First detail

[piperchris]

This was my first detail ever. It was my moms 2007 Toyota Corolla. It was covered in swirl marks and I think it has orange peel (see after pictures). Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated!

Method:
Wash (dish soap to remove old wax)
Clay with Meguiars clay kit
M105 with orange CCS Lake Country pad
M26 liquid wax with blue CCS Lake Country pad
Flex 3401 used for polishing and applying wax.

Sorry for the lack of Sun before and after pictures. It was dark and raining (typical Washington weather) when I got done so I did the best I could.

Hood before:


Hood after:


Trunk before:


Trunk after:


Top of the car after:


Side before:


Side after:

[the walrus]

Looks good! Nice job!

[byalegend]

Nice! Like someone mentioned to me, you probably should have finished with M205 after the M105 to make the paint pop more; it still looks a little dull. I used M205 on a car recently after compounding, and the finish turned out beautiful.

I'm going to continue to use my PC and try a few different combos of pads and compounds, but I've thought about buying a Flex to get a faster cut. From a novice's perspective, how was the Flex?

[b1g chris h]

top job looks good