About to start detailing-am I missing something?

[jeff91c2t]

I've been reading up and plan to start my first "real" detailing experience with my Porsche (91 911). I'm guessing the car has been maintained by mediocre detail shops because there are some pretty good swirl marks on most body panels when viewed under fluorescent lights. PO's weren't the do-it-yourselfe types. So far I've picked up the following:

PC Buffer
Mothers Clay Magic
3M show car detailing cloth
3M SMR for most of the car (and 3M Perfect It II #39002 for the bad areas)
Pinnacle Souveran Car Wax

Am I missing any steps? Should I be doing something between the SMR and Souveran?? I'm not sure I understand the difference between a sealant, glaze, and wax. Kinda thought these were the same???

I'm also interested in advice on pads for the Polishing. I'm was thinking of wool on the bad spots but not sure about what to use with the SMR....any advice?

[BradE]

Unless you have some experience with machine buffing I would not try the wool pad for your first time. For the bad spots try the Perfect-It II with the cutting pad.

Thats not a bad start, but as you gain more experience you will naturally start experimenting with various products.

additional products i suggest are:

extreme tyre gel - or something of that nature (make sure it is water replant)


pigmented dye wax - i.e myers - it is specially made to match the color of your car and dye it to its orignal state - no other wax so far can do this as well - others have tried like color magic - but that comes no where near to the finish.

metal /chrome polish - specifcally made to bring the lustre back in chrome - i.e autoglym metal polish tube.

I could seemingly make this list endless - i.e for the interior - i collect bentley and rolls royce cars all of which nearly have light stone leather interiors - i use the dual pc buffer to bring a shine that u could never recreate by hand -

p.s leather soaps, conditioners, also are paramount.

good luck bud.

J.R

[Dr. Jones]

I'm kind of new too... but i would sugest doing the Klasse AIO (All in one) sealent... and Klasse SG, between the swirl mark remover and the wax... that will protect it better as well as cover up some of the swirls and make it look nicer (at least that's how i understand it.. still waiting for my shipment to try it out) both those are availible as a set from CMA for 39.99... or you can get the klasse sample kit from Yosteve's page.

[Cybercowboy]

John Ross uses a PC on his Bentley's and RR's leather seats? I thought Ron Ketcham said that was a no-no!

Cybercowboy....so....confused....