Just got my 7424, now what?

[joel5150]

Ok, I have read through the forums like a mad man, and I have gathered a great deal of information, but I want to be sure I have the right procedure down for what I am using on my cars finish.

I have a Silver GS300, the paint is in good shape, I do have fine scratches all over from the previous owner. I take very good care of the paint, and know that it will look better once I use the the PC on it.

So, as far as product, I was thinking of this lineup;

Clay
#83 D.A.C.P.

Once I am happy with the finish, what do you suggest I put on next, I know a wax and then a sealer . I have NXT tech wax, and also Gold Class clear coat, will those work fine with my DA?

Any help would be great guys, thanks in advance.

[black240sx]

You could try #80 Speed Glaze. It's not as strong as #83, but might be all you need.

[imacarnut]

hey joel5150!
here's a great thread to get you started.... http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...&threadid=7034

[Mike Phillips]

As mentioned above, read this thread carefully before your start.

Using the G-100 to remove swirls with the Professional Line

One thing to remember and that's when doing the most important step, the cleaning step, (that's the step where you're removing the swirls and scratches), don't tackle to big of an area at one time. You won't be able to effectively remove enough paint to remove the below surface defects. One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when first starting out is to try to work to large of an area during the cleaning step. Later, after you've done the work, i.e. removed the defects, you can then work larger sections at a time when applying a pure polish or a wax because at this time you're not trying to remove defects, just apply a thin coating.

To give you an idea of how large of an area to work at one time, (or a better description would be how small an area), look at the picture below, it shows two microfibers spread-out on the hood of our Pilot.

The white one is our older, M9910 Ultimate Wipe microfiber polishing cloth and the gold one is our newer Supreme Shine Microfiber. The correct size of ab area to work during the cleaning step would be the size of the Ultimate Wipe, not the size of the Supreme Shine.




The Ultimate Wipe measures approximately 16" square. Work an area about this size, smaller or a little larger depending on the shape of the panel.

Also remember to overlap your work areas from one to another for uniform material removal so that you have uniform swirl and scratch removal and thus a uniform appearance when you're all done.

Also, slow arm speed, don't move the polisher too quickly over the finish.

Meguiar's always teaches,

"Always use the least aggressive product to get the job done"

This would mean starting out with M80 Speed Glaze and if it's not aggressive enough, then substitute the M83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polish.

If you do use the M83, then do a follow up polishing with the lighter polish before going to wax.

Best of luck...