*** How does this Paint Correction routine sound? ***

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Slick 6MT

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I'm going to be performing a full exterior overhaul on the swirl-infested finish on my Black 06' G35 Coupe and I was hoping to get your opinions on it. Please let me know if there's anything that I'm missing or any suggestions you may have. Thanks fellas!



Procedure for Paint Correction:

1. Clean wheels and tires

2. Wash with Dawn dish soap utilizing two bucket method

3. Dry off with Microfiber drying towels

4. Clay car

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3

6. Tape Car

7. Use Porter Cable with PO 83 using CCS Orange 4" Pad

8. Buff off residue with microfiber towels

9. Spray and wipe down car with 50/50 Isopropyl Alcohol/Water mix

10. Use Porter Cable with PO 106 FA using CCS White 4" Pad

11. Buff off residue with microfiber towels

12. Spray and wipe down car with 50/50 Isopropyl Alcohol/Water mix

13. Apply pad Pinnacle Souverän Paste Wax by hand using Pinnacle supplied applicator

14. Buff off using Microfiber towels

15. Apply tire gel

16. Enjoy really clean car



Procedure for Regular Washing:

1. Foamgun presoak using DP Xtreme Foam Formula Auto Shampoo

2. Clean wheels and tires

3. Rinse off foam

4. Foam again section by section and scrub gently with Proline Grout Sponge

5. Rinse Sponge off in 5-Gallon Bucket of clean water after each section

6. Use leaf blower to dry off excess water and nooks and crannies

7. Dry off with Microfiber drying towels

8. Apply Quick Detailer

9. Apply Tire Gel



Product List:

• Porter Cable 7424 Polisher

• 3.5" Dual Action Flexible Backing Plate

• CCS Spot Buffs Orange 4 Inch Pads

• CCS Spot Buff White 4 Inch Pads

• Menzerna Super Intensive Polish PO 83

• Menzerna Nano Polish PO 106 FA

• Pinnacle Souverän Paste Wax

• DP Xtreme Foam Formula Auto Shampoo

• 50/50 Isopropyl Alcohol/Water mix in spray bottle

• Cobra Guzzler HD Waffle Weave Drying Towel (2)

• Pinnacle Quart Foamaster Foam Gun

• Proline Grout Sponges (one for wheels and one for paint)

• Claymagic Clay Kit

• Meguiars Quick detailer

• Wolfgang Black Diamond Tire Gel

• Cobra Flex Foam Tire Dressing Applicators

• Dawn dish soap

• Pinnacle XMT Pad Care Cleaner

• Pinnacle XMT Pad Care Conditioner

• Microfiber Towels

• 3M blue painters tape

• 5-Gallon Bucket

• Isopropyl Alcohol

• Spray Bottles
 
Slick 6MT- I think you accidentally posted this in the wrong forum..it's not really related to starting up a professional detailing business :think:



Your approach sounds OK but note that the Souveran won't last very long.



I wouldn't let the foam dwell on your paint while you do the wheels...by the time you do a good thorough job on four wheels that dwell time would be *very* long.
 
Accumulator said:
I wouldn't let the foam dwell on your paint while you do the wheels...by the time you do a good thorough job on four wheels that dwell time would be *very* long.
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Good point, I didn't think of this while reading the post. You don't want that foam drying on your paint, that will make rinsing it off more difficult.
 
sounds like a decent plan, but what is the point of re-washing the car after claying? I would just do a wipe down with a QD again to make sure there is no clay left on the paint.
 
dmw2692004 said:
.. but what is the point of re-washing the car after claying?
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Eh..I don't do it either, but some people like to and I figure no harm done. Sorta like the Dawn wash and/or taping before polishing with the PC...to each their own :nixweiss
 
Accumulator said:
Eh..I don't do it either, but some people like to and I figure no harm done. Sorta like the Dawn wash and/or taping before polishing with the PC...to each their own :nixweiss
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Accum, you just leave what's left of the Sonus Clay lube on your car and go straigth to polishing?



I am assuming if the car did not need polishing, you would remove the clay lube before putting Meg's 16 or Collinite?
 
bert31 said:
Accum, you just leave what's left of the Sonus Clay lube on your car and go straigth to polishing?



I am assuming if the car did not need polishing, you would remove the clay lube before putting Meg's 16 or Collinite?
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I just clay while washing and give it a quick rewash after the claying.



It's been ages since I had to do a *real* clay-job, the kind where it'd take so long I couldn't do it that way. If I did have to do that kind of claying, I'd still just rewash the panels as I finished claying them...I'd never leave any clay/lube residue on there for long.



When I discover some missed/residual [stuff] while drying the car, I'll do a quick spot-clay and then use some QD to clean up. That's about as close as I come to having clay/lube residue issues.
 
Thanks for all of the responses guys, I truly appreciate it!



Accumulator said:
Your approach sounds OK but note that the Souveran won't last very long.
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What type of wax and/or sealant should I be using that will last a fairly long time? I was under the impression that the Souveran did last quite awhile...
 
Slick 6MT said:
..What type of wax and/or sealant should I be using that will last a fairly long time? I was under the impression that the Souveran did last quite awhile...
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Much as I like Souveran (it's *all* I use on one of my cars), it's actually a *VERY* short-lived wax IME.



If you haven't tried Collinite brand wax, you really, *really* ought to. Their 845 Insulator Wax, or the 476S/885 (same stuff, different size cans), or the 915. You won't go wrong with any of them.
 
Accumulator said:
Much as I like Souveran (it's *all* I use on one of my cars), it's actually a *VERY* short-lived wax IME.



If you haven't tried Collinite brand wax, you really, *really* ought to. Their 845 Insulator Wax, or the 476S/885 (same stuff, different size cans), or the 915. You won't go wrong with any of them.
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Should I do a layer of Collinite then put the Souveran on top of that?



Thanks again man!
 
Slick 6MT said:
Should I do a layer of Collinite then put the Souveran on top of that?



Thanks again man!
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I dunno if you'd see a benefit.



I did that once, spit-shining the Souveran, and I liked the outcome. But somebody else here tried it and the Souveran did some kind of solvent-action number on the Collinite (IIRC he didn't spit-shine it and that could explain why it happened).



So I just dunno what to tell you...but I almost *always* think that if somebody's car does't look good with Collinite, it's not the Collinite's fault (but rather the prep). When you're talking about an improvement from merely adding Souveran, you'd have to have things *awfully* close to perfection for it to ever matter IMO.



Do the Collinite and see what you think.
 
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