I`m new, would love some advice. (pics 56k warn)

[DGibb]

Im currently getting my car ready to be on display in a vendor booth at an outdoor car show this upcoming weekend.



My current line-up consists of:



Meguiars Gold Class Wax

Meguiars Swirl Remover 2.0

Meguiars Show Car Glaze

Claymagic Claybar



I also have the following, most of them Ive found useless or for specific things:



Meguiars Paint Cleaner Wax (Maroon Bottle)

Meguiars Deep Crystal Polish (Maroon Bottle)

Meguiars Caranbu Wax (Maroon Bottle)

Meguiars Scratch X

Meguiars High Endurance Tire Shine

Meguiars Rubber and Vynil Cleaner

Turtle Wax Polishing Compound

Turtle Wax Heavy Duty Compound

Turtle Wax Super Shell

Various "Quick Detailing" Sprays

Simple Green



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My main problem is I have alot of spider webbing scratches all over my car that are visable only at certain angles of light. Unfortunatly my only equipment are my hands and some 3000rpm orbitical buffer (yea the $40 kind).



Today I started prepping my car for the show. I washed it with Dawn and Vinegar to strip all the old wax, then claybarred the entire car. Then I used a final wash of Meguiars car soap. It was getting late but I wanted to test my new toys (Swirl Remover and Glaze) so I did some test runs on my hood. This is in a garage with average temp of 60 degrees. The results seemed nill. I applied both with Meguiars pads (yellow ones) and removed them with turtle wax polishing rags (see them in the picture if you look hard enough). I let either product sit for about 1 minute then wipe. They smeered alot which leaves me to beleive I didn`t let them try long enough. Recommendations?



You can check the quality of my work with Meguiars 3 step line by clicking link in my signature. Or for the lazy:



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[DGibb]

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[JayJayPG]

Nice ride! I used to have a Milano Red GS-R, but it was stolen by some pieces of trash before I had a chance to get some nice wheels for it.



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I`ve never used Meg`s SMR, but I know the Showcar Glaze leaves your finish REALLY streaky. You should hear an annoying "squeeky" noise when you remove it (it is a PAIN to remove!). 1 minute seems like enough drying time. Did you follow with a wax?

[JoshABI]

Check out this thread in the Hall of Fame forum for some great tips on using the beautiful, but sometimes finicky #7



http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23740



The car looks great too! A real testament to the 3-step line (it actually can do some great work if that`s what you have to use). If you want to try a different polish, go with #3 (Machine Glaze) or #81 (Hand Polish). The #3 can be applied by hand and is less picky about removal than the #7. The #81 is really great stuff, and much easier to use than Show Car Glaze IMO.

[imported_2wheelsx2]

i guess your going to braging rights at jackson huh? i will be there too, you can see a black gti (its in Team Rush) i did friday friday with smr. i know it will be too late but you can at least see what a pc and smr can do.

[DGibb]

Yes I will be there working as staff. Im trying to get the car ready because it will be in the CSRA Motorsports.com vendor booth.