I’m just curious, …. How often do you ?

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DetailingFOOL

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How often do you guys break out the PC on your own Daily drives. I polish mine about every eight to ten months. But I wax by hand about once a month.

And also what products do you use????



Thanks….BMG
 
Other than the occasional RIDS I don't polish more than once a year, if that. But I redo the LSPs whenever I think it needs doing, or whenever I have the time/inclination. Products vary for LSPs depending on the vehicle, but I still do most of my polishing with 3M's PI-III RC/MG.
 
I try not to properly polish by PC more than once a year, but I frequently crack it out to apply VM and RMG when I want to clean up the paint a little.
 
Normally once per year, unless I need to work out a 'small area problem'.



I try not to polish needlessly, as:

1) Paint is of finite thickness, and once it's gone . . . it's gone

2) I've got better things to do with my Saturdays (kid's little league does beat polishing)



If you keep on top of things, little problems don't turn into big problems, and once a year should be plenty.
 
Accumulator said:
...But I redo the LSPs whenever I think it needs doing, or whenever I have the time/inclination...
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I do about the same and I use the PC because of how even & thin the PC applies the sealant.



**Edited to add: In fact, I just bought a can of NXT paste to try out & put 2 coats on a few hours ago, despite the fact that I just put a coat of NXT liquid & Collinite IW last week.
 
About 4 times a year since I bought the car, the paint was absolutely hideous and I didn't have two full, uninterupted days to polish it out properly. Probably a couple more polishing sessions over the next 6 months and pretty much anything correctible will be. Getting the hood repainted, it was already repainted at some point and they didn't lay the base coat down evenly. Light streaks the length of the hood under certain light. Ugh.
 
Don M said:
I do about the same and I use the PC because of how even & thin the PC applies the sealant.



**Edited to add: In fact, I just bought a can of NXT paste to try out & put 2 coats on a few hours ago, despite the fact that I just put a coat of NXT liquid & Collinite IW last week.
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...and yet a final (for this week anyway) coat this morning
 
I have not had the PC for a full year, but I plan to polish twice a year. I do use it for reapplying my LSP and doing touchups every few weeks though. When my schedule gets busy I am sure I will do this less.



-GT
 
A few times a year I'll pull out a cleaner like AIO or GEPC and use that with my PC. As far as an SMR step, once a year. Twice at most.
 
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