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Hey guys. I got tired of looking at swirls on my truck everytime the sun came out. The paint had great reflections, it's just the cobwebbing and what not was driving me crazy. I got bored one night and Googled Meguiars Forums. That's when the learning experience began. I learned that there was so much more to detailing than just washing and waxing and claying. I discovered the paint correction step and polishing. Two critical steps that I needed in order to achieve that perfect finish. After purchasing a GG6 and some Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Polish, I went to work (after saying "Well, here goes nothin").
Steps:
1. Washed with some ICE Soap, not sure of the exact name, haha.
2. Clayed
3. Ultimate Compound
4. Ultimate Polish
5. 2 Coats of NXT 2.0
This was a real learning experience for me. I had some rough times with the D/A when I was new to using it. It was taking forever to get a result anywhere close to what I wanted. For those of you that may remember, I posted on here asking for help. After some advice I went back at it again and with time, I was getting much quicker results. I now feel very confident with the D/A.
I do not have any before pictures unfortunately, but it was just your typical cobwebbed car thats been through the Drive Thru about a million times. I think most of us can picture that.
Overall, is it perfect? No, it is not perfect. It is 95% better though, and I am very satisfied with that. Like I said, it was a great learning experience. I'm ready for the next project, and have my sights set to make the next job as close to perfect as possible!
By the way, in a couple of the photos below when I take a picture on the side the sun is shining , how come the reflection of objects is much less than the shaded side? Just the way it is? Or is it one of the products I used? I already forget what it looks like in the sun in person lol. I may just need a better camera too.. I was lazy and used my HTC Evo for all pictures.
Steps:
1. Washed with some ICE Soap, not sure of the exact name, haha.
2. Clayed
3. Ultimate Compound
4. Ultimate Polish
5. 2 Coats of NXT 2.0
This was a real learning experience for me. I had some rough times with the D/A when I was new to using it. It was taking forever to get a result anywhere close to what I wanted. For those of you that may remember, I posted on here asking for help. After some advice I went back at it again and with time, I was getting much quicker results. I now feel very confident with the D/A.
I do not have any before pictures unfortunately, but it was just your typical cobwebbed car thats been through the Drive Thru about a million times. I think most of us can picture that.
Overall, is it perfect? No, it is not perfect. It is 95% better though, and I am very satisfied with that. Like I said, it was a great learning experience. I'm ready for the next project, and have my sights set to make the next job as close to perfect as possible!
By the way, in a couple of the photos below when I take a picture on the side the sun is shining , how come the reflection of objects is much less than the shaded side? Just the way it is? Or is it one of the products I used? I already forget what it looks like in the sun in person lol. I may just need a better camera too.. I was lazy and used my HTC Evo for all pictures.
Keep it country!
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