If there are no scratches on the surface would you even bother....

[Paulie Walnuts]

With polishing it with something like FPII or would you go right to a chemical cleaner like JWs PS? I am going to Zaino the car this weekend, or maybe Wolfy DGPS as I bought a bottle and never really tried it out. But anyways would you do the whole car with the FPII then JWs then Zaino or is it not worth the polishing step?

[joshtpa]

I personally would go right to JW PS...It is a great product that really does well on any type of surface. Once you try the JW PS, you will see that his products are truly that good.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I personally would go right to JW PS...It is a great product that really does well on any type of surface. Once you try the JW PS, you will see that his products are truly that good.Oh I have used JWs many times before, its just been a long time since I polished the whole car and I know that everything is in the prep. Now the decision is just whether or not I should use Z2 or Z5.

[joshtpa]

If you are using the JW, in the future you might want to try AJ or AJT...It gives a look and durability that few can match, and at a fraction of the cost of a lot of the boutique products out there.

[mbkintner]

I`ve been wondering the same thing about the paint on my Mustang. I`ve considering polishing it with some Menzerna P085RD. It has a cut of 1.5 out of 5.0. It sounds like a good finishing polish to try and bring out extra gloss when no correction is needed.



Mike

[joshtpa]

I dont feel that polishing when not needed is a good thing. Why put a pad to the paint when it is not needed. A good claying and a good paint cleanser will work wonders.

[kleraudio]

Or you can use a "pure" polish with no abrasiveness. Thats what I would use, maybe even a glaze of some sort. Something along the lines of Blackfires Gloss enhancing polish, or an RMG type product. I would probably skip the prime strong as there are some abrasives in it. Again, I am assuming your paint is defect free.



Jim

[Paulie Walnuts]

If you are using the JW, in the future you might want to try AJ or AJT...It gives a look and durability that few can match, and at a fraction of the cost of a lot of the boutique products out there.I have AJ and the first two times I used it I really did not care for it and it was a PITA to get off.

[joshtpa]

I have not had that problem, but I use AJT, not the regular AJ.

[simracer]

Joshtpa has me wishing I`d just gone ahead and stepped up to Prime Strong from the regular formula.



I`ve had that stuff since Christmas, but still haven`t used it for much more than just sealing the wheels so far. But that`s more due in part to the fact that the testbed will be my wife`s Dodge Grand Caravan and I need to clay and polish that beast first before using the JW products on it.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Or you can use a "pure" polish with no abrasiveness. Thats what I would use, maybe even a glaze of some sort. Something along the lines of Blackfires Gloss enhancing polish, or an RMG type product. I would probably skip the prime strong as there are some abrasives in it. Again, I am assuming your paint is defect free.



JimWell its not defect free but I have gone as far as I am willing to go or I am going to drive myself insane.

[imported_themightytimmah]

If you want to spend the time, I swear FPII will improve it. My buddy got a 2007 R6 (bike) in metallic blue... it had zero swirls when viewed in full sunlight, but FPII on a black polishing pad @1500rpm noticeably improved gloss and depth.

[Paulie Walnuts]

If you want to spend the time, I swear FPII will improve it. My buddy got a 2007 R6 (bike) in metallic blue... it had zero swirls when viewed in full sunlight, but FPII on a black polishing pad @1500rpm noticeably improved gloss and depth.Yeah I just hate to use abrasives if its not really necessary.

[mbkintner]

If you want to spend the time, I swear FPII will improve it. My buddy got a 2007 R6 (bike) in metallic blue... it had zero swirls when viewed in full sunlight, but FPII on a black polishing pad @1500rpm noticeably improved gloss and depth.



That`s the same result I was hoping to get from P085RD.

[kleraudio]

Yea Billy The Kid, FPII is not *that* abrasive, as Tim said, it would probably dramatically improve depth and gloss.



Maybe just give it a shot on half your hood and see what you think before proceeding with the whole car.



Jim