My first detail (2004 Mustang GT)

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Evenflow

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Ive owned this car for alittle over a year now and it has tons of spider webbing, swirls, and fine scratches that I just cant get out with NXT tech wax. So I have decided to order one of the following combinations to bring back the black.



First some shots of the hood..

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The roof

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The trunk

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Full car

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Its to cold to wash outside, so I will have to do it in my garage. I know I cannot leave the car looking like this for the whole winter or it will be bad news come spring time. So here goes..



- QEW

- Claybar

- Optimum Polish (with PC)

- Clearkote RMG (with PC)

- Poorboy's EX (with PC)

- Poorboy's Blue Natty's Wax (with PC)



or



- QEW

- Claybar

- Optimum Polish (with PC)

- Clearkote Red Machine Glaze (with PC)

- Carnauba Moose Wax (with PC)



Which combo will work better?



Im gunna have to wait till the spring to thoroughly wash the car (wheels, wheel wells, etc)



Hopefully I will be able to get rid of all the annoying spiderwebbing and swirls.
 
I'd go for the first one in its entirety. I like the idea of having a durable sealant on the car in the wintertime. YOu may even want to think of adding 2 or 3 layers of ex before you top with natty's. The car should look really mean when your done :D
 
First of all, this is the Click & Brag section of the forum, for people to show off fully detailed cars. This thread would be more appropriate in the general detailing section.



As far as the process goes, I would concenctrate a little less on wax-after-wax-after-wax and more so on a good polishing process. No wax or sealent in the world will remove paint defects. Some of them might contain oils that will "fill" in defects (swirls, faint scratchs, etc.), but only for a very, very short period of time, and then they'll be back.



So, here's what I'd do. Get something to wash the car. QEW is fine if you want to go that way, or just pick up some car wash shampoo at walmart or autozone if you use the bucket & hose method.



Then claybar, if needed...



Optimum polish would be good, as would any of the poorboy's world SSR line. I'd probably hit it with optimum polish and a light cutting pad, followed by a polishing pad. Once the paint looks flawless from polishing, you can wax it. For a truely perfect car, the polishing steps need to make the car look the way you want. The wax should just serve to protect the paint, and perhaps wetten/deepen it.



After you're done polishing, top it with something to make it look good, not to fill in scratchs or anything. Natty's blue would be great on that.
 
Thanks hom



Could you just give me a list of the types of pads I need, and which polishes I would use with which pads?
 
Either process will work fine. You don't need to do all the steps but the intermediate steps (RMG) do help depth. Both CMW and Natty's Blue have decent durability for carnaubas so depending on what part of the country you are in, they may both provide adequate protection for the winter.



Using polishing or cutting pads with polishes and compounds

Finishing pads for glazes and LSPs
 
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