Suggestions for process on show car ?? - Awesome shine but swirls...

[dschribs]

Hi All:
I am new to the forum here and will be purchasing a PC soon. I’ll be practicing on a few cars (that’s what friends are for) before I start on the vehicle I am really interested in bring to it’s max potential, my red 1968 Camaro Convertible.

The car is basically a show/cruise night car and I have never used anything but Meguiars #7 followed by #26 by hand. However I just changed over from #26 to NXT by hand. Definitely an improvement – gives a great wet look. The car has incredible shine and depth and looks absolutely perfect in shade or in the early evening but in full sun, there are swirls that are very noticeable. Not tons of them, but they are there. I’m thinking the swirls are partly from the prior owner (whatever it was he did) and partly from my stupidity in using second rate towels. (only 100% cotton and micro fibers from now on).

Basically, I’m looking for suggestions on a process that I can go through with the PC to get rid of the swirls while keeping (and even enhancing if possible) the gloss and depth of the paint. I’ve noticed a popular combo was #82 followed by #81 followed by NXT.

Does everyone think this will eliminate the light swirls I have? Should I incorporate #7 somewhere in there? That is the best product I have ever used and I hate to give it up. Makes my red car look incredible.

Any thoughts, opinions would certainly be helpful.

If necessary, I could post some current photos so someone with some experience could evaluate things for me…

Mike – I saw the process you did on the red Ferrari using only #80 followed by NXT – very impressive. Maybe that’s the way to go??

Confused…

Thanks very much

[travisdecpn]

If the swirls aren't horrible you can try #80 Speed Glaze with a polishing pad. Follow that with NXT. IF the swirls are bad and the 80 doesn't remove them you can step up to 83, then follow with 80 and NXT.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Suggestions for process on show car ?? - Awesome shine but swirls...

Originally posted by describes
Hi All:
I am new to the forum here and will be purchasing a PC soon. I’ll be practicing on a few cars (that’s what friends are for) before I start on the vehicle I am really interested in bring to it’s max potential, my red 1968 Camaro Convertible.

Wow! very cool car, a red, 1968 Convertible Camaro!

Should I incorporate #7 somewhere in there? That is the best product I have ever used and I hate to give it up. Makes my red car look incredible.

I like hearing this, there is an entire camp of people that are always trying to convince people to wash their car with detergent soap and get the oils off the paint. Where they have missed the boat, and mislead people, is that products like Meguiar's pure polishes, for example the #7 Show Car Glaze, with its rich concentration of trade secret polishing oils add beauty and richness, clarity, depth, gloss and wetness to automotive paints.

#7 Show Car Glaze has been around longer than most people posting on forums, since the 1930's and that's a pretty strong testimony of it's ability to satisfy customers and make people happy with the results it creates.

Any thoughts, opinions would certainly be helpful.

If necessary, I could post some current photos so someone with some experience could evaluate things for me…

I don't think we need the photos in this situation, but it sure would be nice to see a picture of your car...

Mike – I saw the process you did on the red Ferrari using only #80 followed by NXT – very impressive. Maybe that’s the way to go??

Confused…

Thanks very much

You never mentioned if the car was clear coated or if it was a single stage finish... when you work on it do you see pigment transfer to your applicator pad?

Either way, I would suggest starting with the #80 Speed Glaze first. The #82 and #9 are really mild products, you could try one of these first if you want to, but Speed Glaze is also fairly gentle but offers a little more bit initially. It also contains a very rich concentration of polishing oils like the #7 Show Car Glaze you enjoy using.

Try the #80 Speed Glaze with a W-8006 foam polishing pad on about the 4.5 setting. Do a section about 1 foot squared, and then apply two coats of wax and then inspect your results. If you like, repeat over the entire car.

One of my favorite cars of all time... the first generation convertible Camaro's.

Mike

[Chris Nemlich]

dschribs,

I would definitely try out #80 follow by NXT first. I love this combination. As Mike suggested, do a test spot.

Make sure to take before and after pics to share with us all!

Good Luck!

Chris

[dschribs]

Mike/Chris:
Thanks very much. I did notice that Ferrari came out awesome with just the #80 and NXT combo.

Mike, so baisically what you're saying is give up the #7!! After all these years??!!! The car is clear coated- no color residue on my towels. Would an application of #81 after the #80 deepen the paint or improve the gloss at all? I don't mind going the extra step; or two, or three, if it's going to give me the results I want. This is a show car and perfection is important.

Here's a pic of the car, doesn't show the swirls in the paint though..





and the engine..

[Chris Nemlich]

dschribs,

If you want to use #7 I would use it after the #80 and before NXT. #7 is a pure polish so it will add oils to the paint, without removing any more clear coat.

I would do a test spot with the #7 before doing the whole car. If you don't see any difference then save yourself the time and don't apply #7.

Hope this helps!



Chris

[dschribs]

Mike
Do you think #81 would be of any benefit in terms of gloss, clarity & depth prior to the NXT??