imported_Neothin
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Sorry about the cruddy pictures, i dont own a digital camera and i borrowed a friends... needless to say the machine and i were fighting over the settings and it won. I couldnt get it to do what i wanted in the limited lighting. Tommorow Ill take the car outside (if there's sun anyways, it was raining when i took these) and get some better pictures.
Process was as follows-
-NXT wash, I used one of those walmart soap sprayer things... used eagle one wet wash sopa in it. the surface was really slick. Ill be doing this from now on.
-clay magic clay on whole car
-Optimum polish via white LC pad, swirls were very minor, car is brand new, i refused dealer prep. the only swirls present were the few i made washing it a few times since i got it. Optimum takes forever to remove swirls though...
-IPA rub, the optimum polish didnt seem like it was comming off with just a towel, so i did this.
-Clearkote VM via white LC pad
-Clearkote RMG via black LC pad
-4* UPP via Black LC pad x2, did the first coat @ 5pm yesterday, then the second coat this morning @ 9am
-Pinnacle Souveran via supplied yellow foam applicator, did this this afternoon as to give UPP a bit of time to set up.
glass, headlights, taillights, mirrors, turn signals in mirrors, rims, and door jams received a coat of AIO. rims and door jams also got some UPP.
Tires were cleaned first with EO A2Z, after 2 applications they were still comming off dirty (even after scrubbing vigorously) so i switched over to pinnacle gel wheel cleaner (got it free w/ my souveran order :woot
and that did the trick. Dried em off and used Meguiar's hot shine on em.
few things i learned...
-This car has WAY too much glass. there is no roof, its all glass. Combine that with a windshield and an overly large hatch, its a PITA.
-Souveran is rather difficult to remove, but really easy to apply. I resorted to using a shot or two of crystal mist on my buffing towel, that helped slightly.
-leafblowers are a godsend. Day one i didnt use one for cracks and crevices and whenever i was polishing water would drip everywhere. Came on yesterday night and searched around a bit, found out about them, used it today after i washed it and no drips whatsoever!
ok, ive rambled on enough, how's it look guys? again, better pictures if weather permits tommorow.
Process was as follows-
-NXT wash, I used one of those walmart soap sprayer things... used eagle one wet wash sopa in it. the surface was really slick. Ill be doing this from now on.
-clay magic clay on whole car
-Optimum polish via white LC pad, swirls were very minor, car is brand new, i refused dealer prep. the only swirls present were the few i made washing it a few times since i got it. Optimum takes forever to remove swirls though...
-IPA rub, the optimum polish didnt seem like it was comming off with just a towel, so i did this.
-Clearkote VM via white LC pad
-Clearkote RMG via black LC pad
-4* UPP via Black LC pad x2, did the first coat @ 5pm yesterday, then the second coat this morning @ 9am
-Pinnacle Souveran via supplied yellow foam applicator, did this this afternoon as to give UPP a bit of time to set up.
glass, headlights, taillights, mirrors, turn signals in mirrors, rims, and door jams received a coat of AIO. rims and door jams also got some UPP.
Tires were cleaned first with EO A2Z, after 2 applications they were still comming off dirty (even after scrubbing vigorously) so i switched over to pinnacle gel wheel cleaner (got it free w/ my souveran order :woot
and that did the trick. Dried em off and used Meguiar's hot shine on em.few things i learned...
-This car has WAY too much glass. there is no roof, its all glass. Combine that with a windshield and an overly large hatch, its a PITA.
-Souveran is rather difficult to remove, but really easy to apply. I resorted to using a shot or two of crystal mist on my buffing towel, that helped slightly.
-leafblowers are a godsend. Day one i didnt use one for cracks and crevices and whenever i was polishing water would drip everywhere. Came on yesterday night and searched around a bit, found out about them, used it today after i washed it and no drips whatsoever!
ok, ive rambled on enough, how's it look guys? again, better pictures if weather permits tommorow.
