Two cars in as many days, need a plan and shopping list

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carter21

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Hi all,

It's been a few years since I've been on this forum and had to go ahead and make a new account.

It's been an exciting week since I just purchased not one, but two cars.

Car #1
2015 (new) Volkswagen Touareg dark blue paint

Condition seems good but definetly some light swirls in the paint from the dealership. Currently has some type of wax on it.

Car #2
2002 (used) Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa dark blue paint

Paint looks good, but there is a couple scratches here and there. I didn't see any significant swirling, but the car has yet to be delivered and lighting when I did see it was poor. Also a few small dents, but likely beyond my ability to remove- unless someone here knows a couple tricks. The interior needs work as it's quite dirty inside. I might go at the scratches with some very light 3000 grit sandpaper and compounding.

So now that I've got these two beauties I need a recommendation of what products to buy. Below is what I have.

PC 7424
I think 5" backing pad (I'm not home to check right now)
Menzerna either IP 2000 or SI 1500 (again I'll have to check)
KAIO
3 year old leatherique (still good?)

It's time to load up on supplies!

So what I need is a recommendation for pad combos (I've used LCC pads in the past) with the above polish, but also recommendations on what compounding product, and finishing polish I should use and with what pads. I think I'll likely need to compound the Maserati given its age and the small scatches. I'd certainly like to get everything out the first go round before I seal it.

Additionally I've looked at c-Quartz sealant but it seems so expensive and labor intensive- is it truly worth it? What sealants would you all recommend? I was thinking of toppling with collinite 845, unless you think I'll get much better results with something else.

Overall I guess what I'm looking for is the typical list of what to use (and on what pads) for each car.

Excited to get these two cars up to autopia's standards.
Thanks in advance for you advice.

I'll try and get pictures posted within a week and track progress.
 
Pads: I hear the Microfiber pads cut well, I personally use Hydro-Tech pads.
Compound: M101 is my personal favourite, it's aggressive and finishes down very nicely.
LSP: I think Klasse AIO with 4-8 layers of Klasse SG and topped with wax (Collinite 845) is a great combo. No need to buy anything new, unless you don't want to apply the LSP 2-3 times a year then look into the coating.
 
Regarding your sealant suggestion since I would have to buy that klasse SF is it the best for the money? I already have the KAIO, but could likely use any sealant after. I'm not opposed to it just wasn't sure if there was a better option. What lad combo would you suggest with KAIO- I'm thinking maybe a white LCC pad? Maybe a grey pad for the sealant and the 845 by hand?

You mentioned M101, would that no be similar to th Menzerna product I already have? I also assume that I need a finish polish would you recommend 205 be used after 101? Also I thought that 101 was intended for rotory use, have folks had success with 101 on the PC?

Also windows!? I've used aquapel in the past. Has anything better come around in the last couple years?
 
101 should work fine on a PC. There's really no need to do 845 by hand either. Get an LSP pad and use it with your PC. It'll spread the 845 forever and nice and even
 
If you have never used cquartz or any coating, 2 cars in 2 days is pretty aggressive timing

Just the wash, decon and prep can take the better part of a day. Especially since these are dark colored and one is a 2002, I am sure the car has some patina that needs chipping away at.

Good Luck but personally I would conventrate on 1 car at a time and get them perfect and coated and then your maintenance will be far easier.

And if you are making a list put advil on the top.
 
So I have no intention of doing two cars in 1 or even 2 days. I only meant that I bought both these cars within the past couple days. I'll likely focus on the Touareg first since its brand new and shouldn't be too bad. I've detailed much harder cars in the past and am used to 14+ hour jobs. My assumption is that the Touareg will take about 7.

With the above now explained, do you all recommend using the cquarts? This stuff if just new to me so I have no clue how long it last or how hard it truly is to apply.
 
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