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44 hours. Severe damage due to dealer abuse and scrubbing with a brush. Probably half of it was sanded with Trizact 3000-5000. Turned out pretty nice!

$100 for 15 ????? Shop around a little bit :dblthumb2:

You can do it. I have lost track of it now, but look for or ask Mike Phillips where his excellent article/video on wet sanding is on the forum. Start with a Griots Garage 3" polisher as in the article.

It takes a lot to "blow me away", but here goes. Swissvax Leather Cleaner Swissvax Leather Milk Race Glaze Signature Series Black Label You asked :)

Actually this is a moot conversation. Technological advances in wet sanding will soon render harsh abrasives and pads obsolete. I am a firm believer in the 3M 3000-5000 Trizact system. Soon 6000 grit papers will be available.

There's a reason for that :dblthumb2:

Don't be such a tight wad :) You can't take money with you to heaven :) In all seriousness, you will not see the true glory of these waxes unless the paint is in pristine condition and prepared properly.

It is like a little brother, just a really little brother. Nothing wrong with 55 at all. Nice looking wax and very popular. In the $600-$1000 price class Black Label has no equal. Swissvax Mystery might look a little better on darker hues but it is much harder to work with.

These waxes are in very different classes so a comparison would be unfair.

As promised, here are some final photos, a follow up to a previous post. Sorry it took me so long to post them. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I did working on it for roughly 60 hours.

It took a little experimenting to find out what worked best on this paint. It really is lovely paint, I would rate it about 6.5/10 in hardness.

Here are a few "teasers" of before/during/after. I will take full photos tonight assuming it is not raining. Then we'll see what four steps and 3 coats of RaceGlaze Signature Black Label looks like. Point of reference: basically the whole car was like this or worse. Sadly, these very deep...

"bent out of shape" means "excited". Poor choice of words on my part. Pictures are coming soon.

Before you get all bent out of shape, 13 hours of that was interior work as stated previously. I am waiting for the wax to cure. 3 coats of RaceGlaze Signature Black Label applied in 24 hour intervals.

I called this one just about right. I stopped the clock at 62 hours. I will post pictures in the next few days. It is breathtaking.

Trust me there will be more pictures. There is a lot of work to do on this car. All I have done to the exterior is wash and do the wheels.

No, there is just that much leather and wood. It all has to be cleaned, conditioned, and hand polished, plus the trunk and the carpets, plus the his/her handmade umbrellas, plus the sterling silver martini holders, on and on and on.

All I have done is wash it and clean the wheels. It will take days to correct and polish the paint.

These products are very similar. If you are getting great results don't change anything. If you are just dying to try something different, try Scholl Concept's SE3 Gold or Rupes Zephyr.

XMT are "okay" products. Step up to the Wolfgang, Menzerna, or similar, work very slowly with the PC, and you'll have better results. Just my 2 cents.