Fos
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Hello Everyone:
I have a 2013 red Land Rover LR4 that I bought used inAugust 2015. This is my daily driver soI know I won’t be able to get all the scratches out to a show car shine. I just want to get it into better condition. Thepaint has been neglected and I would say it is either condition 4 MildlyNeglected Condition or Condition 5 Severely Neglected Condition according toMike Phillip’s book “The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine”. By the way Mike’s audio version of the book isreally good to listen to commuting to work each day. I provided a picture of the paint conditionwith this thread I hope.
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So, I plan to start my test process with Wolfgang FinishingGlaze, a Lake Country 5.5 inch CCS White polishing pad and a Porter Cable7424XP. I want to try the leastaggressive approach as I get started. Ifthis does not work I also have more aggressive pads, pink and orange. I also have Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover ifneeded. Lastly I just purchased the Flex3401 from Autogeek. Next I have theWolfgang Polish Enhancer to apply and after that I’m going to utilize WolfgangDeep Gloss Paint Sealant. Finally I’mgoing to wax with Wolfgang Fuzion by machine.
A couple more questions do I need a Paint thickness gaugesince this is the first time I’m working on this paint? Should I move my test spot if my processdoesn’t work the first time?
Thank you for any advice it’s nice to be back on the forumafter an absence of almost 4 years!
Richard:buffing:
I have a 2013 red Land Rover LR4 that I bought used inAugust 2015. This is my daily driver soI know I won’t be able to get all the scratches out to a show car shine. I just want to get it into better condition. Thepaint has been neglected and I would say it is either condition 4 MildlyNeglected Condition or Condition 5 Severely Neglected Condition according toMike Phillip’s book “The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine”. By the way Mike’s audio version of the book isreally good to listen to commuting to work each day. I provided a picture of the paint conditionwith this thread I hope.
View attachment 55872
So, I plan to start my test process with Wolfgang FinishingGlaze, a Lake Country 5.5 inch CCS White polishing pad and a Porter Cable7424XP. I want to try the leastaggressive approach as I get started. Ifthis does not work I also have more aggressive pads, pink and orange. I also have Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover ifneeded. Lastly I just purchased the Flex3401 from Autogeek. Next I have theWolfgang Polish Enhancer to apply and after that I’m going to utilize WolfgangDeep Gloss Paint Sealant. Finally I’mgoing to wax with Wolfgang Fuzion by machine.
A couple more questions do I need a Paint thickness gaugesince this is the first time I’m working on this paint? Should I move my test spot if my processdoesn’t work the first time?
Thank you for any advice it’s nice to be back on the forumafter an absence of almost 4 years!
Richard:buffing: