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ok as you may know i'm a nubee to detailing. i need some help on a game plan to detail my ride. the help that i need is after i clay the car. i'll list the equipment and chemicals for you guys and gals to help me with.
i have the following:
Porter Cable 7424
Orange Light Cutting
White Pads
Gray Pads
Blue Pads
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0
P21S Gloss-Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser
3M Imperial Hand Glaze
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0

i need help on what pad with what chemical and the order they get aplied to the car after claying. thanks for reading the post. hope you pro's will guide me to a nice detail job. :confused:
 
You the white pad and swirl remover first, if that doesnt work move to the orange pad and the swirl remover. Then I would go back over it with a white pad and the swirl remover since the orange pad will enduce slight marring. I would use the paint cleaner and a blue pad as a final step. There would be no need for the 3m glaze as the p21s paint cleaner has some fillers as a glaze and cleans the paint at the same time. Then apply your sealant. You will be very happy with the sealant, that is my favorite sealant out there, not only is it easy to use but the look you get from it is outstanding. Lets us know how it comes out.
 
sciontest said:
ok as you may know i'm a nubee to detailing. i need some help on a game plan to detail my ride. the help that i need is after i clay the car. i'll list the equipment and chemicals for you guys and gals to help me with.
i have the following:
Porter Cable 7424
Orange Light Cutting
White Pads
Gray Pads
Blue Pads
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0
P21S Gloss-Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser
3M Imperial Hand Glaze
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0

i need help on what pad with what chemical and the order they get aplied to the car after claying. thanks for reading the post. hope you pro's will guide me to a nice detail job. :confused:
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-Wash
-Clay
-Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0 w/white or orange pad
-P21S GEPC w/gray pad
-Wolfgang DGPS w/blue pad

There is no need for 3M IHG if you're using clay and a swirl remover. Save that for a few months down the road when you want to wash, glaze, and re-wax with a carnauba wax. (you generally don't want to apply Wolfgang over an oily glaze)
 
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You should stay away from the gray pad with a paint cleaner because it induces marring if it is not saturated. The blue pad has zero cut to it so that would be the best pad for paint cleaners or your final poilsh.
 
why are we even using a paint cleanser after polishing ?? It seems like addl work especially if a glaze is also being used which will do some light filling ??
 
It helps remove the oils from the polish, I look at it as a substitute to a ipa wipe down, plus it also helps the sealant bond to the finish.
 
ok guys does this sound like a good plan i'm going to wash and clay the car that's a given. after claying i'll hit it with Wolfgang Total Swirl 3.0 with the PC7424 starting with the White Pad if i'm not happy with the result i'll switch to the Orange Pad and finish with the White Pad. moving on to the next step using P21S Gloss-Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser on my PC7424 with Blue Pad. and my final step to complete my exterior is Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 i just might hand apply the sealant since i heard it's easy to apply and buff right out.
tell me what you think Feed back please
 
Great plan, then all you will probably need to do later on is touch ups with the swirl remover on a blue pad.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
It helps remove the oils from the polish, I look at it as a substitute to a ipa wipe down, plus it also helps the sealant bond to the finish.
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I have noticed some light filling with P21S GEPC and also Pinnacles Paintwork lotion and until now left them for carnauba topping only, have you used sealants over them without issue ??

Also, I understand the paint polish versus iso wipedown, but if using a Glaze afterwards (thats what was offered above) is there really a need ?? It truly seems like an unneccessary step. I noticed it was missing in later post, but was originally considered in first post.

My last question is do you feel the Wolfgang 3.0 Sealant will offer maximum adhesion (curing) when used over this glaze specifically. (I dont know much on the 3M Imperial Glaze specifcially)
 
There is very light filling with the paint cleaners, I do this when I do not use the ipa wipe down. I have never had a problem with Wolfgangs sealant over the paint cleaners. Also the paint cleaners were addressed in all the post above and he is leaving out the glaze. There is no need for the 3M glaze at all and yes this glaze would without a doubt interfere with a sealant.
 
Hey what do you think? This is my first detail. The test subject is my girl’s car that she never takes care of. We got the car brand new and bought the exterior and under coating package a.k.a. FACTORY INSTALLED SWIRL PACKAGE. The car has swirls, paint chips, tar on the bumpers and sides. Sorry I didn’t take any before pictures. But here’s the break down of what I did to bring some bling back to the little guy.
1. Wolfgang foam gun and DP Xtreme Foam Auto Shampoo
2. DP Universal Detailing Clay and DP Universal Clay Lubricant
3. Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0 PC7424 Orange Pad and finished with White Pad
4. P21S Gloss-Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser PC7424 Blue Pad
5. Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 hand applied and buff
Let me know what you think and thanks to all the feedback that I got from this post.
I couldn’t have done this without autogeek and the pro’s on this forum.
:buffing: Should I get the 3.5” backing disc and 4” pads for my PC7424 to get rid of them swirls that I couldn’t get out?
 
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