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Mind you this would all have to be done by hand or sent out to be detailed.
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Re: any suggestions???
cant see the pictures at work, will look at this evening2008 Toyota Corolla 5-spd
2005 Honda CRF250R
2002 kawasaki Ninja ZX9R
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Re: any suggestions???
Hard to tell from the pictures what it is you're working on and what it is you want to do?
What are you working on?
What is the goal? (remove swirls and scratches?)
If you're wanting to remove the swirls and scratches out of a clear coat paint system by hand ten you want to get a bottle of Ultimate Compound and SwirlX plus you're favorite wax and plenty of soft foam applicator pads and microfiber polishing cloths.
Allot yourself about 6-12 hours for the job with 4-6 hours dedicated just to the first cleaning step.
Cleaning = removing the swirls by hand with a product like Ultimate Compound.
When removing swirls by hand you only want to tackle about a one foot squared section at at time and you also have to overlap into each previous section as you work around the car. Each section has to be work at least once and for about a minute and then inspected before moving on.
If you do the first cleaning step correctly, the other steps don't take very long. The key to your success is removing the swirls and scratches in the first step.
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Re: any suggestions???
Before you tackle the entire car, you first want to do a Test Spot.
TEST SPOT
Doing A Test-Spot
Before going over the entire car, see if you can make just one small section look good, that is apply the product you're planning on using over the entire car to just one small section about a foot squared or so. Work it in and then wipe it off, then apply the polish, work it in but not as much as the compound because now you're not trying to remove paint, just spread the product out, then immediately wipe it off, then apply the wax and let it fully dry and then wipe it off.
Now inspect our results. Make sure you can make one small section look GREAT before going over then entire car. If you can't make one small section look GREAT you won't be able to make the entire car look GREAT.
Make sense?
It should look like this,
And if you're having any problems, the post back here after the test section and we'll help you tweak your technique to insure you get it right.Comment
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