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Frankfort, KY: Three people were blinded today when they looked at a 2016 Camaro RS that just had its first ever polishing. This is the blinding car:

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Full story with before and after pics and product list at 11!
 
2016 Camaro RS nightfall grey metallic with heavy swirling on the trunk. Super hard clear coat.

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I have owned this car for one year and it has not been polished yet. There was a LOT of swirling on the trunk. I'm not sure where it came from. It's possible that someone at the dealership wiped the trunk with a dirty rag. You can see how bad it is in this pic.

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Materials
Wash

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss soap
Chemical Guys Clean Slate soap
Bilt-Hamber Auto Clay (regular)
Chemical Guys Synthetic Detailer as clay lubrication

Tools:
Flex PE14-2 rotary buffer with Chemical Guys Flex backing plate
Flex PE14-2 rotary buffer with 3" backing plate
Cyclo Pro 5 dual action polisher
Porter Cable 7424XP dual action polisher
Porter Cable 7424XP dual action polisherwith 3" backing plate
Chemical Guys blow dryer

Polishes:
Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover (cut level 7)- most of the panels
Optimum Compound II (cut level 8)- tried it on the trunk lid
Wolfgang Uber Compound (cut level 10)- trunk lid
Optimum Polish II
Chemical Guys P40 Final Polish

Pads:
Orange Lake Country Force 2 5.5"
Orange Hex Logic 5.5" for curvy body panels
Orange 3" Lake Country
White 4" Cyclo pad
White 3" Lake Country with 3" backing plate and PC7424
Chemical Guys Polishing Pad Conditioner
Chemical Guys Pad Cleaner
Chemical Guys WipeOut Surface Cleaner
IPG ProMask blue painters tape

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Towels:
TRC Edgeless Eagles, Everests, and Wizards

Sealant:
Mckee's Hydro Blue SiO2 Coating

It took 3 polishes to get the job done! The trunk was really tough. I had to resort to my most aggressive polish, Wolfgang Uber Compound to get the swirls out of the trunk!

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After the polishing was done, I wiped the surface with Chemical Guys WipeOut surface cleaner to remove any polishing oils. I then used Chemical Guys Clean Slate soap in a foam cannon and foamed away all of the polish dust and residue. I left the car wet and applied Mckee's Hydro Blue SiO2 Coating and sprayed it with a pressure washer. I blew the car dry and wiped any leftover water with McKee's Fast Wax as a drying aid.

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I actually use clean slate now right after a polish as well. I do use eraser to wipe down each panel but always wash the car again before the LSP. And clean slate works amazingly well for this!
 
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