Plan for the 10 year old...

[JamesonC]

Well, it`s time for the ol` Stratus to have a face-lift. She`s 10 years old, and has seen her share of salt from the sh*tty maine winters...but, she is not neglected. I use the Meguiars cleaner wax twice a year, but it is time to turn over a new leaf.



1.Wash with (you reccomend a soap...)

2.Clay her down...(again, you reccomend a clay bar...)

3.The Meguiars 3 Step system.

(you know, Cleaner, Polish, Carnuba Wax)

Let me know what you all think, and hopefully not be annoyed by ANOTHER plan thread.

[the other pc]

It really depends on the condition. If she`s got a lot of moderate to deep swirls, scratches, pitting, oxidation, etching and staining she might need machine buffing.



If she`s in good overall shape with only minor surface defects then the steps you mentioned should work fine. I would add a more aggressive cleaner into the mix if there are spots of moderate defects.



Since you`re already using Meg`s I assume you have a supplier for their products and can continue to use them. Staying with Meg`s the process would be something like:



wash - Deep Crystal Wash, Gold Class Shampoo or NXT Wash

clay â€â€œ Qwik Clay System

remove isolated defects â€â€œ ScratchX

overall cleaner â€â€œ Deep Crystal Cleaner (Step1) or Clear Coat Body Scrub

polish - Deep Crystal Polish (Step2)

wax - Deep Crystal Wax (Step3), Gold Class Wax or NXT Tech Wax



There are certainly similar products from other quality manufactures that can be substituted or mixed in.





PC.