taking it up a level for silver...help

[honghong322]

Hey guys, first off I`ve taken receommendations and I have a silver Scion tC. My steps are this...



Clay (the Sonus green one)

Klasse AIO

EX-P



My question is if I want to "take it up a level" is there any products I can add in between here and there? This is all done by hand, I don`t have a PC yet. thanks a lot.



Other suggestions will be welcome! I still have so much EX-P and AIO left so I don`t really want to change those two.

[Accumulator]

The best thing I`ve done for silver is improve my prep. It`s hard to see light marring on silver but those tiny scratches make the light refract instead of reflect. Get the lighting right and I bet you`ll see some marring. Then find a polish that`ll correct it. Working by hand might take a while, but you could do one panel at a time after your regular wash.



FWIW the old 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937 work well by hand and are good to use before AIO. See if your local autobody/paint supply place still has them on the shelf, mine does.

[imported_Grouse]

what accumulator said. It`s all about prep and process. skip a step and your results will suffer.



Here are some recent shots of mine after a rain.



http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785042.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785041.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785040.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785039.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785038.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/3lg/image/68785037.jpg



The process is as follows,



Wash,

clay,

compound edge 2000 green pad with menzerna ip I hit trouble areas twice, Trunk, fenders and lip of hood.

Polish edge 2000 blue pad with menzerna FPII 1066ff I hit the trouble areas twice for chitz and giggles

Seal edge 2000 blue pad (i have seperate for polish and seal) menzerna FMJ



Wait 9 days because of work,home, and life.



wash

buff dry

Seal with edge 2000 blue and menzerna FMJ



wait 6 days because of life work and home. :)



wash,

buff dry

Apply chemical guys 5050 wax with polishing pal and blue pad. Wipe on wipe off method.



picture of the car from this last weekend.



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/Sneakymike185/DSCF1864.jpg

[honghong322]

wow! that`s gorgeous. You make me want to pick up a PC right away! I`m going to go try and find some of that 3M stuff. This weekend I have to do my car since i`m in new england, sunny days won`t last much longer...