Listen to Juztang. He will not steer you wrong.

 

How long does it take to do a car? How hard are things like side/hood scooops? Whats a "dual action thingy"?

 

a dual action thingy is....a thingy[&:] that lets u polish, wax, and buff you car. its that handheld machine with the pad thats spins and jiggles all over the place.

 

From what I gathered, it will most likely take the better part of the day to wash, clay, wash again, polish and wax the car. I will be doing my detailing day next saturday and will post some pics of everything

 

Yes it will take a while to do everything right and do all the steps. In the end it will be worth it!

 

ay juztang...u neva answered my question about the turtle wax dual action thing

 

The buffer you are talking about won't work nearly as well as the porter cable. The only thing that would be good for is putting on a wax or sealant. You wouldn't get very good results with trying to remove swirls,scratches,oxidization,etc.

 

After I purchased my 94 I somehow got behind or into some white paint on the highway. There were tiny spots ALL over the car. This was back in 95 or so, I thought I was screwed. I took it to a detailer in town and he said No problem and he showed me what he was going to do to get the paint off.

Any guesses?

A fuggin' clay bar.

$200 bones later, my pony was completly spot free! Clay bars are the real deal and not some Billy Mays Oxy Clean BS that you see on TV.

 

I actually got yellow paint off of a ladys car about a month ago with a clay bar. She had it all over the side of the car. It came right off.

 

I used a clay bar for the first time today. WOW, what a difference. The paint was so smooth. After using the clay I applied two good coats of wax. The clay made is MUCH easier to apply and remove the wax.