Are these good products to use?

[germ79]

Hello to all! I have a black Trans Am and it has some light swirl marks in it. I Zaino`d it when I first got it (used) and it made it shiny and smooth, but still had swirls. I don`t have the experience to use a polisher, so I`ve been looking for products that will help the finish.



I went to the auto store today to pick up the Meguiar`s Three Step sytem and while I was there, I saw the Meguiar`s Mirror Glaze line too. They had #7-Show car glaze and #26- Hi-tech yellow wax. From best I could tell, #7 looks like it could replace step 2 and #26 looks like it could replace step 3. So, I ended up getting step 1-paint cleaner, and #7 and #26. Is this an ok combination to use? Seems like it would be a good process.



Thanks in advance for your help!



Jeremy

[ZaneO]

It should work decently, but don`t expect miracles without using a buffer of some sort. You might take that #7 back and get some ScratchX; it`s a little more aggresive and works decently by hand. Do some searching on the Porter Cable random orbital buffer. They are 99% fool proof and do very nice work.



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[Big Leegr]

Another point is that #7 is a "filler" glaze, so you aren`t actually removing the swirls, you`re just filling them in so they aren`t as visible. They do come back.

[shaf]

I would say that Meguiar`s Step 1 is too gentle to really do much for swirls, so you might to try that first, but have a stronger product on hand (like a scratch remover or Body Scrub maybe).

[imported_outsider]

#26 should only be applied to paint that is close to perfect condition

[txz28]

I would also consider using clay. I love the stuff. The step with the most results for your effort.



I would also consider using #9 instead of step one. It has more ability to remove scratches.



My detailing regeime would be:

wash

clay

#9

#7

Wax (My current choice is NXT).