i have some very light swirls from washing my truck with a sponge i guess. and i want to attemt to get them out. I realy dont want to mess with a buffer or anything like that and i am very new to the hole detailing world.

i know i should was first, and wax last, but should i use the swirl-x before or after claybar???

thanks for the help

 

1. Wash the Truck
2. Dry
3. Clay Bar
4. Swirl-x
5. Glaze
6. Wax

P.S. I use different products but that's the order with your products but I added the Glaze in there.

 

sorry, im kinda new to this, what is glaze???

 

glaze is like a polish but you don't have to apply it with a buffer.

The polish is what will 'glaze' over the minor imperfections in the paint. The wax seals the paint from water.

If you're really serious about this you should be compounding your paint with a proper polish before waxing. This eliminates minor scratches altogether whereas a glaze merely covers them up.

 

is covering them up, or the process above ok until im prepared to buy a buffer and that whole deal???

 

Read https://www.f150online.com/forums/ca...ictionary.html and https://www.f150online.com/forums/ca...ng-sticky.html



- NCSU

 

i did read it, and im not ready to jump that far in. im just trying to make it look decent for now until i can afford a buffer.

i should come up and get you to help me, im only about 35 minutes away

 

I'm willing if I can get some free time. I've got to do a full detail on mine sometime this summer, I'm just traveling too much right now.

- NCSU

 

This is pretty dead on. I would definitely consider a glaze step (i.e. Meg's #7) if you're not going to be "correcting". That way you're throwing as many concealers as you can at it.

 

well, i did it........And ill never do it again without some assistance. my arms are about to DIE. But when i finished around 8.30 it looked pretty damn good. That swirl x realy helped get rite of some of the paint(looked like i'd ran over some wet yellow lines) that was dried on and the claybar didnt get. I just hope it looks as good in the daylight tomaro as the amount of time i put into it should produce. Im sure ill have to go back and nock some of the drie'd wax off, i always miss some. i only put one coat of wax on it, should i put another on it in the morning???

 

The benefits of a second coat of wax is nominal. About the only real benefit of a second coat is to ensure 100% coverage.

Some people will use a longer lasting wax (i.e. NXT 2.0) for protection and then top it with a carnauba for looks.

I'm sure it looks great! These vehicles have A LOT of paint to work by hand. lol

 

I have some swirl x but what would be a meguires glaze? And would I be able to find it at wal mart? Thanks for any info

 

i got my glaze from advance auto parts

 

If you are doing it by hand, the best compromise is get your correction done (cleaner wax, swirl-x, whatever) then go right to NXT 2.0. It has just enough fillers to make a glaze step unnecessary. Put it on REAL THIN and rub it in. Do the WHOLE vehicle then go back and remove it, it has to dry and set up.

 

Lots of great advice here, but for your arms sake,,invest in a buffer/polisher. Haaa. Look at Harbor Freight Tools for one. They sell one for $29. I use it for my boat and my arms thank me for it. May be Chinese "knock off" tools, but it has worked flawlessly for two years.