sae1965
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- Jun 28, 2007
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I am new to a lot of this stuff, so please be patient with me. I have a 1969 Mach 1 that I restored over a three-year period (I'm still working at it). It was painted in 2004, and I take it to car shows and cruise-in. The Mach 1 is Indian Fire Red Metallic base-coat/clear coat (this is a dull copper color, similar to an aged copper pipe). I also have a Pontiac Vibe (black) that I use for everyday, and would like to work on it also.
Last fall, I purchased a used PC 7424 on e-Bay. The PC came with many 6” pads, all of them the “concave” constant pressure type (yellow, orange, white, and black, and two wool). I have also bought some LC Blue 6.5” pads for wax/sealant application, and a wool-leveling pad and micro-fiber bonnets for wax/sealant removal and polishing. The products I have used over the last couple of years have been Meguiar’s Gold Class car wax, Mother’s Reflections car wax and topcoat, and Meguiar’s NXT. I have been experimenting a little with the PC, and removed some “scuffs” from the car using a white pad and 3M Fineness-It II polish. I also have some scratches in the clear that the Fineness-It II and white pad will not remove. I have also used clay on the car numerous times to remove contaminants and tree sap, etc.
What I am looking to do here is move up a little in my techniques and possibly products. From my experiments with the waxes and sealants, I found it liked the look of the synthetic waxes much better than the dull-shine I could obtain with the carnauba-based products (such as Gold Class), the first time I used Mother’s Reflections someone actually thought I had the car repainted! I would like to both remove some more of the scratches in my paint, and obtain a more professional result. Would a glaze, such as Meguiar’s #80 and a sealant such as Meguiar’s #21 provide a better result than say NXT or Reflections alone? Alternatively, should I use something like #7 and NXT over it? If I am correct, the NXT or Reflections contains cleaners, would this not remove the glaze when the sealant is put on? Will the PC get the fine scratches out of my paint, or do I need to have the body shop do that? When I use the Reflections with the top coat it does help cover some of the scratching, but not all of it.
I did buy some of the new Turtle Wax “Ice” and try it. It does shine like NXT and Reflections, but they call it a polish, so I have my doubts as to its protective qualities; it may be something to use at car shows for a quick touch-up. I did use the bonnets to buff the Ice and it does make it shine much more.
Thank you all for your input in advance!
Scott
Last fall, I purchased a used PC 7424 on e-Bay. The PC came with many 6” pads, all of them the “concave” constant pressure type (yellow, orange, white, and black, and two wool). I have also bought some LC Blue 6.5” pads for wax/sealant application, and a wool-leveling pad and micro-fiber bonnets for wax/sealant removal and polishing. The products I have used over the last couple of years have been Meguiar’s Gold Class car wax, Mother’s Reflections car wax and topcoat, and Meguiar’s NXT. I have been experimenting a little with the PC, and removed some “scuffs” from the car using a white pad and 3M Fineness-It II polish. I also have some scratches in the clear that the Fineness-It II and white pad will not remove. I have also used clay on the car numerous times to remove contaminants and tree sap, etc.
What I am looking to do here is move up a little in my techniques and possibly products. From my experiments with the waxes and sealants, I found it liked the look of the synthetic waxes much better than the dull-shine I could obtain with the carnauba-based products (such as Gold Class), the first time I used Mother’s Reflections someone actually thought I had the car repainted! I would like to both remove some more of the scratches in my paint, and obtain a more professional result. Would a glaze, such as Meguiar’s #80 and a sealant such as Meguiar’s #21 provide a better result than say NXT or Reflections alone? Alternatively, should I use something like #7 and NXT over it? If I am correct, the NXT or Reflections contains cleaners, would this not remove the glaze when the sealant is put on? Will the PC get the fine scratches out of my paint, or do I need to have the body shop do that? When I use the Reflections with the top coat it does help cover some of the scratching, but not all of it.
I did buy some of the new Turtle Wax “Ice” and try it. It does shine like NXT and Reflections, but they call it a polish, so I have my doubts as to its protective qualities; it may be something to use at car shows for a quick touch-up. I did use the bonnets to buff the Ice and it does make it shine much more.
Thank you all for your input in advance!
Scott
. I'm so picky with the tools I buy. I can never put cheap microfibers on my paint, except for wheels and door jams. I even pick little specs of foreign objects from my tubs of wax with a toothpick lol. I inspect every nook and crannie of my applicator pads and Cobra MFs. I'm serious 
