My process in a nutshell:
clay paint, windows, lenses and wheels with mild clay and Last Touch
rotary work:
M84 burgandy washable pad (up to 3 passes where the previous owner slid things off the roof!!!)
M83 yellow washable pad
M82 black washable pad
- Nxt 2.0 x 2 coats with the DA and a black washable pad, wiping off with the microfiber bonnet
- PlastX on the lenses
- Gold Class Trim Detailer on exterior trim to get the wax off from the dealership
- NXT Insane Shine tire spray (I normally slightly prefer the Endurance high gloss, but these tires have a lot of deeper grooves)
- glass cleaner from Detailer line
I tried using a lot less wax on my pad, but I'm still getting some smearing. What looks like buffer swirls in a couple of the pics is actually wax; if I rub my finger across it, the "swirls" change directions. I didn't get any sun shots of the right side where I used the least amount of wax, so it might have been better there. It seems that the excess usually comes off after a wash or two.
With how popular the DA polisher is on this forum, some might think it strange I didn't finish with it. I tried M82/finishing pad with the DA and it left very slight micro-marring. I also get slightly better reflections finishing with the rotary. I've been trying for a few years to get results I'm happy with using the DA for my final step, but it always looks slightly hazy or milky to me compared to the rotary finish. If anyone is in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis that knows how to avoid the micro-marring, can you show me??? I've watched the video of the black corvette and read posts until I'm blu in the face and I can't seem to get it right.
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