Help! Need answer quick

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I do detailing on used/abused cars for a friend that sells used cars, he also runs a bodyshop. He wants me to "do what I can" on a late 90's green Toyota Sienna van. I looked at it, buffer swirls ALL over and some light, faded areas where it appears someone tried to compound a scratch out with a wool pad and some heavy duty 3M stuff. I'm very afraid that the clear is so thin, any polishing would probably go right through what little clear coat remains. I have a PC and a Makita, I have Malco compounds and the HiTemp line. What would ya'll do? Try to polish and with what? Or just clean the interior and slap on a coat of poliseal?
 
Sometimes you just have to do a very minimal amount of work for used car dealers. Clean the interior very well and do a coat of poliseal. That sounds perfect to me. And knowing used car dealers, you are definitely not getting paid enough to worry about perfecting the paint on a 17 year old car.
 
I would worry about burning anything. Just hit it light and easy and you'll be fine. Try a medium polish with a foam or wool pad and go from there. I doubt your friend is looking for perfection right?
 
I doubt you'll burn it, just hit it once with the rotary, a cutting pad and coumpound, then one time over with the PC and a cutting pad and polish, then seal it.



I don't know what he's paying you, but it might not be worth it.
 
PC, orange cutting pad and Poli-Seal is where I would start. It might be enough to clean up the paint and leave a decent shine. If not, you can always step it up a notch, maybe rotary, polishing pad and Poli-Seal or a light polish and follow with OPS.
 
Scottwax said:
PC, orange cutting pad and Poli-Seal is where I would start. It might be enough to clean up the paint and leave a decent shine. If not, you can always step it up a notch, maybe rotary, polishing pad and Poli-Seal or a light polish and follow with OPS.
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I second that motion, I have 2 wholesale accounts, luckily they actually pay me well, those are hard to find, but they will understand either way it goes, just do what you can
 
Thanks guys, I ended up talking with my friend and expressing my concerns. He agreed to try to buff the paint and let me come over and learn his technique. I figure I'll take my stuff, show him how I would do it on a panal and see what he would do, I'm looking forward to learning something and it's nice to have a guy with paint/bodyshop experience to work with. I know he's not looking at perfection, but this way I'll understand what his idea of good work is and what he's expecting in the future. I'm taking my PC, rotary, foam and wool pads and my new (coming in today) Hi-Temp line of compounds and polishes, and I'll bring my old standby Malco and Poliseal too.
 
Try Rejuvinator, simmiliar to PBs 2.5 as I have used them together, follow with something like PBs Pro Polish. I forgot to clay bar! Follow up with the paint sealant from Malco, wait a few days and throw on either Enhanser wax or Imperial wax which dont have. Real blingbling Id used some Nattys Blue or Red. These are whAt I have and use except the Imperial Wax which is supposed to be MALCOs most durable wax. RANDAL in very wet and muddy IOWA
 
On used cars that have been recently buffed, I will use 106 on a polish pad via rotary. Works well on wholesale cars that have been buffed to death and is the best approach cause it adds high gloss and has very minor cut.
 
I like a finishing polish with a ton of filling ability, only by PC though. Use one via rotary and you'll end up looking like a dealer hack:hairpull (don't ask me how I know). 1z MP, Megs 66, and Product-X are my quick sale go-tos. If they want to spring for correction, I like to wool pad the whole car with UCCL and a green pad and then take it out with OP/OPS mixed 50:50 on a white LC pad (both via rotary).
 
Excellant ideas, I can't wait to see what he comes up with. I'm thinking about seeing if Brandon1 can join in. I think this could be a great learning experience. I'll report back with all the details, and if I can talk Brandon into coming - he can take the before/after photos.
 
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