What to use??

[stinger66]

2004 dodge ram, 13000 miles, graphite mettalic(kinda like charcoal color) paint in excellent condition. Question is what should I use to realy make it pop out?

Here is what products I have on hand:
g-100
polishing pad, finishing pad
microfiber towel
deep crystal car wash
quick clay
#80,#83, #9, #7
Deep crystal #1, #2, #3
Gold class wax
Nxt wax
Final inspection
quick detailer
sratch x
cleaner wax

Your thoughts are most welcome. I want to make sure I am doing it right the first time!!

[Murr1525]

Sounds liek you have everything you need.. though you may have doubled up on some products. If you plan to use the DA, then the DC products may be a bit repetetive.

You want to go wash, clay, clean, polish wax.

So, you would use your car wash, then quick clay, then #83, then #80 if you need the extra refinement. Then your wax. Using he quick detailer, and quick waxes in between full details. Incidently, you may use #83 the first time for the extra cleaning, and then be able to use #80 most of the time in between a seasonal cleaning.

[travisdecpn]

If your truck isn't terribly swirled or full of scratches, you can try starting with #80 on the W-8006 polishing pad. Follow that up with #7 on the W-9006 finishing pad. Finally 2 coats of NXT via hand or G-100 application. Wait about 12 hours between coats.

[meximum]

Hello,

I thought #80 already contained as much TS oils as #7.

Why do we need to top #7 on top of #80?

[travisdecpn]

#7 will add a touch more depth than #80 alone, this is especially true on darker colored vehicles. #81 is also a great pure polish to use after #80.

[gb387]

As Murr1525 said you really have a good collection of products!

travisdecpn said start with #80, I have #80 and I am VERY happy with the product and results I get with it. Check out the surface and see what you want to do... Start with #83 if its has lots of swirls/light scratches. Meguiars always says start with the least aggressive to get the results you want.

I also like to use a dedicated polish after a cleaner/polish I have always gotten a deeper looking finished product.

All the products you have work well and are great products!

[the other pc]

Your list looks good.

One thing that strikes me is “microfiber towel�. It sounds like only one.

If it is only one or two I would strongly suggest getting a few more, one for drying (like the Water Magnet) and a few for product removal, clay lube, Final Inspection, etc.

Some product applicators like the X-3070 High Tech Applicator Pads or X-3080 Even-Coat Applicators would come in handy.

Since you have a G-100 if you feel like splurging a couple Ultimate Bonnets and another polishing pad or two (or three) would also be handy.


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