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wats up guys new to these detaling amd all that i bought the polish and wax and compound meguires all dat i also bought the drill attacthment from meguires just wanna know any tips of the experts like you guys u might give me and what chamois should i buy and the mitt also the cotton or which one would u guys recomend me

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Always wash and clay the paintwork when polishing spray a little quick detailer on to pad before polishing work in small sections, do a test panel first then apply small to the rest of the car ( imo) i dont like chamoes i perfer microfiber for starters the 36 pack of microfiber from costco is good and as for wash mitt the austie merino wool mitt is great but a regular sheepskin will do fine too
 
spray like a quick detailer on the pad .? dat works .?and i heard dat drying with microfibers leaves swirls and scratches i dnt know if its true.? but thanks for commenting and giving tips bro i really apreciate the help
 
your welcome. and spraying quick detailer on polishing pads help prime the pad
 
I'm a total newbie so keep that in mind. I'm quickly coming to the opinion that a lot of harm is done washing the car. Using something like a normal bath towel to dry your car afterwards can scratch the you-know-what out of it.

Slow down, take your time, and ask a lot of questions. Carefully make up your order and buy the right stuff all at once (to save on shipping). For the most part, it is hard to buy quality stuff over the counter at a local place.

I'm amazed at the things I notice now that I never did before. The right lighting is important to. You can think you have something looking great only to see it in another lighting condition and find out otherwise. Do the "test spot" thing. Get the paint right before you waste time and money on a sealant/protectant/wax.

Pretty much everyone will agree on the first couple/few steps. Wash & dry, IronX, clay bar. From there your ability to carefully inspect, along with what you wish to accomplish, will determine the next steps. You might decide you want all the defects out and need to compound/polish/glaze. Or you might decide it is a daily driver and it looks fine to you. In that case a product the polishes/cleans/hides and protects might be all you need. That is pretty much what all the waxes from the old days were.

There are way too many choices out there for a new guy to make a good choice without doing a lot of homework. I know you are itching to go but remember it is very easy to do more harm than good. In a month or two you will be telling people not to go near any auto detailer that charges less then a couple/few hundred....and whatever they do don't let the dealership ever wash their car....LOL!
 
thanks for the tip russ sure helped.!

iv heard dat if u polish alot u'll get the clear coat off lil by lil is dat true or should i polish once a while cuz i wash my car every weekend so wat u guys think.?
 
yes everytime you polish you will remove a mill or two mills of paint maybe more your best bet would be to polish your car out once a year so you wont burn through your clear coat thus having to touch up or repain your car
 
jamesboyy said:
yes everytime you polish you will remove a mill or two mills of paint maybe more your best bet would be to polish your car out once a year so you wont burn through your clear coat thus having to touch up or repain your car
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I'm only just getting into machine polishing myself however I'm now a little worried that by polishing I am effectively removing paint and at risk of burning through the clear...is that right?

How do I know if I'm polishing too much paint away?
 
Common people common sense here. Dont compound the same panel 20 freakin times. That right there is a fool proof way of using up to much clear. On the other hand you can polish away. If you use a white pad and whatever polish, most likely you can polish one panel of a car many many times before you have to worry about anything...

A DA is DA, its not gonna burn through the paint unless you have crazy thin paint. The more worried you are about doing this and doing that will end up in you messing up something and not getting the results that you wanted.
 
cheekyage said:
I'm only just getting into machine polishing myself however I'm now a little worried that by polishing I am effectively removing paint and at risk of burning through the clear...is that right?

How do I know if I'm polishing too much paint away?
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If you keep polishing the same panel over and over again trying to remove the same stubborn defect yes you will burn thought the paint.That is why its good to do a test panel because you will be able to see what it will possibly take to get most of the vehicle near perfect. a paint gauge would be helpful when polishing because this tool let you know how much room you have to play with but to be safe work in small areas do two or three passes with light to medium pressure
 
10/4 bro and how about wax .? i wax my car everyweeken its meguires liquid wax is dat okay or bad.?
 
Probably overkill on the wax. I don't know the durability on it exactly that's going to be environmentally dependent. Just leave it on there until you see a noticeable change in beading and sheeting ability.
 
tazz68 said:
10/4 bro and how about wax .? i wax my car everyweeken its meguires liquid wax is dat okay or bad.?
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Its alright to wax your car every week with liquid wax if thats what you make you happy but you can also use spray wax to maintain your wax job too
 
cheekyage said:
I'm only just getting into machine polishing myself however I'm now a little worried that by polishing I am effectively removing paint and at risk of burning through the clear...is that right?

How do I know if I'm polishing too much paint away?
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You won't polish too much away. Most factory paints range from 4-6 mils. Just to give you a reference, a proper wetsanding job removes 0.2 mils. Compounding and polishing removes even less. Out of the 6 mils of factory paint and clear coat, its safe to safe that almost half of it is clear coat. So 2-3 mils of clearcoat is there for you to remove. You could 2 step your car at least 15 times before you get even close to removing all your clear.
 
Willy Wang said:
You won't polish too much away. Most factory paints range from 4-6 mils. Just to give you a reference, a proper wetsanding job removes 0.2 mils. Compounding and polishing removes even less. Out of the 6 mils of factory paint and clear coat, its safe to safe that almost half of it is clear coat. So 2-3 mils of clearcoat is there for you to remove. You could 2 step your car at least 15 times before you get even close to removing all your clear.
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Nice answer you explain it perfectly
 
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