Hi there guys this is my first post to the forum and ive been reading a lot on it but I have a question. I have a 1995 red Camaro that was repainted fully 2 years ago using a high quality paint still in red. Now Ive never waxed it before only kept it clean and this will be my first time. I know firstly I need to wash the car and then I'm going to hit the entire car with a clay bar to get all the contaminants off and make sure there are no more mineral deposits on it before I start. My question however is what I should do next in the process. The car doesn't really have any major scratches or swirl marks in the paint so I don't know what I should use to bring back the depth in the paint. I know everyone on here says ultimate compound is amazing but others also say that it is a fairly aggressive compound and you should stay away from it if your car isn't that bad. I was thinking about just using swirlx to get the light marks out and then continuing. Is that good or should i look at scratchx instead? I wont be using a da and will be doing it by hand and just be taking my time because Im new to this and I know to start in a small section and see how it looks before continuing to the rest of the car. Also, if I end up using the swirlx would you guys recommend polishing the car(ultimate series) after or will I just be wasting money because of how gentle swirlx is and apparently I wouldn't really have to worry about hazing especially if its done by hand. Also regardless of what i do if I polish it will be using the ultimate series polish and when everything is done im going to do the entire car with the liquid ultimate wax.
My other question is in regards to my hood scoops in the hood. They are made out of plastic and when the car was repainted they were painted to match but for some reason they are fading a little from the sun (maybe they weren't cleared over??) and are slowly getting too close to pink. Would the ultimate black trim sponges work and also should I wax over them as well because the ultimate wax wont turn it milky according to the description and it might help prevent them from fading with the wax protection on top.
My other question is in regards to my hood scoops in the hood. They are made out of plastic and when the car was repainted they were painted to match but for some reason they are fading a little from the sun (maybe they weren't cleared over??) and are slowly getting too close to pink. Would the ultimate black trim sponges work and also should I wax over them as well because the ultimate wax wont turn it milky according to the description and it might help prevent them from fading with the wax protection on top.
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