wax
06-17-2008, 11:38 PM
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RE: wax
I would clay first (even if new) after you wash the car and then polish and wax. I have had my clay bar get dirty on a BRAND NEW CAR!!!!!! It wont hurt a thing and the paint will be smooth as glass.......now it is ready for depth (polish) and shine (wax-carnuba only IMO esp on black for protection as well).....JMO but what do I know....LOL[8D]
ORIGINAL: pat123
MyGT500 - If it made your black paint look that good then it surely will make mine look that good as well. It is only 1 month oldshould I clay it first or just polish and wax? Also the strips are flat black vinyl, what can I do to protect them?- Thanks!
UltraShock - It was part of a package; contact Ryan Davis @ www.heritagecustoms.com you might want to get the phone number off of the website and call him; he is a little slow getting back on emails.
MyGT500 - If it made your black paint look that good then it surely will make mine look that good as well. It is only 1 month oldshould I clay it first or just polish and wax? Also the strips are flat black vinyl, what can I do to protect them?- Thanks!
UltraShock - It was part of a package; contact Ryan Davis @ www.heritagecustoms.com you might want to get the phone number off of the website and call him; he is a little slow getting back on emails.
06-18-2008, 12:27 AM
#22
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RE: wax
[quote]ORIGINAL: mygt500
I would clay first (even if new) after you wash the car and then polish and wax. I have had my clay bar get dirty on a BRAND NEW CAR!!!!!! It wont hurt a thing and the paint will be smooth as glass.......now it is ready for depth (polish) and shine (wax-carnuba only IMO esp on black for protection as well).....JMO but what do I know....LOL[8D]
+1 once the clearcoat has been baked, its ready to go. I bought my 08 and a day later noticed some lot damage on the fender. The dealer repainted it and when I picked it up they said it was ok to wash/wax or whatever to it. That once its been baked they actually put a polish on it before giving it to me and recomended I get some type of sealent on it asap.
I would clay first (even if new) after you wash the car and then polish and wax. I have had my clay bar get dirty on a BRAND NEW CAR!!!!!! It wont hurt a thing and the paint will be smooth as glass.......now it is ready for depth (polish) and shine (wax-carnuba only IMO esp on black for protection as well).....JMO but what do I know....LOL[8D]
ORIGINAL: pat123
06-21-2008, 04:08 AM
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RE: wax
Anytime time pat....just got done with my fathers 4x4 for fathers day last weekend and it is black. He was so amazed that I got all the swirls out and it looked brand new with depth and wetness....like looking into a black pool!!!!!!!!! All done in 8 hrs with a porter cable for every step except removal of the products. I had to wash, clay, mild rubbing compound with green pad, polishing compound with white pad, and carnuba wax (2 coats) with a glazing red pad. Turned out great! All Meguiars products. I have used Blackfire on a friends dark blue car and I do like it but my choice for black is Meguiars products and 2 coats of carnuba wax after. Sure it does not last as long but gives the results I want and have grown to achieve over the years esp with the porter cable D/A polisher. I think it is time for an oribital to speed things up! Always learning new things.....[8D]
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