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Greetings,
After doing quite a bit of research on these forums, I recently purchased a DA, Gold Wash, Clay Kit, SwirlX, UP, Deep Crystal Polish, and ULW. This is to be used on my '13 Regal GS which has the black diamond tricoat paint.
I had a somewhat bad bird drop etching right in the center of the hood (hadn't even realized that was possible) and some minor swirling from my noobish attempts to remove it prior to finding these forums. I did a dual bucket wash, a complete clay baring, and then applied the SwirlX with the DA to a 1.5x1.5 area of the hood where the etching was. After 3 rounds of light pressure, it was completely removed, as well as any swirling; complete success.
I then set about applying UP to the entire car to remove any fine swirls that may have been there from previous washings (hard to see swirls in that diamond paint). Seems to have worked well, but my question is, how much product should I be applying, and what is the best method for on the fly cleaning? What I have been doing for the first application, is applying a small amount in the "X" fashion as shown in all the videos. I then do two sections, and an on the fly cleaning. For subsequent passes, I put 5 small blobs on the pad, as shown in the DA tutorial under the waxing section. Is that correct for applying polishers, or is it too much or too little? I was trying the on the fly method of pushing it against the terry cloth and turning it on, but it seems like even when it's on a setting of 1, it's too much friction and the pad heats up quickly. What I was doing instead, was just applying even pressure to the pad with the cloth when it was off, followed by working my fingers around the pad with the cloth and pushing out the wetter areas. It seemed like I had quite a lot of wet product in the pad, yet when I'm applying it to the car it seems to be drying quite quickly so I don't think I'm applying to much. Maybe I should be working it longer on paint with the DA to use more of it? It's hard to tell when it's too dry. Is it normal to feel like you're wasting a lot of product, or is there a better way to use more of it up?
My last question, when you're applying pure polishes or waxes, is it always necessary to clay bar it first, or is just a good wash adequate if the paint feels smooth to the touch because it's recently been clayed? I plan on using pure polish and wax fairly often.
Thanks!
After doing quite a bit of research on these forums, I recently purchased a DA, Gold Wash, Clay Kit, SwirlX, UP, Deep Crystal Polish, and ULW. This is to be used on my '13 Regal GS which has the black diamond tricoat paint.
I had a somewhat bad bird drop etching right in the center of the hood (hadn't even realized that was possible) and some minor swirling from my noobish attempts to remove it prior to finding these forums. I did a dual bucket wash, a complete clay baring, and then applied the SwirlX with the DA to a 1.5x1.5 area of the hood where the etching was. After 3 rounds of light pressure, it was completely removed, as well as any swirling; complete success.
I then set about applying UP to the entire car to remove any fine swirls that may have been there from previous washings (hard to see swirls in that diamond paint). Seems to have worked well, but my question is, how much product should I be applying, and what is the best method for on the fly cleaning? What I have been doing for the first application, is applying a small amount in the "X" fashion as shown in all the videos. I then do two sections, and an on the fly cleaning. For subsequent passes, I put 5 small blobs on the pad, as shown in the DA tutorial under the waxing section. Is that correct for applying polishers, or is it too much or too little? I was trying the on the fly method of pushing it against the terry cloth and turning it on, but it seems like even when it's on a setting of 1, it's too much friction and the pad heats up quickly. What I was doing instead, was just applying even pressure to the pad with the cloth when it was off, followed by working my fingers around the pad with the cloth and pushing out the wetter areas. It seemed like I had quite a lot of wet product in the pad, yet when I'm applying it to the car it seems to be drying quite quickly so I don't think I'm applying to much. Maybe I should be working it longer on paint with the DA to use more of it? It's hard to tell when it's too dry. Is it normal to feel like you're wasting a lot of product, or is there a better way to use more of it up?
My last question, when you're applying pure polishes or waxes, is it always necessary to clay bar it first, or is just a good wash adequate if the paint feels smooth to the touch because it's recently been clayed? I plan on using pure polish and wax fairly often.
Thanks!
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