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SVTsupremecy

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Hey guys, im "new" here but the past 1-2 weeks ive been lurking on the forums reading and reading. I have a 07 vista blue mustang and ive been learning how to detail and i have some questions



Im about to go on another shopping spree for some products i still need. So far i have these products: Clearkote Compound , Vanilla Moose Glaze, Red Machine Glaze, Poor Boys nattys paste wax, claybar..etc. I was looking for a Pre-wax product and also some polishes and a sealant. I was leaning towards the Poorboys SR-lineup(probly 1and 2 cuz i have no severe scratches) but i wanted to get you detailing pro's advice. I also was wondering if i should get more PC pads for all these products. i hear its best to have a pad for each product. Also my paint is fairly good with 1-2 scratches im going to try and get out with my PC (just got it)...i just have normal drying spider web minor scrataches. Any suggestions on products to my detailing line up is appreciated. Also any suggestions on my detailing order is appreciated, so im planning on:



Wash/claybar/wash

Clearkote Compound (not much) on a CCS Orange maybe a White?

PoorBoys SR1- pad??

Vanilla Moose -CCS white

Red Machine- CCS white

sealant of some kind- on ??? pad

Nattys Paste wax- CCS blue
 
SVTsupremecy said:
I was looking for some polishes
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If you're looking for a good paint cleaner, mild compound, then the top three off my head are Menzerna, 3M and Optimum.



MeGuiares also has some good products.



Josh
 
I use Meguiar's 82 to polish out the spider webs. Take your time and do not go to a dry buff. Always buff with wet product.



Derrick
 
First of all, the only entity that I know of that suggests you dedicate a pad to each product is Meguiar's, and that's because they don't recommend you wash their pads (so anyway, I have a ton of Meg's pads that I dedicated to their products that have never been washed). The rest of us now buy other pads that can be washed and you don't need so many pads because you don't need to dedicate them to a specific product (so anyway, I have a ton of other pads, most of which have never been used because I wash the used ones and reuse them for something else).



I find that it's just easier and uses less product to apply LSP's by hand with an applicator rather than doing that by machine (some of that is probably my aversion to bringing the machine out just to add an application of LSP). I also never considered SSR1 to have any swirl removal ability, I have always just used it for final gloss.



I dunno where that Clearkote compound lines up abrasively, but if you've got some scratches, you're going to need something with some bite, somewhere like SSR2.5 (unless the Clearkote is in that ballpark of SSR2.5/#83), unless the scratches are horrendous in which case you'll need something even more aggressive which would be too bad on a new car.



LOL that probably didn't help at all...
 
None of the scratches i have are very bad...i tried using Megs Scratch-X on them and they faded a little bit, a wax is what really hid them. but now that my wax is fading away they are becoming more visable. So i guess my only questions now #1 what sealant is good? poorboys EX-P? Also what does pre-wax cleaner do and do i need it? is my detailing order correct or sound decent? any product suggestions?
 
Pre-wax cleaner cleans and prepares the surface for wax/sealant when the surface doesn't need to be polished (deswirled). They are usually chemical cleaners rather than abrasives. Some pre-wax cleaners have oil content which makes them unsuitable for use under certain sealants, although you can do an isopropyl alcohol wipedown in that case.



I personally don't like EX-P very much, although many do. If you're trying to stay Poorboy's you might try EX before you top with the Natty's, although I haven't used the EX.
 
If you are going to go with the Poorboy's SSR lines for your polishes I would change the 2 to the 2.5. The 2.5 is much more versatile. You can use it with an aggressive pad to do some decent correction and then switch to a mild polishing pad and get good LSP ready results.
 
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