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Hey everybody, new forum member here, just wanted to run down my list of "spring cleaning" items that I did to my car last weekend to see what people thought. I know a lot of it comes down to personal preference based on experience, but I'm just trying to make sure I'm not doing anything counterproductive or redundant. First some quick background information, it's a black 2002 Honda Civic that gets driven primarily on the weekends, and sits outside all the time. The paint is in pretty good condition as the car gets washed regularly spring through fall and waxed 3-4 times a year. However there were a fair amount of fine scratches, swirls and some holograming that I've been starting to notice recently, so I figured it was time for a little more action than just the usual wash and wax. Here's what I did, all by hand of course:
1. Washed with Meguiar's car wash (pink bottle), then washed again the next day with Dawn. (1st time I've ever used dish soap to was a car in my life!)
2. Clayed the car using smooth surface clay bar kit.
3. Applied #9 Swirl Remover 2.0, tried to use a thin coat and work it in as much as possible, having my lovely assistant (i.e. girlfriend!) come right behind me removing it almost immediately.
4. Applied thin coat of Gold Class liquid wax, removed after ~20 minutes.
I'm pretty satisfied with the results, or at least from what I can see so far, as it was dark when we finished and we haven't seen much of the sun here all week since. I know how the bright sunlight tends to reveal those defects. The paint definitely looked darker, deeper, more clear than before. I am going to try to follow up this weekend with another thin coat of the Gold Class, I'll take some pics and see if I can't post 'em up(probably not enough posts to do that yet!). Feel free to let me know what you think...thanks.
1. Washed with Meguiar's car wash (pink bottle), then washed again the next day with Dawn. (1st time I've ever used dish soap to was a car in my life!)
2. Clayed the car using smooth surface clay bar kit.
3. Applied #9 Swirl Remover 2.0, tried to use a thin coat and work it in as much as possible, having my lovely assistant (i.e. girlfriend!) come right behind me removing it almost immediately.
4. Applied thin coat of Gold Class liquid wax, removed after ~20 minutes.
I'm pretty satisfied with the results, or at least from what I can see so far, as it was dark when we finished and we haven't seen much of the sun here all week since. I know how the bright sunlight tends to reveal those defects. The paint definitely looked darker, deeper, more clear than before. I am going to try to follow up this weekend with another thin coat of the Gold Class, I'll take some pics and see if I can't post 'em up(probably not enough posts to do that yet!). Feel free to let me know what you think...thanks.
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