek.. all this brown nasty stuff starting coming off.

[Peleg]

Headlight restoration kit:

http://www.autogeek.net/plastik-lens-cleaning.html


Sorry, it's by Wolfgang, not Poorboy.


Whatever you do, DO NOT USE SANDPAPER ON THE HEADLIGHTS!!!!!!!

Someone here did it a while ago and I don't think he liked the results.

[Peleg]

Originally Posted by scavx1126

Lets see... Since I already waxed my car, Can I polish on top of the wax? Will the polish remove wax, which I have to wax again correct?

I used NXT wax which I got when it first came out.

If I don't have a orbital and try to attempt by hand, is there any certain way I should apply it and remove it, thats if it needs to be removed.. *edit- hopefully I can purchase a orbital in the near future..

Thanks!

also when I clayed.. I wasn't sure if i was doing it right because nothing was coming off so i was kinda skeptical... so i did half and half on hood.. man sure was a difference.. especially back bumper where the exhaust is.. eeek.. all this brown nasty stuff starting coming off.

If you really want to be anal about it, you will need to claybar the entire car, then polish and then wax.

When you polish, use a microfiber applying pad, let the polish haze and then use a microfiber buffing towel.

[scavx1126]

Originally Posted by Peleg

If you really want to be anal about it, you will need to claybar the entire car, then polish and then wax.

When you polish, use a microfiber applying pad, let the polish haze and then use a microfiber buffing towel.

Cool, Thanks..

I don't think I want to go through the process again.. lol my arms hurt.

so its safe to apply on top of the wax right... just gotta make sure to reapply wax.

time to hit autozone after work.. lol

Oh yeah, another quick, I read it but wasn't sure but polish won't scratch paint correct..

so many questions.. lol gotta ask before you log again or something. =)

[bwoosti]

do you know of anything to protect the seal around the doors my car is only 5mos old but seal is already cracking...

[Peleg]

Originally Posted by scavx1126

Cool, Thanks..

I don't think I want to go through the process again.. lol my arms hurt.

so its safe to apply on top of the wax right... just gotta make sure to reapply wax.

time to hit autozone after work.. lol

Oh yeah, another quick, I read it but wasn't sure but polish won't scratch paint correct..

so many questions.. lol gotta ask before you log again or something. =)

Polish should NOT scratch anything, UNLESS:

1. You did not wash the car. DUH!!!!!!!!

2. You're using a poor quality pads/towels.

[Peleg]

Originally Posted by bwoosti

do you know of anything to protect the seal around the doors my car is only 5mos old but seal is already cracking...

If your seal is cracking, get it replaced under warranty.

As far as protection, seals are rubber.

There are many rubber/vinyl/plastic protection products out there from almost every brand.

My favorite is Sonus Total Eclipse. (http://www.autopia-carcare.com)

[scavx1126]

Originally Posted by Peleg

Polish should NOT scratch anything, UNLESS:

1. You did not wash the car. DUH!!!!!!!!

2. You're using a poor quality pads/towels.

Thanks again!

[MasterMind]

i just bought a porter 7424, and am waiting for sfx2 and 3. i also bought sfx 3 and 3 pads. hopefully everything turns out ok. how many pads does it usually take to do a car, and can they be washed?

[jutes85]

I got my porter 7424 in today and probably gonna play with it tomorrow. Gonna use the Stage 2 polish with Meguires gold glass wax, hope it comes out good.