A few of you may have seen my previous thread where I corrected my mother's Nissan Maxima due to scratches all along the passenger side due to hedges on the end of her driveway.
Here is a link to that thread:http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/138347-full-paint-correction-then-some-*56k-beware*.html
I corrected my mother's car over the course of a week and during that week she drove mine. Of course, she dragged my car along the same hedges and left my perfect finish with scratches all down the passenger side. As luck would have it, I just ordered the Meg's microfiber system and this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
I also tried out my new Victoria Concours Red verses my Adam's Americana on my Black Granite Metallic car and shockingly, I still prefer the Americana. It looks better and is far easier to apply and remove. Oh well.
Here was my early Christmas present to myself:
The scratches run from the back half of the front door all the way to the tail of the car:
I was so eager to get started, I used a finishing pad with D300 and after one set achieved these results. Not bad considering the pad choice:
One more set with the same combo cleaned it up nicely. I still hadn't realized my mistake at this point.
Up close and personal:
So I realized what I did and used the proper pad and product combo for cutting with wonderful results. One set, I think 4 passes in this set:
So then I just had to try a few drops of Meg's 105. I realize this is a lot of product for the pad. lol
And naturally the result was beautiful after one set.
Here, you can see under the tape which is the control of course, but on the right of this picture you can see what I was able to do with one set, about 5 passes, with moderate pressure of the finishing pad and finishing product. Pretty impressive. This would be an excellent one step combo, imo.
All finished with the polishing. This is the car with the finish wax. Very respectable finish.
A few more pictures with the Meg's microfiber system's finish wax as the only product on the paint:
So then I performed a good IPA wipe down and then used some Meg's cleaner wax I had laying around to really get the paint bare.
Checking my work:
I used the Adam's Americana on the rear door and quarter panel and the Victoria's Concours Red on the front door and front wing.
2 coats of each:
I guess you could say I'm a little disappointed with the Victoria wax. The novelty of hand application wore off after about 5 minutes, but I figured this wax was made for a dark colored car. The Adam's is as simple as wipe on with a nifty foam applicator made for the wax and then wipe off as easily as any product you've ever used about 10 seconds later. It also looks glossier, wetter, and deeper.
Oh well, I love to try new products, but Adam's Americana comes out on top for me. I LOVE the microfiber system and used my wool spur to fluff the pads between sets. This worked great and I see no need for compressed air when a $7 wool spur works great.
Here is a link to that thread:http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/138347-full-paint-correction-then-some-*56k-beware*.html
I corrected my mother's car over the course of a week and during that week she drove mine. Of course, she dragged my car along the same hedges and left my perfect finish with scratches all down the passenger side. As luck would have it, I just ordered the Meg's microfiber system and this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
I also tried out my new Victoria Concours Red verses my Adam's Americana on my Black Granite Metallic car and shockingly, I still prefer the Americana. It looks better and is far easier to apply and remove. Oh well.
Here was my early Christmas present to myself:
The scratches run from the back half of the front door all the way to the tail of the car:
I was so eager to get started, I used a finishing pad with D300 and after one set achieved these results. Not bad considering the pad choice:
One more set with the same combo cleaned it up nicely. I still hadn't realized my mistake at this point.
Up close and personal:
So I realized what I did and used the proper pad and product combo for cutting with wonderful results. One set, I think 4 passes in this set:
So then I just had to try a few drops of Meg's 105. I realize this is a lot of product for the pad. lol
And naturally the result was beautiful after one set.
Here, you can see under the tape which is the control of course, but on the right of this picture you can see what I was able to do with one set, about 5 passes, with moderate pressure of the finishing pad and finishing product. Pretty impressive. This would be an excellent one step combo, imo.
All finished with the polishing. This is the car with the finish wax. Very respectable finish.
A few more pictures with the Meg's microfiber system's finish wax as the only product on the paint:
So then I performed a good IPA wipe down and then used some Meg's cleaner wax I had laying around to really get the paint bare.
Checking my work:
I used the Adam's Americana on the rear door and quarter panel and the Victoria's Concours Red on the front door and front wing.
2 coats of each:
I guess you could say I'm a little disappointed with the Victoria wax. The novelty of hand application wore off after about 5 minutes, but I figured this wax was made for a dark colored car. The Adam's is as simple as wipe on with a nifty foam applicator made for the wax and then wipe off as easily as any product you've ever used about 10 seconds later. It also looks glossier, wetter, and deeper.
Oh well, I love to try new products, but Adam's Americana comes out on top for me. I LOVE the microfiber system and used my wool spur to fluff the pads between sets. This worked great and I see no need for compressed air when a $7 wool spur works great.
