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KBsToy

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I am a novice at detailing and I read alot of posts about products and their uses. I admit my head spins at times trying to find the best products which is easist to use and gives the best shine.

I have learned that prepping the car is an import part of the process. I believe in the KISS method and I am on the quest to find correct products to do this. I have a summit white camaro.silver CTS and a silver Sienna.

Any help would be appreciated
THANKS
Ken
 
it's all in the prep ken. do you have a da/orbital polisher already? what is the condition of the vehicle paint? (swirls, scratches?)
 
tropicsteve said:
it's all in the prep ken. do you have a da/orbital polisher already? what is the condition of the vehicle paint? (swirls, scratches?)
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I do have a PC, There are some minor scratches in it form my OCD with washing and spray detailers :)

Camaro also has Infernol Orange stripes on it. Anything special on removing defects from them ??
 
KBsSS said:
I am a novice at detailing and I read alot of posts about products and their uses. I admit my head spins at times trying to find the best products which is easist to use and gives the best shine.

I have learned that prepping the car is an import part of the process. I believe in the KISS method and I am on the quest to find correct products to do this. I have a summit white camaro.silver CTS and a silver Sienna.

Any help would be appreciated
THANKS
Ken
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If you already own a PC, then I would go with the BLACKFIRE line for polishes. It really couldn't be easier.

The SRC line of polishes (Scratch Resistant Clear) will work wonders on the light colored vehicles. Use the SRC Compound to tackle any deeper marks with an orange pad, then jewel the paint to a flawless gloss with the SRC Finishing Polish and a white pad.

After that, a few coats of the amazingly easy BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal and you are done. :)
 
I know it can be difficult and even overwhelming with so many good choices, but you have come to the right place, and Todd's advice is invaluable. Certainly BlackFire makes great and easy to use polishes for your DA polisher, and I have found that, at least using Menzerna polishes, the Lake Country HydroTech pads are great. I have read that the durability isn't great, but I haven't run into that yet. It's easy because there are 3 colors of pads - cutting, polishing, and finishing. No yellow, orange, while, green, blue, black and red. If not those, the flat pads are great ones, too.

I, personally, didn't like the CCS pads. Mostly those who use rotary polishers like them with SMAT polishes, like Meguiar's M105 and M205. As for your protection, well, you can make yourself dizzy trying to pick. Do you value protection or look most? What's your price range?

We're here to help, but I think we need a little more information.
 
radarryan said:
I know it can be difficult and even overwhelming with so many good choices, but you have come to the right place, and Todd's advice is invaluable. Certainly BlackFire makes great and easy to use polishes for your DA polisher, and I have found that, at least using Menzerna polishes, the Lake Country HydroTech pads are great. I have read that the durability isn't great, but I haven't run into that yet. It's easy because there are 3 colors of pads - cutting, polishing, and finishing. No yellow, orange, while, green, blue, black and red. If not those, the flat pads are great ones, too.

I, personally, didn't like the CCS pads. Mostly those who use rotary polishers like them with SMAT polishes, like Meguiar's M105 and M205. As for your protection, well, you can make yourself dizzy trying to pick. Do you value protection or look most? What's your price range?

We're here to help, but I think we need a little more information.
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Like I said cars have some light scratches from me cars have been clayed and will try Iron X on Camaro when I get it out of storage.

Just want peoples heads to turn when CTS and Camaro go down the street. Like I said I am a firm believer in the KISS method. Protection not priorty, looks is what I want to achieve . Price not really aproblem...
 
KBsSS said:
Like I said cars have some light scratches from me cars have been clayed and will try Iron X on Camaro when I get it out of storage.

Just want peoples heads to turn when CTS and Camaro go down the street. Like I said I am a firm believer in the KISS method. Protection not priorty, looks is what I want to achieve . Price not really aproblem...
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If you want to go the extra mile, top BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal with BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Wax. This creates a really bright, surprising wet (for white/silver) shine that won't just turn heads. It will create whiplash :)
 
To add to what already has been stated, if you want to add some whiplash toss in a nice glaze like CG EZ Creme glaze or Obsessive Detail Wet Shine Glaze.

I use Wet Glaze 2.0 on my Shelby and it makes the paint look dripping wet. I use it once a month during the spring and summer and a little goes a long way. Everyone ask me how I get the paitn to look like that, but I just tell them it is a nuba wax. Keep in mind that the paint has been corrected and protected. but the glaze took it to another level.
 
There are a lot of great choices out there. My personal favorite with white or silver is to apply Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze with Acrylic Shine II and top that with Duragloss 111 Sealant. Let the 111 set up for an hour and then spray a light mist coat of Duragloss AquaWax on top of the 111 prior to removal. Wipe off the residue and prepared to be impressed. I just did a silver Altima yesterday with this process and it looked like a rolling mirror. The customer was very impressed. Now this was after I polished the paint with a 7424. Like everyone else has said; Paint correction and prep are the most important aspect to getting that show car shine.
 
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