Wanting to change my detail

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Bingo!!!!

[dfrady]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Ahh, okay I finally see . Soft paint/ clearcoat = less work, hard paint/ clearcoat = more work .

[Garage Troll]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Well, that's what we're hoping for, given the track record with Honda paint. But being a 2012 car who knows, something might have changed. That is what the test spot is for - you never know how a specific paint is going to react until you do that test. There's sort of a bell curve that most cars will fall into with regard to "workability" of the paint, but some cars will be outside that curve and either harder to correct or super delicate and easy to mar while doing the correction. The test will tell you if your car is in the majority percentage that are fairly straightforward, or if you need to make some adjustments to get results.

Like the paint on my Saturn. Rock hard and a pain to get swirls out of. Ugh!

[Michael Stoops]

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So being that it is a new car with very little swirls and defects it should not require a lot of work to get the results that I'm looking for.

Well, that's what we're hoping for, given the track record with Honda paint. But being a 2012 car who knows, something might have changed. That is what the test spot is for - you never know how a specific paint is going to react until you do that test. There's sort of a bell curve that most cars will fall into with regard to "workability" of the paint, but some cars will be outside that curve and either harder to correct or super delicate and easy to mar while doing the correction. The test will tell you if your car is in the majority percentage that are fairly straightforward, or if you need to make some adjustments to get results.

[dfrady]

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Do your test spot in an area that is easy to evaluate - like right up on the hood of the car. The test spot is not to make sure the products aren't damaging the surface (like in the old "test in an inconspicuous area first!!" warnings) but rather to gauge the amount of work needed to remove the swirls and other defects. And the best way to judge that progress is in a very accessible area.

Oh okay, I understand what you're saying. So being that it is a new car with very little swirls and defects it should not require a lot of work to get the results that I'm looking for. I can't say this enough but you guys have a tremendous amout of help, Thanks again!

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Do your test spot in an area that is easy to evaluate - like right up on the hood of the car. The test spot is not to make sure the products aren't damaging the surface (like in the old "test in an inconspicuous area first!!" warnings) but rather to gauge the amount of work needed to remove the swirls and other defects. And the best way to judge that progress is in a very accessible area.

[ffboy]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

And lets not forget ultimate quik wax and ultimate quik detailer! If you plan to use m26 over Ultimate wax, there shouldn't be any concerns about putting UQW on m26 as maintenance to the car's paint

[Garage Troll]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

This may muddle things up a little more but if you enjoy the warm glow of a carnauba you could put down a coat of UW followed by M26. Just a thought

[ffboy]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

I'd throw in the cleaner wax for quick not too intensive waxing in between full detail sessions. Instead of too much compounding or buffing, I would maintain my paint finish with proper cleaning/washings then use cleaner wax as my all-in-one then apply either m21, ult. wax or NXT 2.0

[davey g-force]

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When you say do a test spot first, where you recommend the spot be? Possibly a door jam?

You won't hurt anything with your test spot, so there's no need to do it in an inconspicuous area.

I would do it on the worst affected area of the car - that way you know if your chosen method works for that spot, it will work for the other areas.

[Murr1525]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Yes, #205 is clear coat safe, and yes it would be good for both.

[dfrady]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

Yes it's the 2012 I am most interested in keeping detailed. When you say do a test spot first, where you recommend the spot be? Possibly a door jam? As for my 2006, I have managed to keep the paint fairly decent as far as swirls are concerned, so the M205 would most likely do what I'm looking for it to do on that, I just don't want to use something to aggressive on my 2012 and potentially damage the new paint/ clearcoat. Also the M205 is clearcoat safe, correct? I think I remeber reading somewhere that all Meguiar's products are clearcoat safe.
I really appreciate all the feedback!

[Michael Stoops]

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Thanks for th input. My '06 Accord is in dire need of an extreme makeover, I'll try out the M205 on it before moving on to the '12.

The '06 isn't that bad, it's over due for very good detail job.

Hang on a second now, which is it???? "In dire need of an extreme makeover" or it "isn't that bad"? Those sound like very different situations to us! OK, we're just playing with you a bit here........ while we understand you're desire to test things out on the older car first, there are a couple of things to keep in mind here, among them.............

If your '06 is that bad, then M205 is probably not strong enough to do much. But by all means do so, even just to get a feel for M205 and your new DA!

Absolutely. M205 is great stuff, but for a heavily swirled car it's probably going to be a bit too light duty to correct everything. But there is certainly no harm in getting a feel for it and your new DA, although the process is so straightforward and easy to deal with that you needn't worry about working on the 2012 car first and getting a feel for correcting lighter defects first. Just keep in mind that, while M205 might not do everything you want it to on the '06, that doesn't automatically mean you need to start with something more aggressive on the '12 as well. Both cars are Honda Accords but being six years apart there is a very real possibility that the paint systems on the two will react quite differently to the same input. Do a test spot first as you work on each car. It will save you some potential grief in the long run.

[Murr1525]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

If the #205 isnt enough, you would most likely want to go with the UC.

[dfrady]

Re: Wanting to change my detail

The '06 isn't that bad, it's over due for very good detail job.