My son-in-law, who`s had a PC DA machine for about a year, came over today to give me a hand and some pointers to help me get accustomed to my new GG6.
Worked on my wife`s 2013 RAV4. This car has a few paint issues, but we weren`t able to correct all of them.
Work done included:
Comments on how things went:
Any/all comments welcome! The polish, PL, and wax used were what my son-in-law had on hand...as I don`t read much about CG or Meguiar`s products here, I`m guessing they wouldn`t be the first choice by most?
Anyway...now going to take more Advil!
Worked on my wife`s 2013 RAV4. This car has a few paint issues, but we weren`t able to correct all of them.
Work done included:
- Complete wash with 2-bucket system.
- Clay the windshield and entire car, using Nanoskin medium and light pads, as well as Meguiar`s clay...all done with Meguiar`s Instant Detail as the lubricant.
- Polished with Chemical Guys V36 using orange LC pad. (2 passes on the hood with this)
- Polished again with Menzerna PL Power Lock Polymer Sealant using white LC pad.
- Topped with Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax using red LC pad.
- Cleaned all windows with Invisible Glass.
- Sprayed tires with No-Touch Satin product.
- Used Chemical Guys pad conditioner and pad cleaner products.
Comments on how things went:
- The windshield has a lot of "specks" in it. I did 6 passes using the Medium Nanoskin pad...and 3 passes using the Light Nanoskin pad. Conclusion: Those specks are pits in the windshield, most likely from road debris...and they`re not coming out! We gave it a pass with the V36 as well.
- I did 6 passes on the hood, also pitted with plenty of road debris tiny little pits, with the Medium Nanoskin pad....2 passes with the Light Nanoskin pad....and 1 pass with regular clay. Upon all this "claying", I wasn`t convinced Nanoskin pads worked any better than clay...in fact, I`d say the clay seemed to work better. While the pits are still there, I must say many of them are much less noticeable now.
- The PL went on quite well....gotta say I was impressed.
- Not as impressed with the CG Butter Wet wax....I don`t think it did anything to improve the gloss. (Maybe should have applied this by hand vs the GG6?).
- Gotta say the RAV4 looks a WHOLE lot better than it did before.
- Not impressed with the No-Touch Satin spray. I don`t like "insane" shine on the tires, but this is just too dull.
Any/all comments welcome! The polish, PL, and wax used were what my son-in-law had on hand...as I don`t read much about CG or Meguiar`s products here, I`m guessing they wouldn`t be the first choice by most?
Anyway...now going to take more Advil!
The wax topper over the sealant is one of those things that *so* many say you oughta do, but IMO it`s almost always a complete waste. I sincerely doubt that the machine vs. hand application mattered any. I`m still glad that you did it though as your BTDT perspective... "I actually bothered to do this, and gee I dunno..." is better informed than just trying to decide whether or not it`s a great idea based on what people here say about it and then second-guessing yourself about it.
