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Originally Posted by billskeen68 In my recent past, I've always taken my vehicles to touchless car washes regularly and had them professionally detailed at least once a quarter... But now I have more time on my hands and want to do the work myself. I've read a lot about problems with swirls and micro-scratches on black paint and want to avoid repeating other's mistakes... |
Noting that we all have stuff that we emphasize and stuff that we downplay, I'd concentrate on the wash/dry technique. The best LSP (Last Step Product, i.e., "wax") in the world won't look good over marring and the best polish in the world still isn't something you want to use all the time (or even four times a year). IMO it's better to avoid messing up the paint in the first place
so...
Best investment *IMO* is a foamgun and good wash/dry media (and a fair bit of time spent thinking about this stuff
). Washing without inducing marring is usually more difficult than people expect.
Get some good lighting so you can see what's what and avoid surprises when you pull it out of the garage and into the sun (or under parking lot lights at night).
And yeah,
Souveran and
Meg's #26 look great on black, but the biggest factor in its appearance will be an absence of marring. If you already have some (even after just one week) you'll have to polish it out using something mildly abrasive and there are a zillion choices for that (working by hand? If so I'd recommend polishes from 1Z).
Oh, and welcome to Autopia!
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