Mulehead
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- Mar 25, 2013
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Hello everyone - I recently moved down to Charlotte (Matthews area) from Cary for work purposes. After 14 years in IT and finishing up my degree I decided it's time for a new ride. I picked up a 2011 328i coupe in Crimson Red. It is in great shape with low miles, but whoever had it before me took very poor care of the paint.
The information on this forum is excellent! After looking at many different products, (and there are SOOOO many to choose from) I went with several products from Chemical Guys and have found them to be outstanding so far. I've used Klasse & Wolfgang products in the past and still like them...very good results with those. I've never used a DA before and was a little nervous, but it really is very easy....and the results are starting to show.
After a dawn wash, clay, wash..I'm only finished with the first pass of paint correction as the car was moderately swirled - the first tip to anyone starting out...Buy several pads of each type and really good pad cleaner! I was shocked at how well CG pad cleaner worked, but having only one orange pad to start was very slow.
I read BobbyG's post about using a pad for only 2 panels before cleaning and would have to agree....that's about it before you see diminished results in performance. I have since ordered more pads and cleaner...i figure 3 pads per type will do half a normal car, then a quick wash and rinse out, spin dry and let them air dry for about 20-30 minutes..have a beer, move on to the other side....wash rinse repeat. I can't wait to post some pics when complete....it's a fun car.
Thanks again to everyone for posting such good information - Have a great weekend!
:dblthumb2::cheers:
The information on this forum is excellent! After looking at many different products, (and there are SOOOO many to choose from) I went with several products from Chemical Guys and have found them to be outstanding so far. I've used Klasse & Wolfgang products in the past and still like them...very good results with those. I've never used a DA before and was a little nervous, but it really is very easy....and the results are starting to show.
After a dawn wash, clay, wash..I'm only finished with the first pass of paint correction as the car was moderately swirled - the first tip to anyone starting out...Buy several pads of each type and really good pad cleaner! I was shocked at how well CG pad cleaner worked, but having only one orange pad to start was very slow.
I read BobbyG's post about using a pad for only 2 panels before cleaning and would have to agree....that's about it before you see diminished results in performance. I have since ordered more pads and cleaner...i figure 3 pads per type will do half a normal car, then a quick wash and rinse out, spin dry and let them air dry for about 20-30 minutes..have a beer, move on to the other side....wash rinse repeat. I can't wait to post some pics when complete....it's a fun car.
Thanks again to everyone for posting such good information - Have a great weekend!
:dblthumb2::cheers:
