On the BLack F-250 I clayed it, started out with finess and a leveling pad in some bad areas. Applied Meguiars #80 with a cutting pad (yellow), applied VM with a white polishing pad. Then applied 2 coats of NXT by hand. It was a mess when my friend brought it over and I still wasn't impressed with what I did. My F-150 I clayed it and applied cleaner wax (Meguiars) along with meguiars step two polish with a white polishing pad along with one coat of NXT by hand. I rushed on my truck so I am going to redo it soon and apply EX-P. I will use the PC for EVERYTHING.