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Hi! I'm Stephen... Driving a 2006 Infrared Cadillac STS.
Bought the car in November of last year, and noticed a small chip in the clear coat right at the front of the hood. Figured i'd take it to a shop one day and get it fixed, and go on with life.
Well, it peeled faster than i though, so i ended up doing a (not so approved) fixup... sanded the area a bit, and then sprayed some clear on top of it. Sanded it all down, and then did the same to a scratch on the driver's side behind the rear wheel that was into the base coat as well. Used some of the Turtle Wax rubbing compound, and it kept leaving the area hazy/scratched. So. To Google. Ran across the Meg Ultimate Compound... ordered some, and then used it on the area. Put some on a foam applicator (After having done a ton of research, i learned the correct way to do some of these things
) and then rubbed with moderate pressure for about 10 seconds. Wiped it away, and it was PERFECT.
Well. That created a new problem. It looked better than the rest of the car... So... Using the Amazon Credit card i just got, a new Meguiar's DA, Ultimate Polish, cutting pad, finishing pad, Ultimate wax, scratch x, Supreme Shine microfiber towels, clay kit, and a few more applicators showed up at my door. Had today off work... So... Got home from school, washed the car, clayed the car, and put the cutting pad on the DA, put some compound on it, and then started removing the terrible swirl marks/orange peel/tracers/yuckiness that the used car dealer caused. From the entire car. Then polished. Then waxed. Total time spent on the paint was about 7 hours from beginning wash to final wipe.
Car looks AMAZING now. No scratches. Very few rock nicks (getting some touch up paint to attempt to tackle those). And the areas where i sprayed clear now match the rest of the car.
Ran out of daylight, but i'll take some after pictures tomorrow... Very glad i found you guys here!
Bought the car in November of last year, and noticed a small chip in the clear coat right at the front of the hood. Figured i'd take it to a shop one day and get it fixed, and go on with life.
Well, it peeled faster than i though, so i ended up doing a (not so approved) fixup... sanded the area a bit, and then sprayed some clear on top of it. Sanded it all down, and then did the same to a scratch on the driver's side behind the rear wheel that was into the base coat as well. Used some of the Turtle Wax rubbing compound, and it kept leaving the area hazy/scratched. So. To Google. Ran across the Meg Ultimate Compound... ordered some, and then used it on the area. Put some on a foam applicator (After having done a ton of research, i learned the correct way to do some of these things
) and then rubbed with moderate pressure for about 10 seconds. Wiped it away, and it was PERFECT. Well. That created a new problem. It looked better than the rest of the car... So... Using the Amazon Credit card i just got, a new Meguiar's DA, Ultimate Polish, cutting pad, finishing pad, Ultimate wax, scratch x, Supreme Shine microfiber towels, clay kit, and a few more applicators showed up at my door. Had today off work... So... Got home from school, washed the car, clayed the car, and put the cutting pad on the DA, put some compound on it, and then started removing the terrible swirl marks/orange peel/tracers/yuckiness that the used car dealer caused. From the entire car. Then polished. Then waxed. Total time spent on the paint was about 7 hours from beginning wash to final wipe.
Car looks AMAZING now. No scratches. Very few rock nicks (getting some touch up paint to attempt to tackle those). And the areas where i sprayed clear now match the rest of the car.
Ran out of daylight, but i'll take some after pictures tomorrow... Very glad i found you guys here!
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