philliptmurphy
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I have learned a LOT from this forum by searching, reading, and taking the advice I find here. So, I thought I would post my first full paint detail.
The car was not in terrible shape - pretty good really. It is a 2012 BMW 328i with about 34,000 miles on it. Few scratches here and there, some minor swirls, and the previous owner had never waxed it - he had some sort of "permanent" sealant put on at the dealer. I wanted to start fresh with things as good as possible, so here is what I did (note: the clear coat seemed rather hard - even minor scratches took quite a bit of effort to remove).
1. Washed really good with two-bucket method
2. Clay bar entire car
3. Used Meguiar's Ultimate Compound to remove minor scratches and swirls. Applied with orange Lake Country pad and Porter Cable
4. Applied Klasse All-in-One with Porter Cable and blue pad (probably should have used white - didn't really like the blue pad much - seemed too soft and hard to keep spinning)
5. Applied two coates of Klasse Sealant Glaze
6. Top coat with P21S 100% Carnauba Wax
Here are a few pictures... which are really a thank you for all of the help I got from here!
The car was not in terrible shape - pretty good really. It is a 2012 BMW 328i with about 34,000 miles on it. Few scratches here and there, some minor swirls, and the previous owner had never waxed it - he had some sort of "permanent" sealant put on at the dealer. I wanted to start fresh with things as good as possible, so here is what I did (note: the clear coat seemed rather hard - even minor scratches took quite a bit of effort to remove).
1. Washed really good with two-bucket method
2. Clay bar entire car
3. Used Meguiar's Ultimate Compound to remove minor scratches and swirls. Applied with orange Lake Country pad and Porter Cable
4. Applied Klasse All-in-One with Porter Cable and blue pad (probably should have used white - didn't really like the blue pad much - seemed too soft and hard to keep spinning)
5. Applied two coates of Klasse Sealant Glaze
6. Top coat with P21S 100% Carnauba Wax
Here are a few pictures... which are really a thank you for all of the help I got from here!
