Moving on ... but which road?

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Volvolove

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Here's my situiation: saving for porter cable (and trying to befriend a girl at lowe's ... discount baby!) but in the meantime, i want to have more products to play with. I have the 1Z Ultra, Paint, and Metallic polishes as well as Glanz Wax, and several paste carnaubas. I'm looking at going Meguiars or going ClearKote/Poorboy's



My Car: '92 BMW 325is



Her Paint: much better after i tackled it with the ultra and paint polish (2x in some spots) but after not quite 2 weeks, there are some light-medium swirls. And some other imperfections all over. After my 1Z treatment, i can't feel all but 1 or 2 scratches with my fingernail. Nothing too major ... no wetsanding or anything of the sort.



The plot thickens: i have no garage and have to resort to working outside in the elements ... even if i wake up at the crack of dawn to escape the burning sun, i still have to work w/ a semi-hot car. I know its not good ... but that's what i got.



I like the fact the VM/EX-P is very sun-friendly, but i'm worried that it will not be strong enough. Could i go DACP by hand (for now) prior to that combo?



Or maybe DACP with the Speed Glaze? with some #9 and NXT or #20 or #26?



I'm tempted to go Klasse AIO/SG and go all out topping w/ s100, but i would like to get it all prepared first. The Bimmer's paint is a beautiful (yet 12 yo) Metallic Blue and i would desperately like to bring out the metallic flake. IF i can do that, i'd live with topping with S100 every week or two.



any suggestions? i've leaned so much about detailing, but recognize that i don't know enough yet to eye a car and decide what is best ...



thanks



alex
 
Keep in mind that VM and EX-P are not meant to remove scratches.

That's what the SSR products are for and like all Poorboy's products can be used in the sun. I've heard good things them but haven't had a chance to try them out yet.

I believe SSR 2.5 is similar to DACP so you might want to try that.



Good luck.
 
I realize they won't take out scratches, but to what effect will the VM remove hazing left by a more abrasive product? like, say, DACP
 
I've been wondering the same thing, Volvolove. My conclusion is that VM is barely a polish if at all. From DACP, you would likely step down to something like 3M SMR.
 
well, i found a local shop that carries basically EVERY Meg's product. And the few they didn't have, they promised me they could have by the next day. I like this shop already. So i picked up a pint of DACP for like $17. I wanted somethin i could get quickly, cause when i order online ... there's a ton of stuff i need, so i'll order all at once for shipping reasons.



I'm gonna experiment with following DACP with both 1Z MetallicPolishWax and PaintPolish. I've heard VM has *similar* (roughly) properties so i'll see if the MP does me any good after DACP (all by hand though ... hey, i figure if Scottwax can do it, and i've got a few years of youthfulness on my side, i'll try :xyxthumbs )



alex
 
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