After joining Detail City, I realized that in order to be successful I was going to need a PC. Luckily a buddy of mine has one so I just had to order pads and supplies. I ordered the majority of my products from SMP and he was able to answer all questions I had. I am amazed at how well the car turned out. While there are still some scratches, it looks much better than it did. However, it does show alot more dings now. I would rather have a shiny dent than a dirty one. One of the things that helped my car tremendously is wiping down the wheelwells with APC and then painting with spray paint. As shown in the photos, my wheelwells dissapear now. My next project is going to be a 2003 Chrysler Concorde with paint in much better shape than my Monte so I'm hoping the results will also be outstanding.
Products Used
Paint
Poorboys SSR2.5 w/ orange pad starting at 3.5 and working up to 5
Poorboys Blue Polish w/ white pad at 4
Poorboys EX Sealant; one coat w/ blue pad at 1.5, following coat by hand
Poorboys Natty Blue Paste 2 coats by hand
Tires
Bleche White Tire Cleaner - this makes the dirt just fall off
Black Magic Titanium Tire Gel - very impressed so far
Washing
SMP Wash Mitt - very deep pile and works very well
SMP WW Foam Core Drying Towel - this little towel picks up an insane amount of water
Gold Class Car Wash
Windows
Stoners Invisible Glass
Misc
Simple Green
Sam's Club Microfibers
Poorboys Spray and Gloss
Rustoleum SemiGloss Black Spray Paint
Photos
Now onto the Progress Photos
Rear Quarter Panel
Before
After
Hood
Before
After
Wheelwells
Before
After
Roof
Before
After
Fender
Before
After
Door
Before
After
Random Photos
Products Used
Paint
Poorboys SSR2.5 w/ orange pad starting at 3.5 and working up to 5
Poorboys Blue Polish w/ white pad at 4
Poorboys EX Sealant; one coat w/ blue pad at 1.5, following coat by hand
Poorboys Natty Blue Paste 2 coats by hand
Tires
Bleche White Tire Cleaner - this makes the dirt just fall off
Black Magic Titanium Tire Gel - very impressed so far
Washing
SMP Wash Mitt - very deep pile and works very well
SMP WW Foam Core Drying Towel - this little towel picks up an insane amount of water
Gold Class Car Wash
Windows
Stoners Invisible Glass
Misc
Simple Green
Sam's Club Microfibers
Poorboys Spray and Gloss
Rustoleum SemiGloss Black Spray Paint
Photos



Now onto the Progress Photos
Rear Quarter Panel
Before

After

Hood
Before


After


Wheelwells
Before

After

Roof
Before

After

Fender
Before

After

Door
Before

After

Random Photos



