This one took some work.

CMT · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:04 AM

Man, this car has took some serious work.

Given the rough nature of the paint, I knew I was going to have to hit it with something super abrasive to make a dent in what looked like a whole lot of scratches covering the roof and rear half of the car. I started with Poorboy's Swirl Remover 3 (that has a nice grit to it) on a cutting pad, and then hit it with Swirl Remover 2. This evened out the rough spots a bit, and began to restore some of the gloss to the finish.

Next, I hit it with the Poorboy's polish on a polishing pad, but I honestly didn't like the results, so I used up the last of my Einszett Paint Polish. I am impressed that the tin made it the entire summer season - and I will definitely be ordering more, and for this application the Einszett was much better suited than the Pro Polish.

Pics:

Before:

After:

In the sun, the paint looked 10000 times more even, despite showing off some scratches when you got right up on it:

Next up: Vanilla Moose, EX-P, and Natty's Paste Wax for some real buf and gloss. It was dark when I finished up, so all I could take were night shots.

Digitalshu · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:06 AM

Results are amazing. Nice work!

CMT · #3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:08 AM

Thanks man!

Digitalshu · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:15 AM

What wax would you recommend for a silver car (really make the metallic stand out)?

CMT · #5 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Digitalshu

What wax would you recommend for a silver car (really make the metallic stand out)?

The one silver car that I did that REALLY made the metallic stand out was Klasse Sealer/Glaze followed by S100 paste wax. Make sure the surface of the car is nicely prepped and clean before you work the S/G, and don't use a lot, but get it either immediately off the paint once it is on, or let it sit for a day and then take it off. That's the advice I got from the Klasse experts.

Digitalshu · #6 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 10:34 AM

Thanks!

hillzz22 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-01-2004, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Digitalshu

Thanks!

Yea I'm definitely gonna have to try that on my car. Amazing work man and thanks for the advice as well.

-Aaron

exceldetail · #8 (**permalink**) 10-02-2004, 09:17 AM

For silver I go for, Vanilla Moose, then Carnuaba Moose Wax......

SilvaBimma · #9 (**permalink**) 10-02-2004, 12:32 PM

Adam's Brilliance Glaze / EX-P is a great combo as seen in this pic (sorry camera sucks!). Or 3 layers of UPP after UPC.