So I will be prepping a new car this weekend and intend to clay (trying out my new speedy prep fine grade mitt actually!) and use a sealant for my LSP. Car is brand new but the owner said the dealer's detail shop did the usual prep for delivery. After a quick inspection the pain looks great actually and probably has a coat of some cheap wax from the dealer...no noticeable swirls on paint in direct sunlight but the B-pillars are bad. Super greasy tire shine on the tires too...
So I will polish out the B-pillars but wondering what is the best prep on the paint for the sealant? As mentioned before I will definitely clay, and then I was thinking about using a pre-wax cleaner like Auto Finesse Rejuvenate followed by an IPA (in response to my earlier post). Is that overkill or can I get away with just the Rejuvenate or just the IPA? Would you recommend polishing the paint anyway with a lot polish just to be safe? Looks like the AF rejuvenate has some minor abrasives in it actually so if there are some small minor defects that should be sufficient to take car of that.
So I will polish out the B-pillars but wondering what is the best prep on the paint for the sealant? As mentioned before I will definitely clay, and then I was thinking about using a pre-wax cleaner like Auto Finesse Rejuvenate followed by an IPA (in response to my earlier post). Is that overkill or can I get away with just the Rejuvenate or just the IPA? Would you recommend polishing the paint anyway with a lot polish just to be safe? Looks like the AF rejuvenate has some minor abrasives in it actually so if there are some small minor defects that should be sufficient to take car of that.
