How does this sound as a procedure?

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I'm actually using basically the same procedure on three cars (minus the stronger swirl remover on two of them that are in a bit better shape). One is white, one dark burgundy, and one black. These are all things I'm just doing for friends who wouldn't do it for themselves (in return for free dinners and such) :). All products are Poor Boys because that's what I ended up with while shopping on line. There's so much out there that I just went with one that had a good rep and a good price.



Wash (Gold Class)

Clay

SSR 2.5

SSR 1

Pro Polish

PwC Blue

EX-P

Natty's Blue



Like I said for the two newer vehicles (the burgundy and the black), I'll eliminate the stronger swirl removing steps, but this is what I've come up with as a procedure. Is there anything that should be changed?



Other things I have available are some EX sealant instead of the EX-P, some NXT, a sample of FK1 Hi-Temp wax, and that's really about it, I can order more items if needed (maybe some regular PwC instead of the blue for the white vehicle?).



Yeah, I went all out when I started ordering stuff :). Since I'm only doing work for friends, I should have enough to last quite a while.



Edit: Forgot, I have some Meguiars #40 for the trim.
 
You could probably leave out the Pro Polish step. Might want to substitute SSR2 for it and then follow with the SSR1. If you don't have SSR2 don't worry about it. SSR2 does a pretty good job at breaking down that you can do right to SSR1 or possibly even Polish with Carnauba.
 
Danase said:
You could probably leave out the Pro Polish step. Might want to substitute SSR2 for it and then follow with the SSR1. If you don't have SSR2 don't worry about it. SSR2 does a pretty good job at breaking down that you can do right to SSR1 or possibly even Polish with Carnauba.
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Nope, no SSR2 right now (bought a package deal from AutoGeek that came with 2.5 and 1). (and you're on my "to order" list for a foam gun once my Mastercard recovers from buying all the other stuff).



Thanks for the input!
 
ET, you've got a lot of redundancy in your list. The SSR's are abrasive polishes, the PP and PwC are chemical polishes. The PwC is very similar to PP, less solvent, but added LSP (PwC can be considered a cleaner wax). So if you follow your list, you are doing 3 polishing steps, followed by a cleaner wax (which could be considered a fourth polishing step), followed by 2 more LSP's. Some may argue that the EX-P bonding may be compromised by the carnauba in the PwC (not that I find EX-P to last all that long, anyway). You say you'll eliminate the stronger swirl removing steps on some jobs--just be aware that the only strong swirl remover you have is the SSR2.5.



My recommendation would be this on the "tougher" jobs: SSR2.5/SSR1/EX-P/Natty's.



The less tough jobs: SSR1/EX-P/Nattys, possibly adding PP before or after the SSR1 if you feel you've got some staining that needs chemical action. Or you could go mix it around differently...just remember that SSR1/PP/PwC are all about the same "cut", and that PwC isn't going to give you the LSP results of either EX-P or Natty's. I also agree with Danase about the SSR2...the 2.5 should work for moderate swirls, but the SSR1 really won't do much in the way of swirl removal, it's really a final polish.



Sorry if this confused more than it helped :(













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