(This probably isn't the right section, but the detailing forum is slooooowwwww, and I need some answers asap so I can make a decision.)


I very recently (Friday) had the hood of my 06 Pony repainted, and the hood now has a slightly brighter shade of white than the rest of the car (which looks like it has almost a slight tint of yellow to it from being outside or whatever.)

I've neglected the car's paint (I've never polished or waxed it) and so it's taken a bit of a different shade of color over time from the sun and air contaminants and all that fun stuff. It's not horribly-disgustingly-grandma's-teeth-yellow, but there is a noticeable difference between the freshly painted hood and the rest of the car, especially to me. The majority of people probably wouldn't notice at first glance, but it's already driving me nuts, which I'm sure most of you can understand.

So I need a way to make the fresh hood and the not-fresh everything else match, and I thought, rather than getting the hood repainted (again) to have a yellow tint, perhaps I can have the rest of the car polished or something to give it a brighter white.

Does this sound like something a detailer might be able to do? I would need the whole car (except for the hood of course) polished or whatever it would take to brighten it up a few shades. Or would trying to brighten up a two year old car with polish be a waste of time and mod money?

 

You can do it too.....Meguiars.com

Clay -> Mild Polish -> Wax -> your done.

Smooth Surface Clay Kit.
Deep Crystal System Polish
NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0

Use Microfiber towls and Meguiar's Soft Buff Terry Towels for waxing....

 

Excellent advise. My Vista Blue looks brand new at least once a month with that proceduce....I only have clay barred it once in the 2years though...

 

Polish only when you have swirls and light scratches, every time you do it, you are removing a thin layer of clear coat Clay 1-2 times a year, depends on weather in your area. Wax every 2-3 months....

 

+1 - Meguiars

 

Ive been to Meguiars headquarters and hd my car worked on over there. Mike Phillips runs the show/classes and he is the Paint rejuvination Guru. Go to www.meguiarsonline.com and register there and get all the advice, techniques an help you can imagine. Here are some before & after shots:

 

Yellow - why do they have all of the tape on your car?

 

yeah i don't understang that either?

 

Guys ...the tape is there to keep the wax off any unwanted areas like crevasses ..plastic..rubber etc! anyserious detail job needs to be taped off first especially if your using a buffer! It makes the job alot easier.