mgmoore7
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- Mar 9, 2014
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Today I used it for the 1st time on my '98 Isuzu Hombre (Chevy S10) which has been my daily driver and do-it-yourself companion for the last 16 years. I have taken better than average care of the finish but wanted to take it to the next level.
Thanks to all of the help here, I have learned much and believe that my results were very good.
I used Meguiars Ultimate Compounds, Polish and Wax with Orange, White and Red pads.
Swirls were not as much of a issue for me were larger surface scratches although there were plenty just did not seem as extreme as many pictures and videos and other cars I have seen. No matter, the swirls that were there are gone now and most of the scratches too. I think I would need to use something more aggressive for some of the scratches that I did not even know were there.
My process was a follows and I am not sure if I should change anything because it worked well. I did not clay because I clayed just a few weeks ago.
1. Rinse
2. Cover in Suds (best I could with what I had for a sprayer)
3. Rinse
4. Two bucket wash with Megs Gold Glass wash
5. Iron X hood. Did not do the rest as it did not seem to do much. That stuff is nasty!
6. Cleaned wheels with Megs All Purpose with separate bucket
7. Dryed with Megs Water Magnet (will need a few more of these for sure with my larger cars)
8. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Compound
9. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Polish
10. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Wax
11. Polished wheels with Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish. It was easy and a very noticeable improvement.
12. Tire Wet
13. Cleaned exterior windows with Megs AP 10:1
It took me 6-7 hours. Could have taken more time but I did not spend as much time on the bottom half of each side and could have spent more time on some scratches.
IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT HAS IN MANY YEARS. I have had it since it was new. More work could be done to get rid of more scratches but I am not keeping this much longer and am getting a babied and immaculate '05 F150 Lariat in about a month.
I did not realize that the Ultimate Wax was not a wax and began to worry because it was going on so thin and did not look like a wax. A little searching hear revealed that it is not really a wax and is thin.....
Next is my Excursion. That is probably 2 times the area.
THANKS EVERYONE. I have buried myself in this forum and youtube over the last few weeks prepping for this. Got to love the Internet (most of the time).
Matt
Tampa, FL
Thanks to all of the help here, I have learned much and believe that my results were very good.
I used Meguiars Ultimate Compounds, Polish and Wax with Orange, White and Red pads.
Swirls were not as much of a issue for me were larger surface scratches although there were plenty just did not seem as extreme as many pictures and videos and other cars I have seen. No matter, the swirls that were there are gone now and most of the scratches too. I think I would need to use something more aggressive for some of the scratches that I did not even know were there.
My process was a follows and I am not sure if I should change anything because it worked well. I did not clay because I clayed just a few weeks ago.
1. Rinse
2. Cover in Suds (best I could with what I had for a sprayer)
3. Rinse
4. Two bucket wash with Megs Gold Glass wash
5. Iron X hood. Did not do the rest as it did not seem to do much. That stuff is nasty!
6. Cleaned wheels with Megs All Purpose with separate bucket
7. Dryed with Megs Water Magnet (will need a few more of these for sure with my larger cars)
8. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Compound
9. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Polish
10. GG DA with Megs Ultimate Wax
11. Polished wheels with Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish. It was easy and a very noticeable improvement.
12. Tire Wet
13. Cleaned exterior windows with Megs AP 10:1
It took me 6-7 hours. Could have taken more time but I did not spend as much time on the bottom half of each side and could have spent more time on some scratches.
IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT HAS IN MANY YEARS. I have had it since it was new. More work could be done to get rid of more scratches but I am not keeping this much longer and am getting a babied and immaculate '05 F150 Lariat in about a month.
I did not realize that the Ultimate Wax was not a wax and began to worry because it was going on so thin and did not look like a wax. A little searching hear revealed that it is not really a wax and is thin.....
Next is my Excursion. That is probably 2 times the area.
THANKS EVERYONE. I have buried myself in this forum and youtube over the last few weeks prepping for this. Got to love the Internet (most of the time).
Matt
Tampa, FL