newbie - I`m not worthy!!

[imported_Astral]

awesome car! i recall burning the rubber off one through the corners at the last zoom-zoom live event. lots of fun!



welcome!

[Hey, Moe!]

Nice car. I have a car about the same color, so, I will be watching your progress, and your prodect experiments with an eye toward mine.



I`ve been here only six months, and I have changed almost everything I do to care for my car. And, I continue to learn even more.



When I want to clay my car, I wash it of course, and then, fix a fresh bucket of really soapy car wash. I use it as a clay lube. I soap up part of a panel, then clay, then rinse, and go on to the next area.



Or, as someone earlier mentioned, a spray bottle of such a solution would work, too.



Anyway, welcome! I look at a number of different forums in a number of my areas of interest. IMO, some of the nicest, most knowledgeable people around hang out here.

[DuMouixe]

Clear coat, it looks like they wet sanded a good portion of the car and sprayed it with a layer of clear coat. Not sure how to proceed on that. Maybe wait a month to wash it?? 6 weeks? #$%^*&. Or is that my cue to get some good waxing in? (THIS IS MY NEWBIE SHOWING)



I orig had a blip of debris in the pillar from the factory, somehow the dealer managed to put dent after dent after dent in the area before, apparantly doing a paintless dent repair and shooting clear over it. Visibly noticible at the correct angle, or should I say M-ANGLE. I think I could have done a better job with an exacto knife, touchup paint, a sanding block and two or three blindfolds. :angry



Should I do some off surface corrections? Clay? Clear coat cleaner? Is there such a thing? Too soon? The last thing I wanna do at this point is make it worse. (WAAAA) :nixweiss



I can have them try again or find someone else.



It might be a while before I can arm into this puppy. I don`t wanna grind into fresh paint. :xyxthumbs



In advance, any help appreciated in this area. Sorry so long. I`ll take some pics, life is no fun without pics.



Right now it actually looks pretty good overall, up to about 3 feet away.

[White95Max]

Now we REALLY need pics to help you.



The general consensus is that you need to let fresh paint (clearcoat) cure for 30-60 days before waxing or sealing it.

[DuMouixe]

Can I even wash it? Oy!!! I`m glad I initally cleaned the paint, but almost wish I had tried a little harder. Cause now things are like on `hold`, is my take here.



pics soon.

[White95Max]

I don`t see why you couldn`t wash it. Just don`t add anything on top of the paint that is going to prevent outgassing of the fresh paint.

[DuMouixe]

Eeek. Well this will be a fun.

[DuMouixe]

The car is looking good, a 04 Aston Martin parked next to me and he was admiring my lowly 4 banger`s shine while french kissing his girlfriends lhasa apso, don`t ask. I know Aston`s are know for their bad paint, but hey, I`ll take it, so aren`t Mazda`s.



So, anyways, still, no washie for 6 weeks. Pics. I posted them earlier but forgot to hit submit. Doh.



You can see this stuff if you walk around the car and follow the lines, maybe not so

good in the pictures.



This one shows the pillar in question, middle upper left part of the picture in the trees.

Hard to see, but it`s there for sure. About 8 bendies from a paintless dent repair under 3/32" of smoothed out clear coat.







This one shows the hood and a spider web effect, left of the light, you have to look at it for a few seconds to see where it is.







The last one shows the clear coat which is gleemy but soft. do not touch.







At this point going for good, hopefully very good, one day damn good. Gotta dream and always do your best.

[White95Max]

Whoa I touched the screen and that fender absorbed my finger! You warned me not to touch too... :doh





I can`t see the spiderwebbing or the dents on the fender. They can`t be that noticeable if they won`t show up in pictures. Could you possibly get them to show better from a different angle or with different lighting?

[DuMouixe]

I`ll retake with better light.

[DuMouixe]

Need help with a quick detailer. recently shot clear coat safe. I ask before I end up doing something bad.



Got some paint smudges going cleaning the windows and door trim being in too much of hurry. Used simplegreen and protect all on the door seals, I like the results. Clearing the overspray. Should have prolly taken the trim completely off, that`ll be the next step. I was getting to the point where I knew the rubber was carterizing and the windows were driving me nuts.



Invisible glass on the windows. That situation is seeming under control for the moment.



are any of these good candidates for body shop safe?

Mequires Quick Detailer

Protect All

Novus Plexiglass cleaner #1 for the lexan.



I want something with anti-static properties if possible.



Better pics still coming.

[DuMouixe]

I think I`m gonna end up washing it.

[White95Max]

Where do you have Lexan on your car?



#80 is a light polish that is body shop safe. I believe #7 might also be body shop safe. I`m not sure about the ones you listed. Many quick detailers contain some type of protectant, whether it be carnauba, silicones, or polymers.

[DuMouixe]

#80, #7, man am I green. Is that meguiars80 and turtle wax7??



I could be wrong, but I believe the headlights and tailights are injection

molded lexan, well they are at least plastic of some sort. Lexan would

make sense... My motorcycle windshield is definately lexan. That`s why

I have that novus. The novus #1 is real slickery clear liquid leaves a nice

anti static coat, slight film, but the slickness makes up for it, novus #2 is

a brown paste wax, for cutting, I`m thinking about tossing it, but will

save it for later.



Holy cow, this thing is brittle, the clear. I ran some quick detailer down

one spot cause I had let my tails drag and didn`t tape and it cut into the

clear like sandpaper. 0% lubricity on the surface. I`m thinking wait the

full 6 weeks without water then plan my vacation around a 3 day clean

up on it.



The water spotted glass is back... I`m gonna end up like the rest of

the folks on here with a power buffer and AIO. Vinegar isn`t doing

squat. IG, nothing.



I also have a thing called glass scrub. But you have to put it on wet

and with the condition of the paint right now I`m not sure I even

want to get the car wet.

[White95Max]

Any time you see a post referring to a #, it`s Meg`s. #7, #80, #34, #83, etc...

#7 = Show Car Glaze

#80 = Speed Glaze



What do you mean "let my tails drag"? Did you drag your taillights across the paint?