s100...Need Help

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3kgt94

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I got rear ended a couple weeks ago and I'm just getting my car back out of the body shop tonight. I'm planning on completely detailing it when I get it back, especially the exterior. I've read this board for pretty much the last 2 days straight and I've decided to order the s100 paint cleaner and s100 wax. I'm also going to clay bar it using the mothers kit that I have. My car is red and it's a little bit faded and has lots of swirl marks, should I use a cleaner like Medallion paint cleaner, or #9 swirl remover before the s100 or should the s100 do? Also how many coats of each thing should I put on. Thanks for any help.

-Andrew

Oh here are some pics of my car on the day I bought it. It's a 94 3000gt

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I'll take more pics after I'm done with it.
 
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You might want to spot test both polishes (I assume you have them already) and see how well each work on a small area. I think the Medallion polish is a bit stronger and would probably be a better choice for an oxidized and swirled car. To get the best performance out of polishes the trick is to work on small sections, use a little dollop of polish (nickel sized on your applicator), and work it in completely until there is almost no polish to buff off.



Follow up with the S100 polish then a coat of S100 wax. Let it sit in the garage overnight to let the first coat cure then apply a second coat. With carnaubas there is no point in adding more coats as they can't be layered but two coats evens out the protection and gives a more uniform shine.



If you don't have an orbital buffer you might want to borrow one if you can. All that polishing will be hard work by hand.



Good luck. :up
 
If you had any repainting done they usually recommend waiting a month to polish or wax the area. For your swirls SMR or #9 DACP should work.
 
You need to contact your painter at the body shop to determine how long you need to wait before detailing. Generally speaking there is at least six week wait before any detailing of the repainted area.



Good luck
 
To clear up a common misconception, you can polish fresh paint. You just cannot wax it and seal it. What do you think they do at body shops once the car is out of the paint booth? They wetsand any areas that need it, then buff the paint out. When my Accord was wrecked about 3 years ago and needed the front end repainted, I polished the new paint once a week for the 90 days I had to wait to wax it.



On the faded areas, you should try the least aggressive product first, which would be #9 (S100 SEPC isn't meant to remove oxidation). Looking at your pics, #9 would probably be aggressive enough, but you may need Medallion Paint Cleaner if #9 isn't strong enough. I'd go over the oxidized paint twice with #9, regardless of whether or not you need to use MPC first. Then follow with S100 SEPC and S100 paste wax. Make sure you do not get wax on the repainted sections until the body shop says it is okay.
 
I just got the Accord back from a hit and run $936 of damage. Anywho, I was told I couldn't wax for 30 days. I asked how long until polishing, they said 30 days. Supposedly, the put on a light wax to keep it "protected." It looks like a spray wax that is buffed off when dry. I don't know what I'm going to do for uh...26 days. :(
 
Iconoclast said:
If you had any repainting done they usually recommend waiting a month to polish or wax the area. For your swirls SMR or #9 DACP should work.
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THIS IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.

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Scottwax said:
To clear up a common misconception, you can polish fresh paint. You just cannot wax it and seal it. What do you think they do at body shops once the car is out of the paint booth? They wetsand any areas that need it, then buff the paint out.
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Sometimes they simply wet sand and use Perfect it hand glaze, no wax or polishes othre than these.
 
Bruce Peter said:
Sometimes they simply wet sand and use Perfect it hand glaze, no wax or polishes othre than these.
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I've seen the best paint and body man in Dallas work a fender he just painted the day before. He wetsanded, buffed it with a wool pad and Finesse it II, then a foam pad and SMR, followed by a waffle pad and IHG. He told me there is no problem in polishing fresh paint provided you don't seal it. He bakes cars at about 160 degrees and uses Speis-Hecker paints. Guy really knows his stuff and I definitely took his word on how to handle my paint when my car was wrecked about 3 years ago and he repaired and repainted my front end. ( www.mistercollision.com )



He specifially told me I could polish the paint as often as I wanted, but I couldn't wax it for 90 days. He also said not to power wash it for 7 days. It's been 3 years and the repainted areas still look great and I polished them every week until I could wax. In fact, when I got it home, there were a couple light swirls in the hood so I went after them with DACP twice, followd by SFP twice and then Hand Polish. From there on out, I used Hand Polish every week and every 4th time, I would use SFP first.



If a body shop specifically says 'no polish' for 30 days, then even though I think you would be okay personally, I am not the one who would warranty the work, so in that case, wait 30 days, but make sure you do QD the paint frequently to remove dirt and grime and to give some measure of protection.
 
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