Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

[JP911]

Hello everyone!

JP911 here, aka. Newbie First Class!

I've never held a polisher in my life!
'Compounds' sound like a math problem to me!
Polish

[JP911]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

Hello everyone!

JP911 here, aka. Newbie First Class!

I've never held a polisher in my life!
'Compounds' sound like a math problem to me!
Polish

You see… I can't even get a complete post in on my first try!
Postmaster: please delete the first draft of this post!

Here it is again:

Hello everyone!

JP911 here, aka. Newbie First Class!

I've never held a polisher in my life!
'Compounds' sound like a math problem to me!
Polish… is that a country?
Used some waxes to absolutely dismal effect (by hand polishing on top of a tired and grimy wax base, of course).
And if anything, have managed to get some interior leather right, and some carpet cleaning.

But...

Just picked up a 1997 E39 V8, 5-speed, in dark metallic blue (I know you're laughing about the word 'dark' and the words 'BMW + paint').
And the paint can use a little love: got some swirls, light scratches, and there's some tree sap on it as well in a few spots (I also put a scratch in it already!! by running it into the corner pillar of my garage, but that's another story).
Either way, the car is pure joy, paint aside!

So it's time to learn some tricks of the trade.

I will begin with purchasing a hood at the local scrap yard for practice.
And a Krauss S21 DA polisher.
And some Meg's UC.
And some Meg's Ultimate Paste Wax.
And a mix of 6.5" pads.

Should I be getting Meg's 205 as well? (that's probably a question for a different thread).

Run a few tests, and burn the paint of my car?
Hopefully not with a DA, right?

I will be polishing the windows.
Got some 18" Style 32 rims for it. Sandblasted, chip renovation and paint.
So rims and tires are a love affair.
The engine bay is clean as a whistle. All I need is something to make it shine a little, but not a lot (I will sit on the threads).
Leather is in great shape, after I cleaned it and conditioned.
Interior carpet needs a cleaning, but as previously stated, I have my successes with that.
The lights are clear.

Anyway, I won't bore you anymore.
There's more to learn than one could imagine!
Either way, happy to be here and see that my wife was wrong about me after all.
I'm not the only one on this forum, am I?

Nice to meet all of you, and feel free to ask me about E39 troubles, E46 troubles, MB G461 troubles, or any other troubles (except the wife, who's the only trouble that I really love - just in case she reads this!!

JP911

[Mr. Slick]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

Yeah 205 is pretty easy to use and does a lot. You shouldn't be able to burn the paint with a dual action because they are really safe. I used one before I leaned about all the compounds and I used 105 which is harder to use than 205.

[Mr. Slick]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

Also, you might want to get some detailing clay for the sap and other contaminates on glass and paint before you polish. It's pretty easy to use and makes the paint smooth as glass.

[JP911]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

Also, you might want to get some detailing clay for the sap and other contaminates on glass and paint before you polish. It's pretty easy to use and makes the paint smooth as glass.

Thanks Mr. Slick. Yeah, I actually purchased some clay and lube as well, though not from Meg's. I forgot to mention that above. Never clayed before in my life either. But you know what they say: no better time than the present! Thanks for getting back to me. JP911

[Mr. Slick]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

Thanks Mr. Slick. Yeah, I actually purchased some clay and lube as well, though not from Meg's. I forgot to mention that above. Never clayed before in my life either. But you know what they say: no better time than the present! Thanks for getting back to me. JP911

No problem

[Nick Winn]

Re: Newbie First Class! New To The World Of Detailing!

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