Help with Polish

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basicT

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Hi. I want to polish my car. It is a 2012 harbor gray elantra in good shape. I have a HF DA, BF tp&s, and crystal seal. I plan on buying the Buff & Shine 5 inch backing plate and pads. Can you reccommend a polish and what color pads to use first since I've read tp&s has little cut and Hyundias have hard paint. I've also read people rave about HD Polish over Meguiars' M205 because of the oils left behind. Please help as I plan to buy and polish as soon as possible. I am addicted! It drives me nuts if my car is dirty and not shining. I hope polish will make it shine more. :D TIA
 
Its kind of hard to give you exact specifics without seeing the paint but I think you would be in the ball park if you purchased the following products:

1. Buff and Shine Orange Pads ( at least 3) - These are the med cutting pads

2. Buff and Shine Green Pads ( at least 3) - These are the light polishing pads

3. HD Adapt Polish - This is a great one step polish that has very good cut but also finishes extremely well.

If the paint is only slightly swirled and marred, You could start with the green pads and the Adapt and check your results. If this doesn't give you enough correction the go to the orange pads. If you use the orange pads you may need to follow up with the green pads and the Adapt to remove any light hazing that may be left behind.
 
Thank you bswomgaugh:thanks Yes, my paint is only slghtly marred. I learned here to use the 2 bucket system, leaf blower, and rinseless wash. Hopefully I'll only need the green pads. Can I also use the green pads for the tp&s after the Adapt Polish since I already have it. Hopefully it will make a good base for Crystal Seal. And can I use the Adapt to polish my wheel and the barrels before waxing them with the collinite 845 I have. TIA
 
I am not so sure that you will even need to use the tp&s after the Adapt. The Adapt does not have any fillers and it in itself should provide a good base for the Crystal Seal. I have not personally used the Crystal Seal so maybe some of the others on the forum can chime in. As far as polishing your wheels - If they are clear coated, you can treat them just like the paint on your car using the same products that you would use for polishing your paint.
 
basicT said:
..can I use the Adapt to polish my wheel and the barrels before waxing them with the collinite 845 I have. TIA
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You could use most anything for the barrels as IMO it's not all that critical to get a flawless finish there.

But I'd sure want to use something a lot more durable than 845 on them if you're gonna bother doing that. (Yeah, I've used the various Collinites for this and am speaking from experience ;) )
 
Thank you both! Since I have tp&s, WD Conditioning Shampoo, WD Polymer Spray, and Crystal Seal I might as well use them all together as a set instead of wasting them. So what color pad would you reccommed for the tp&s after the Adapt. I have the time and I think I will enjoy doing it. TIA
 
basicT said:
Thank you both! Since I have tp&s, WD Conditioning Shampoo, WD Polymer Spray, and Crystal Seal I might as well use them all together as a set instead of wasting them. So what color pad would you reccommed for the tp&s after the Adapt. I have the time and I think I will enjoy doing it. TIA
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myself, I normally use a black LC pad to do the TPnS
 
Thank you all for your help:yourrockI will order the parts today. Weather permitting I will start when they arrive.:yay
 
Great ! Let us know how it goes and maybe even post some pictures of your results. Just be prepared - This stuff is addictive!
 
Bay County. I am learning what you all mean about it being adictive. I hate for my car to be dirty. My wife says "You're washing the car AGAIN". :wacko: To me it's relaxing And you notice people's cars that are shiny BUT have swirls, dirty wheel barrels,etc. OH WELL :surrenderI will just enjoy myself when I can. LOL
 
Thanks so much for your help!!! My car turned out great. I did it a few panels at a time when it wasn't raining and I had shade in the afternoon. The car has a glow to it even without any LSP ! And the reflections are so clear! Sorry I don't have any pictures but I am Thrilled
 
basicT- Hey, that's great to hear! Especially glad to hear that the "...panels at a time.." approach worked OK for you.

Now get some LSP on there to protect your efforts :D
 
Thank you Accumulator. I have learned allot from your posts and look forward to your answers in the forum!!! I did put 2 coats of Crystal Seal on the car. It looks GREAT Funny, after I had the whole car done, I went to put the Crystal seal on and noticed one door had tiny spots of dried TP&S . Detail spray wouldn't take it off so I repolished that door. I was doing this after work so I didn't have allot of daylight. Lesson learned-remove all polish when dong car in pieces and not much daylight. LOL Have a good day :)
 
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