Thanks, man. I've been reading the detailing guide and trying to get a handle on the information. I've literally got none of that stuff, starting from scratch. My black truck is starting to show my lack of detailing skills and products. :o


Speaking of...

Took some pics after installing my new red led 3rd, working on my hella led tails, a wash and cleaned and stored my HD 22's.

 

GAHH! I can see the swirls from here!

 

I know! See what I mean. :o

 

My paint is getting bad too. Just got it all cleaned up, it sure drives better!

Now I get to run errands. Think I'll stop at Myrtle's for a cheesburger and a Frito pie.

 

There was a young guy at the carwash that had a black 05 Scab with the Roush wheels. Nice guy. I told him about this site.

 

Be careful, I've been detailing many years and I'm so freakin **** about where/how my truck gets washed/parked/etc it drives most folks insane.


I must stop by this Myrtle's on my next trip through The Promised Land.

 

I'm the only one who washes it. I do have a hood to practice on though once I build up my supply.

Just a little confused on wax and how to apply it with a da and pads.

 

It took me time with mine, but now it's easy on what to do Stealth.

 

WHat do you think of this?

http://www.detailersdomain.com/theub...erbasekit.aspx

20% off coupon expires tonight: WINTER.

I think I'm going to get it.

 

I forgot about your hood. That's a perfect piece to start on, it's flat and you can just put it on some saw horses in the garage.

Not seeing your truck in person I'd probably say you could get by just fine with Meguiars 205 polish and maybe just hit the badly swirled or scuffed spots with 105.

As far as waxing, just squirt a line around the pad or make and X across the pad and go to town. Just make sure you're not putting it on to thick. Let it cure and wipe down with a good MF towel, one that's made for buffing and removing wax.

 

I was thinking the same thing

Will I hear ya. I've gotten very into detailing and have a G110 and have been trying various products.

Your paint, I'm gonna just be honest, looks hideous. That being said, you can fix that. Here's my advice, take a line of product and use it and use it for a while and only use that so you get accustomed to how it works on that machine. Judging by how bad your paint looks, the M105 and M205 should remove *most* of that swirling/mirco scratches, but again, I'm only seeing pictures. The best methods to doing paint correction are starting least aggressive and moving up if that does not work.

Here's how I did a black Cadillac Catera with paint like that.

Wash with quality soap, then clay the entire car. Use M105, masking off each section. Since I didn't have 205, I used Ultimate compound, followed by Swirl X and that removed almost all the swirls. UC is between 105 and 205 in aggressiveness fyi. Then top with a wax like NXT 2.0 with has some fillers to make the paint pop even more. It's a synthetic wax so you will get a few months out of it depending on conditions. Carnuba waxes have great finishes but are made for natural things, so they look amazing but require more upkeep and applications in shorter periods of time. I use Collinite 476 S which is a long term wax which is great for NE since we get pounded by salt. It's a long process to working paint, but the machine takes most of the work out of it. Let me know if you want more info. Ian clearly knows what he is talking about by reading his post.

 

Yeah it's pretty bad but I think it's salvageable. Thanks for the tips, I'll be hitting you up. I'm going to get a clay bar kit, 105, 205, and nxt2.0, been reading good things about that stuff. It's just I haven't done that much detailing so whatever I do will be new to me.

 

Looks like a pretty good deal. For the pad choices I'd get the green/blue/black/black.

 

Thanks, I appreciate the tips.

 

I got the same package but I got 2 white, 2 orange, 2 yellow, and 1 green pad for the same price. I got mine from here. http://www.autodetailingsolutions.ne...xp-kit-2.html/