imported_rajs
06-29-2003, 07:47 PM
Hello -- I have read quite a few threads on each of these items but had a couple of questions of my own:
Little Background:
I have a PC and have the following pads from TopOfTheLine -- the 7.5" DuraFoam Velcro Pads -- 2 of the Yellow Cutting, 2 of the White -- Polishing and 2 of the Black Finishing Pads.
There are two cars I want to take care of:
1st car is a 3 month old car -- Pewter Colored (Silverish - Grey).
2nd car is a ~ 4 years old -- Black -- with quite a few scratches / swirls.
The new pewter car`s paint is in pretty good shape and is being taken care of using the following regimen --
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24970
The second car was well -- not taken care of at all -- its my parents car. There was dirt and dust caked onto it, the front wheels were pure black in color basically, swirls and minor scratch marks galore -- all over the place.
This weekend while I was visiting them -- I went ahead and decided to clean the Black Car up and see if I could make it look any better (tough not to be able to). Anyways -- I went ahead and dawn washed the car very carefully and got it clean and dry. Looked very good -- except for the swirls and scratches. I decided to take some S100 SEC and via the PC managed to really clean up the car quite a bit. From around 6 feet away the car now looks great. When I get right up on it though I still see some areas that have swirls and scratches / scuffs in it.
Any suggustions on what I should use to try to make it better: I was considering the items below:
- 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze
- Meguiar`s Dual Action Cleaner/Polish
- Hi-Temp "Light Cut" Swirl Remover -- Saw on a thread here somewhere that Anthony O uses this item on like 95 % of the vehicles he does.
- S100 Shine-enhancing Cleanser
BTW --- For the Pewter Car (3 months old) -- I figure the S100 SEC by itself for now should be good enough -- off course correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for the advice or suggustions.
- rajs
Little Background:
I have a PC and have the following pads from TopOfTheLine -- the 7.5" DuraFoam Velcro Pads -- 2 of the Yellow Cutting, 2 of the White -- Polishing and 2 of the Black Finishing Pads.
There are two cars I want to take care of:
1st car is a 3 month old car -- Pewter Colored (Silverish - Grey).
2nd car is a ~ 4 years old -- Black -- with quite a few scratches / swirls.
The new pewter car`s paint is in pretty good shape and is being taken care of using the following regimen --
http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24970
The second car was well -- not taken care of at all -- its my parents car. There was dirt and dust caked onto it, the front wheels were pure black in color basically, swirls and minor scratch marks galore -- all over the place.
This weekend while I was visiting them -- I went ahead and decided to clean the Black Car up and see if I could make it look any better (tough not to be able to). Anyways -- I went ahead and dawn washed the car very carefully and got it clean and dry. Looked very good -- except for the swirls and scratches. I decided to take some S100 SEC and via the PC managed to really clean up the car quite a bit. From around 6 feet away the car now looks great. When I get right up on it though I still see some areas that have swirls and scratches / scuffs in it.
Any suggustions on what I should use to try to make it better: I was considering the items below:
- 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze
- Meguiar`s Dual Action Cleaner/Polish
- Hi-Temp "Light Cut" Swirl Remover -- Saw on a thread here somewhere that Anthony O uses this item on like 95 % of the vehicles he does.
- S100 Shine-enhancing Cleanser
BTW --- For the Pewter Car (3 months old) -- I figure the S100 SEC by itself for now should be good enough -- off course correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for the advice or suggustions.
- rajs