hello new to site - Need help polishing white paint?

[weeman]

Hello weeman here joined to get help/ advice on detailing.

I am from Newcastle Northern Ireland,

I drive a white automatic Nissan Note 1.6 Ntec E11 hoping to make it stand out.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Re: hello new to site

Hello weeman here joined to get help/ advice on detailing.
I am from Newcastle Northern Ireland,
I drive a white automatic Nissan Note 1.6 Ntec E11 hoping to make it stand out.

Welcome to AutoGeekOnline from Germany!

I visited Dublin and the Cliffs of Moher last fall. Beautiful country over there. Boy is the grass green!!!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Re: hello new to site

Welcome to AutogeekOnline! :welcome:

When working on white paint, the goal is to maximize gloss and gloss comes from a smooth surface.

So the first thing I would do is wash and dry the car and then INSPECT the paint for above surface bonded contaminants. If you feel a bumpy surface this is a sign you need to clay the paint. After claying then if you REALLY want to make the paint look clear and glossy then you want to machine polish the paint. Machine polishing ALWAYS creates more gloss than hand polishing.

Here's a couple of how-to articles to get you going... also when posting to a forum, if you want a LOT of helpful replies it helps you to put words in the subject line that tells people what you need help with. I explain why in this article,


A tip to help yourself get great answers when you start a thread

(I added a few words to the title of your thread)



Here's some car detailing articles to get you going...


The Baggie Test as seen on Competition Ready TV with AJ and Mike Phillips

Gloss starts first with a smooth surface...

Road Film - If you drive your car in the rain your car has road film

Here's why you need to polish paint...

Machine polishing paint - It's not that hard and with modern dual action polishers it's real safe!

 

[Paul A.]

Welcome weeman! Glad to have you here.