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After a lady backed into my quarter last month I had the shop replace that quarter and paint both quarters, rear bumper. deck lid and both doors. I also installed front splash guards to help stop the rock chips :xyxthumbs: After getting the car back and polishing the whole car all is good!

The winner.....Meguiar's agressive clay. It took going over a couple of times but it did the job. I will say it is quite expensive but I only had to use maybe 1/5 of the rather large bar. A little had polishing with light pressure was the final touch resulting in a pair of smooth shiney door...

My `07 Vette has overspray in the door jambs :rolleyes: I've read several posts but have not decided on a solution. Of course there is a clear coat on the paint....then the overspray on top. Some options are: 1 - Clay bar, tried that with minimal results 2 - Thinner or mineral spirits, scary...

With new cars the paint is baked and already completely cured.....before it is even assembled!

Yeah, really.....where's that boy when you need him?

Here's a few more shots. Could have used a tripod... Again, could have used a tripod...

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Well, I got her finished today. Total time was about 14 hours I'd guess. Wash, clay, polish, glaze and seal (original paint only). I removed about 90% of the scratches and all the body shop scuff marks with the above products. I had some areas where a more aggressive swirl remover may have...

Practiced on the families extra car tonight, with decent results. The "project car" has good to very good paint, except for the body shop crap. As a first try, should I use something less abrasive than the XMT Ultra Fine Swirl Remover #1 that I just purchased? As you can tell I'm a little...

So I should start with the least aggressive (Ultra fine) swirl remover that I purchased, and use a blue 5.5" pad? :confused: Please excuse my beginner questions...:xyxthumbs:

Mike, which product from my list in post #10 would you start with to remove light swirls and model shop buffing goofs after a through paint cleaning? Also do I have my order correct? 1 wash 2 clay (if needed) 3 remove swirls (if needed) 4 glaze 5 polish 6 seal or wax

Well I made some purchases last night, here's the list: 1 LC-75-6PACK - 6 QTY Lake Country 5 1/2 x 7/8 Inch Beve 1 XMT-1000 - 12 oz. XMT Ultra Fine Swirl Remover #1 1 XMT-2000 - 12 oz. XMT Fine Swirl Remover #2 1 GR-11088 - 16 oz. Griot's Garage Paint Sealant 1...

Well here's what I have, what can I use: 1. Meguire's Cleaner #1 2. Meguire's Polish $2 3. Rejex, not a wax but makes paint/wheels slick, easier to clean. 4. Black Magic Liquid Wax, good shine but hard to get off, somewhat oily 5. Meguire's Quick Detailer 6. Pinnacle Pad Cleaner 7...

That helps a lot! My buffer is a PC 7424 6", it's at least two years old. I have some of this 3M product a friend gave me. It's likely 3-4 years old and I don't know about shelf life. You think it will be fine to use? Here's a couple of additional pictures of the "before" state of this...

Thanks! I looked again and the backing plate, it's only 5". Maybe I need some additional 5.5" pads, since I only have one (orange one) that's the right size. Which ones should I get. What products are good for this job? Any brands that are good buys will do for now. I only have pad cleaner...

I have a project to take the swirls out of my freshly painted dark blue car and I don't know what type products can be used on the fresh paint. The car was pinted one week ago so I'm sure the paint is not yet cured. Here are the tools I have: A Porter Cable buffer and various "smart" pads; a...