Advice for machine buffing new exotic cars

[Radarryan]

Radarryan, My personal line of favorite polishes is Menzerna. I like the work time and the finish it gives. Nothing beats Füzion as an LSP.
An option is to purchase some samples and see what products you like best.

Thanks John! I will definitely try Menzerna products since I have no polishes currently. Regarding the LSP, how do you feel about Zymol waxes. I currently have a full can of Zymol Carbon that I would rather use up before purchasing more (as we know, Zymol is not the cheapest product out there).

Also, do you or anyone else out there know if Zymol HD Cleanse (it's Zymol's prewax cleaner) can be applied by machine. Again, I rather use this stuff up before buying more products. And, if so, which color LC pad would I use? Remember, I air on the side of caution when choosing a cutting strength.

 

[jpegs13]

Quite frankly, if you've cleaned and polished the car properly any LSP will be fine.
The Zymol cleanse can be machine applied with no problems. A white pad will work fine.

 

[MinnBobber]

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Originally Posted by MinnBobber


I had great results then using Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion, a non abrasive polish to further clean / polish the paint. applied with Flex 3401 DA.It gave another level of smoothness to the paint. Paint was now a perfect base for wax or sealant.
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What pad did you use with your Flex polisher with the Pinnacle Paintwork Lotion? After the paintwork lotion, did you follow up with another polish? Thanks for your advice!
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I used the Lake Country 6.5" CCS white pad. It gave the paint an extremely smooth finish. As Mike says, use the least aggressive process
you can (to avoid marring the paint). IMO, the Pinn Paint Lotion is that, the least aggressive and is perfect for new vehicles where the paint is in excellent condition---just needs prep.

I then used BlackFire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant. The finish, after curing for 12? hours was the smoothest I've ever felt.

I've experimented with different products on top of the BFWD such as Collinite 845 Insulator Wax, Collinite 915 Marquis D Elegance, Pinn Liquid Souveran. Wish I had Wolfgang Fuzion to try too.
AGeek carries all of these.

I like Aero 303 diluted 1:1 with distilled water for interior vinyl/plastic dash/doors. etc. Used straight it is shinier than I like.
I like Plexus for clear plastic interior like the gauge faces, wood trim clear plastic coating.
TuffShine tire cleaner and tire coating are best IMO but do take the most effort to apply. Their cleaner is the BEST at getting dirt and manufacturing residue out of even brand new tires. Tire is literally squeeky clean--rubbing finger yields a squeek. The tire must be super clean for their coating to bond. 1/2/3 coats are easily applied and it outlasts other tire treatments by 10X. Note that 1 coat yields almost no shine. 2 coats very little shine. 3 coats light shine. I only like lighter shine so that's ok for me. AG now sells it. Shine can /will diminish over weeks but protection/ coating is still there. Light cleaning with mild soap/water and you can apply another coat easily/quickly.