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Kind of a double post, but I know on some forums people don't read any new intro threads.

2007 FJ cruiser. Voo-Doo Blue. I am excited to get my stuff and get to work. I have some fine scratches and water spots that I can not get out. I usually use meguairs gold class soap , and gold class clay, polish and carnuba wax. I have tried the eagle one nano-wax. Seemed like a bit of a flop. The interior products they make are good though. So any way, I decided to go with wolfgang products, excpet for my clay which auto geek had the pinnacle clay kits on sale, and I got the pinnacle wax, cause I couldn't bring myself to drop 175.00 on the wolfgang wax.

1 PCW-2000 - Wolfgang Porter Cable Swirl-Free Kit
2 LC-78-64650DA - CCS 6.5" White Polishing Pad
1 LC-78-74650DA - CCS 6.5" Gray Finishing Pad
2 LC-78-94650DA - CCS 6.5" Blue Finessing Pad
1 DP-730 - DP Polishing Pad Rejuvenator
1 PIN-620 - 16 oz. Pinnacle Micro Rejuvenator w/3 oz. Me
1 COBRA-900 - Cobra Edgeless Microfiber Polishing Triple
1 COBRA-1624WW - 16x24 Cobra Guzzler Waffle Weave Towel
1 LC-77-216 - Lambswool 6 Inch Leveling Pad
1 MB-2020 - 2 QTY Cobra Deluxe 6 Inch Orange Microfiber
1 PIN-310CMB - ***Pinnacle Signature Series II Combo
1 LC-GPS-PRO - Professional Glass Polishing System
1 PIN-510K - Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay Special
1 DTB-100-AG - Detailer's Tool Bag
(Autogeek)
1 COBRA-470 - Cobra Orange MIcro-Chenille Wash Mitt
1 MB-3030 - 2 Pack Cobra 6 Inch Blue Microfiber bonnets
 
while Fuzion is certainly a great wax and worth the cost, nothing wrong with either Pinnacle Paste. Souveran Paste is super wet with nice depth and works best on blacks, yellows, and reds, and SSII is super nice on lighter colors and metallics too.
 
Good , cause I have the light blue. I hate metallics. Can't wait to give it all a try....
 
Damn! Nice order list there! I just got done using the Wolfgang TSR 3.0 kit on my Bullitt and absolutely love the results. Topping it tomorrow with some Natty's Blue and then I'll post some pics.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
while Fuzion is certainly a great wax and worth the cost, nothing wrong with either Pinnacle Paste. Souveran Paste is super wet with nice depth and works best on blacks, yellows, and reds, and SSII is super nice on lighter colors and metallics too.
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ss2 is awesome on dark colors too!! gives my truck an awesome wet look.(darkstone). really nice wax one of favs
 
Very good first order. Dont forget to post pics later!
 
Thanks everyone. I will post a few pics of everything when it arrives, and of course of my truck, both before and after. My only real problem is that I have to use my buddies garage to work in, as I live in a townhouse, and no shade anywhere. Nice thing is though, He got tall ceilings so I can use the step ladder, and dual ceiling fans and plenty of lighting. I figure it is going to be a all day job if not more...
 
got my order today. How about a little product porn :)

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I may start on it tonight, or I will get up really early in the morning and go at it. Got to do it all. Wash, clay, swirl, polish, seal and wax. Plus the windshield and polish the wheels. Should be a long day, or a all-nighter tonight.
 
Im feeling frisky ... looks like its time for you both to make a second order. Its like fries, you cannot have just one.
 
My kids just peeked over the computer screen, and I had to minimize my browser. That's some serious contraband you guys have posted. I'll have to make sure and clear my cache so my wife doesn't know which sites I'm visiting :D
 
Well, unfortunately I haven't had the chance to get to work on the FJ yet. I was just to exhausted to do a all night detail the other night, And I got called out to work yesterday morning and haven't made it back home yet. I am a railroad man, And I live in hotels ALOT. I will have two rest days on monday and tuesday coming up , so I will get at it and finish it then. Look for a update monday night/tuesday afternoon.....
 
Alright. Got out there early this morning and got started. Did my windshield first with the polish kit. So-So results at first. Went over it with the clay afterwards ( shoulda done it before hand, I know) and I am happy with the results. The Toyota windshield in the FJ cruiser and the scion xB are known for getting sand blast speckles in them and the driver seeing " sparkles" when driving into the sunlight. This helped out alot.

I then clayed the entire truck, after taping it all off and getting everything ready. Used the Wolfgang swirl remover ,with a orange pad, And I could see big changes just after doing the hood. Still have a few water spots here and there that it would not pull out. Either way, Once again, big improvement.

Then i used the finishing glaze, with a white pad. I didn't like this stuff at all. I came off pretty easy on the blue paint, but it seemed like it dried into the white paint on the roof pretty quick. Even inside a garage. I had to use some detail spritz just to take the buffed in glaze off the truck.... I don't know maybe I was running the buffer too fast, or too slow, but I kinda thought I was wasting time using it. Any ideas...???

Then , And you guys are gonna love this. I started in with the Wolfgang sealant, and a gray pad. Was going along nicely, Had the hood covered, both front fenders, and half of my roof covered. I has getting along in my job and feeling good about my work at this point. So my cell phone rings. My girlfriend was rear ended in the rain, on the interstate, goin 60 m.p.h. in a very rain, in the next county. So I had to jump in the truck, taped up, with sealant on the damn thing, and take off to the hospital. So as it stands, It is 2:30 in the morning, I still have sealant on my truck, no rain x on my windshield, and all my detailing gear is still in my buddies garage, Pads are wet and all, although I had my buddy set them in water when He got home. I left there at 8:30 p.m. I am by no means mad a t my girl, but damn, I feel like my whole day was wasted, along with supplies. At least I didn't get into my jar of wax, and only had sealant on about half of the truck.

So, I will start over from the beginning the nest time I have a day off.

I will upload some pics tomorrow.
 
Some pics for you guys too see what I was able to do. This was my first time using a buffer , and There is no wax or sealant on it in any of these pics...

Ohh, I also got me a new storage rack for my laundry room to keep all my stuff stored away nice and neat...

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And these are the pics before ant work was done with auto geek products.

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this is my hood, after wolfgang swirl 3.0

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This is my hood and my truck after swirl 3.0 and wolfgang finishing glaze.

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Notice all the tape, I took it off in the parking lot of the hospital , after leaving a perfectly dry garage, driving thru very heavy rain, and with sealant on the hood fenders and half the roof.

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Feed back please
 
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