Reviving my paint?!

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Well, I'm completely new to this and have never detailed. I tried to get into it a little while back but never went through. I now realize that I need to make my car's paint nice and shiny lol.

Here are the tools I plan to get/use:
PC 7424XP
M105/M205 Combo (what pads should I use 105 with White Pad and 205 with a Black?)
Tarminator Spray for the tons of tar I have stuck to my hood, roof, trunk
ONR
Collinite 845 (Already Have - what pad should I apply this?)
Meguiars Mirror Glaze #16 (Already Have - what pad should I use to apply this?)
Meguiars Clay Kit (already have)

My paint also has sort of like paint "spatter" from construction and such, will the Tarminator work on this? Should I try using Goo-gone? Any other cleaner?

This will be my first detail (I'll be practicing on a few panels of a beater toyota before I attempt it on my car). It has about 6 years worth of swirls and automatic car washes on it (I didn't know any better!).

Any tips on how long I should let stuff sit, techniques, videos, the order which I should use the products? Etc...​
 
Welcome to the forum. Each of your questions could easily take up its own thread. As luck would have it there already are threads on each of those topics. Take a look at the articles written by Mike Phillips as a start. Then you can use the search function at the top of the page for anythig not covered.
 
truckbutt said:
Welcome to the forum. Each of your questions could easily take up its own thread. As luck would have it there already are threads on each of those topics. Take a look at the articles written by Mike Phillips as a start. Then you can use the search function at the top of the page for anythig not covered.
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I've read a bunch. I guess I'm asking for my own assurance that I'm not going to mess up lol.
 
Good chance you'll mess up...we all have ....if you don't you will be the first here who has not....practice and experience is what makes you good....
 
glen e said:
Good chance you'll mess up...we all have ....if you don't you will be the first here who has not....practice and experience is what makes you good....
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Well put glen...I think I've seen you around DriveAccord.
 
I would actually reccomend Ultimate compound. It is a great product to revive paint and bring back the color and gloss. M105 and above ultimate compound are just cutting compounds
 
If your car has overspray on it, I suggest claying it ASAP. The sooner you clay, the easier to get it off. You will need at least a medium clay, if not an aggressive one. Wash, clay, then polish. 845 with red pad. I believe Megs 16 is a wax, in which case red pad.
 
Compounds such as Meguiar's M105 are mostly used with heavy cut pads for removing severe oxidation, swirls, and scratches

Polishes such as Meguiar's M205 perform well with light cutting and finishing pads for removing light swirls and very fine scratches.

Sealants and Waxes are easily applied using a blue or red foam pad


A bit of information on pad usage....

Yellow Cutting Foam - Use this pad to apply compounds or polishes to remove severe oxidation, swirls, and scratches. It is the most aggressive and should only be used on oxidized and older finishes. Always follow this pad with an orange or white pad and a fine polish to refine the paint until it is smooth.


Coarse Green Cutting/Polishing - This foam is of medium density with the ability to level very fine scratches and very light oxidation. Use light swirl removers with this pad.

Orange Light Cutting Foam - Firm, high density foam for scratch and defect removal. Use this pad with polishes and swirl removers. It’s an all around pad that will work on most light to moderate imperfections.


White Polishing Foam - Less dense foam formula for the application of waxes, micro-fine polishes and sealants. This pad has very light cutting power so it’s perfect for pre-wax cleaners.


Green Polishing/Finishing Foam - Use this foam to apply one-step cleaner waxes. It is a balance of polishing and finishing that is perfect for all-in-one product application.


Gray Finishing Foam Pad - Composition is firm enough to withstand added pressure during final finishing to remove buffer swirls. It has no cut and will apply thin, even coats of waxes, sealants, and glazes.


Blue Finessing Foam – Pad has soft composition for applying glaze, finishing polish, sealants, and liquid waxes. Flat pad provides full contact with paint surface to minimize the pressure applied by the user.


Red Ultra-soft Wax/Sealant Foam - This soft, imported foam is ideal for applying the final coat of wax or sealant. The foam works especially well when applying liquid waxes or sealants because it is firm enough to keep the majority of the product on the paint, rather than soaking it up. The red foam has no cut or cleaning ability.

Super Soft Gold Jewelling Foam - The CCS Super Soft Gold Jewelling Pad is made of Lake Country's softest foam. Use the gold pad to apply a very fine polish or glaze as the final step of the polishing process. Jewelling is the term coined for this step because it intensifies gloss and reflectivity, like a jewel. The gold foam pad also works well for wax and sealant application.
 
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