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I have order the PC 7424 kit. I will hopefully have it for this weekend. My question is; what preparation has to be done to the car prior to detailing with the PC 7424?

Obviously washing the car is the first thing!

But, do you have to do anything else after that.

My procedure will be;
1)wash the rims
2)rinse the car
3)pressure rinse/wash
4)wash the car
5)switch to autodry to rinse, and use the purifier
6)let dry
7)then follow PC7424 instructions for complete detail

If I have missed out steps, or should change something, please let me know.

I will post pics of the cars when I'm done (before and after).
 
It sounds like you have probably never clayed your car. After washing it I would clay it before doing anything with your PC7424.
 
Gary Sword said:
It sounds like you have probably never clayed your car. After washing it I would clay it before doing anything with your PC7424.
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Actually, up until this point, I have clayed my car every few months. But I wasn't sure I would need to prior to polishing with the PC. I guess if thats what works best I will do it. The last time I did this to a car, form start to finish (wash, dry, clay, polish, wax) it took me 8-9 hours (Range Rover). So, I guess it will take 2 days with a PC detail aswell.
 
Z4MCOUPE said:
Actually, up until this point, I have clayed my car every few months. But I wasn't sure I would need to prior to polishing with the PC. I guess if thats what works best I will do it. The last time I did this to a car, form start to finish (wash, dry, clay, polish, wax) it took me 8-9 hours (Range Rover). So, I guess it will take 2 days with a PC detail aswell.
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If you have recently clayed it I would probably not do it again or use a real fine clay. If you have a lot of bad swirls you want to be out you probably could spend 8-9 hours on it. It all depends on what you plan on doing do it and what kind of shape it is currently in.
 
No rush, take as long as you need, its not a race.
 
Lots of people spread the detailing out for a few days or even weeks. Where are you located... we want some pics of that car!!
 
so are you doing the m coupe or the range rover? anyways yea for a full exterior detail id recommend claybar, then swirl removing and polishing with the PC, use a sealant and then top with carnauba....well, thats my personal way of doing it
 
Z4MCOUPE said:
I have order the PC 7424 kit. I will hopefully have it for this weekend. My question is; what preparation has to be done to the car prior to detailing with the PC 7424?

Obviously washing the car is the first thing!

But, do you have to do anything else after that.

My procedure will be;
1)wash the rims
2)rinse the car
3)pressure rinse/wash
4)wash the car
5)switch to autodry to rinse, and use the purifier
6)let dry
7)then follow PC7424 instructions for complete detail

If I have missed out steps, or should change something, please let me know.

I will post pics of the cars when I'm done (before and after).
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You need to dry it! Unless you want water spots everywhere..

As for claying once every few months, claying should be done once-twice a year.
 
Kelso said:
so are you doing the m coupe or the range rover? anyways yea for a full exterior detail id recommend claybar, then swirl removing and polishing with the PC, use a sealant and then top with carnauba....well, thats my personal way of doing it
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I will be doing either a friends M5, or my dads Range rover. The M5 needs it more, but if he can't make it back home this weekend, I will do the Range Rover. Then, most likely, the following weekend, I will do my Z4MC. Then the following weekend, I hope to do my mums Conti GT. All of this is dependant on weather. Which ever cars I get done, I will post pics of.

My car is 6 months old, with 8700+ miles on it. I'm starting to see swirl marks, so, I intend to keep on top of them now I will have the PC. The Range Rover is 2.5 years old with 41000 miles, and has enough swirls on it. The M5 is a Imola Red 2001 (maybe), with 72000 miles on it. It has more than enough swirls, but, considering the miles, its fine, and a good car to start with. The M5 will look stunning when its finished. We tried to tackle this car by hand about a month ago, but failed. So, hopefully, with better equipment, it will be a success this time. As for my mums Conti GT, the paint job on that car is amazing. Its also 2.5 years old, with 24000+ miles on it. You can hardly see any swirls on the car, and I have washed all of our cars the same way. The Range Rovers paint job isn't as good, IMO. So, my intention for her car is somewhat like mine. Get the swirls that are there out, and just keep on top of them.
 
Wash ---- Clay --- Polish --- Protect

only other thing to add is some blue masking tape on areas where you dont want the buffer to go.
 
Big thing...IMO is take your time and don't get frustrated if you don't get instant results!
 
what i do is
wash first. then clay the entire car .then polish .first try a medium polishing pad and polish on a small area 2by2 area. polish it going real slow 5 min or so. then after your done take alook with a halogon light or sun light. if the scraches are not gone .then u might have to bump up to some compound or another pad orange perhaps or yellow cutting pad .after done with that then go with a finishing pad and the same polish to bring out an awesome shine less presser though. then apply a nice coat of wax . done!!!!! then drive around and pic up some chicks:D Im the MAN
 
Wow, this thing is amazing. I just did a 6 x 24 section on the rear left panel on my dads Range rover. I didn't spend long on it at all, and the results were amazing. I couldn't believe quite how good this PC7424 did. I didn't take any before and after pics. I plan to do the complete detail on the weekend. I will take pics after I wash it. It shouldn't take long to detail the car based on how long the sample section took me.

I'm really impressed with the machine so far. The pads are easy to clean aswell. I will see how it goes this weekend:awesome:
 
Id deff spread it out , if u can spare the car to sit that long :)
 
How old are you? Where do you live? Your family has a NICE collection of cars!
 
abrcrombe said:
How old are you? Where do you live? Your family has a NICE collection of cars!
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I'm 19, lived in North Carolina for 7 years (I'm english). Thanks, we like 'um (mines the best, but don't tell my parents)
 
I can't say enough about body peparation. Anyway's it's back to work.
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