i have a problem managing my time as well. i just got done with an black 05 altima (first black car) it had a ton of swirls and scratches, and i can safely say it was 90% swirl free.
heres my process.
wash
clay and polish panel by panel.
i 3 stepped on this car. XMT#3 via
UDM w/ LC orange
XMT#2 with white
CCS pad
XMT carnuba glaze w/ CCS grey pad
i would say the process took me...12 hours... on exterior alone.
is there someting im missing here? luckily my friend left me the car for the weekend, but how can i do paint correction if i dont have the car for the whole day?
should i be going over the whole car with the orange pad, followed by the white pad, then glaze? instead of doing it panel by panel?
i forgot to mention i rinse the car off after i polish to remove the dust residue... and i dry with MF. then i seal.