2 cars to detail need help

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Vw Gti

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Next week i will be detailing a few of my friends cars.



Car 1: 2003 (I think) Acura RSX A Spec. Black color. He is an airbrush artist at my store so he does not have time to deeply clean it except a short wash. HE informed me that he has never waxed his car before.



My attack:

-Wash with Meguiars NXT car wash

-Clay with ClayMagic

-:A-P21S Paintwork Cleanser

or

-:B-SSR 1 or SSR2 with SFX-2 blue pad OR SFX-1 white pad OR dual action orange light cutting pad

- IPA wipedown in between polish coats (If using SSR since it has some fillers)

-Wolfgang Glaze

-P21S concours wax.



Car 2: 2001 VW Golf GLS. Black color. HOLY MOLY. The car is swirl mark heaven. Paint has quiet a few scratches from a fast look.



My attack:

-Wash with Meguiars NXT car wash

-Clay with ClayMagic

-SSR3 with Dual action orange light cutting pad OR SFX-1 yellow pad.

-IPA wipedown between polishes

-Wolfgang Glaze

-P21S concours wax





Please give advise if i should hcange anything.
 
My one suggestion would be to drop the P21S paintwork cleanser. Its too mild to do anything, especially on a surface thats never been waxed.



Hope it goes well! Take lots of pics
 
1st car, wondering if you need the IPA wipedown before the Wolfgang Glaze but I am not familiar with that product. Is it just a glaze?



I thought the SSR's didn't contain any fillers?



2nd car, you may need a less abrasive polish to get rid of your hazing after SSR 3 on a black car. I see you list SSR 3 OR SSR1, you may need to do both in sequence.



I agree with likely bagging the P21S cleanser, especially if that person had never waxed his car. It likely needs more correction than that.



Eric
 
I will definetely use ssr3 and ssr1. I was thinking of doing like 3 passes with ssr3 or 2 passes and 2 passes with ssr1.
 
VwGti- Yeah, skip the P21S GEPC.



IMO you'll need a finer polish on the VW after using the aggressive stuff but before the glaze/etc. Use it with a regular polishing pad. OK, your latest post sounds like you plan to do this :xyxthumbs



I wouldn't try putting glaze over top of AIO. I only use glazes when I'm not using stuff lie AIO and I only use AIO when I'm using SG too, but that's just me. Glazes are different today from (way back in the day) when I started, but I'd wonder about bonding issues. At any rate, I don't see any real benefit to using the AIO on these jobs, I'd just polish, glaze, and wax.
 
Thanks. I wont be able to do AIO anyway, aint got the money right now. I tried to get my parents to buy it but they could not :'(. Maybe if i give my dad a few beers he will order.



Hopefully all goes well. I will take before and after pictures to compare to. How many pases should i make on the acura? I am not sure how soft or thin the CC is on Acura's.
 
VwGti said:
How many pases should i make on the acura? I am not sure how soft or thin the CC is on Acura's.
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No idea, never did one. Just inspect after each pass and see what it takes (and what you're willing to do ;) ).
 
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