Hey all!
I just bought a 4 year old Black BMW X3 and want it to look it's best. It's my daily driver, so keeping it perfect at all times won't be an option, but I'd like to get the paint corrected and seal it, then just be able to wash and wax it to maintain. The car looks to be in good shape with some minor one off scratches that don't seem like they would be able to be fixed easily, and there are swirl marks all around. Here's my plan and I'd appreciate some input if this would work well. I don't have access to any polishing tools, so everything will be done by hand.
My question is that I plan on using a clay bar after I wash it. I purchased M105 and M205 without knowing that these products were made to be used on a polishing machine and not by hand. So, my plan is to get the Ultimate Compound. Would it be OK to use the Ultimate Compound and then follow that up with M205 polish or should I use the Ultimate Polish after? Also, I'm not even sure if I need to use a compound, so would I be better off using the M205 on a small area and see if it removes the swirl marks first, or do you think that a 4 year old used car would usually always need to have a compound used? I know it depends on the condition of the car and there's many variables, but would I do permanent damage to the car with Ultimate compound by hand if it didn't need it?
Also, would it be advised to use the compound only on areas with the deeper scratches/swirl marks, or would I be best served to just do the entire car and then polish the entire car?
Of course, I'll follow whatever I do up with a wax to seal it. Thanks for the help!
I just bought a 4 year old Black BMW X3 and want it to look it's best. It's my daily driver, so keeping it perfect at all times won't be an option, but I'd like to get the paint corrected and seal it, then just be able to wash and wax it to maintain. The car looks to be in good shape with some minor one off scratches that don't seem like they would be able to be fixed easily, and there are swirl marks all around. Here's my plan and I'd appreciate some input if this would work well. I don't have access to any polishing tools, so everything will be done by hand.
My question is that I plan on using a clay bar after I wash it. I purchased M105 and M205 without knowing that these products were made to be used on a polishing machine and not by hand. So, my plan is to get the Ultimate Compound. Would it be OK to use the Ultimate Compound and then follow that up with M205 polish or should I use the Ultimate Polish after? Also, I'm not even sure if I need to use a compound, so would I be better off using the M205 on a small area and see if it removes the swirl marks first, or do you think that a 4 year old used car would usually always need to have a compound used? I know it depends on the condition of the car and there's many variables, but would I do permanent damage to the car with Ultimate compound by hand if it didn't need it?
Also, would it be advised to use the compound only on areas with the deeper scratches/swirl marks, or would I be best served to just do the entire car and then polish the entire car?
Of course, I'll follow whatever I do up with a wax to seal it. Thanks for the help!
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