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  • Hello from the Land of Oz

    Firstly I wanted to say thanks to all of you for ALL the information and help provided in these forums.

    Now a little about me. Born and raised in Kansas. Moved to Vegas for a few years. It was there I was first able to see how great Meguiars worked on everything from million dollar classics to my Jeep. Since then I have been bit of a fan boy and stick with Meguiars for everything.

    Now to today. Back in Kansas and have a different vehicle, a 1999 Chevy Tahoe White 2DR (old body style). I bought this used and wash and wax it with Gold Class regularly. A couple of friends of mine have the same vehicle and we decided it was time to do a serious detail on our vehicles. I am looking to find a good system that will work on all 3 of the vehicles with all 3 different types of people....

    My '99 White Tahoe - Great Paint, Minor scratches.
    Willing to spend any amount of time needed to make it look great.

    A '95 Navy Blue Metallic Tahoe - Good paint, minor rough spots Few rock chips
    He is willing to spend a fair amount of time on the paint a couple of times a year but mainly wants a good layer of protection and a nice shine.

    A '99 Black Tahoe - Fair paint, several light scratches.
    He is a high school kid who has other priorities than car car. Easily distracted and won't devote the time or patience to regularly maintain it.

    I have convinced them that we could spend a weekend at work and all of us work on the exterior. Now for the products to use that would work for us all and save us some money buying together.

    I have GC shampoo, Soft Suds shampoo, a little bit of Medallion Paint Cleaner (not sure of age), SS Clay kit, An old bottle of Spectra (polish I believe) and a bit of GC liquid wax.

    We have access to an orbital buffer that's it. Probably do it all by hand.

    I was think of using in order:

    GC Wash -> SS Clay -> #80 -> #7 - > NXT 2.0 paste

    Does this sound like a good way to go for all three of us based on hand detailing?

    Thanks again for all the information (and reading this loooong post)

  • #2
    Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

    Hello and welcome to mol.
    quality creates its own demand

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    • #3
      Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

      Hi and welcome to Meguiar's Online!

      Your process sounds good

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      • #4
        Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

        The only reason some people get lost in thought... is because it is unfamiliar territory for them.
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        • #5
          Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

          Welcome to MOL!

          You might want to pick up at least a sample size bottle of M105. It works great by hand. I've never really tried to use #80 by hand to do any correction work so I don't know if that's going to work the best for you. Others might be able to chime in and comment on that.

          Also if you do end up using #80 you might not see a difference when you add the #7. #80 is rich in the same oils as #7 uses.
          Scott

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          • #6
            Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

            Welcome to MOL
            I would invest in a polisher like the PC or G110 and then detail the SUV's

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            • #7
              Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

              Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

              Check out this thread that's a "Sticky" in this forum, (the "Introduce yourself" forum)

              Introduce yourself in this forum, but please ask your questions in Detailing 101 or another forum out of this selection.


              Mike Phillips
              760-515-0444
              showcargarage@gmail.com

              "Find something you like and use it often"

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              • #8
                Re: Hello from the Land of Oz

                Welcome to MOL.
                Alex
                1972 Dodge Dart Swinger360
                1998 SVT Cobra 1 of 551
                1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

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