What product/ Color pads

[Yoshi94]

Yea I wont wetsand then.

How long does the Collinite & Natty's hold up?

[CTS-Veo]

Sticking with the "start with the least aggressive product, and work your way up" theory, I wouldn't even consider wet-sanding as an option untill I have already tried some of the more aggressive pad/product combos. If you're trying to get an order together, I would consider the 105/205 combo plus an assortment of pads from finishing, up to atleast orange light cutting, or the purple foamed wool from LC.

You might be surprised what can be accomplished with the PCXP, and some of the products that AG carries.

As far as protection after you get it polished out nice, I would recomend either Collinite 845, Wolfgang DGPS, or the Klasse twins. They all have pretty good durability, and also really nice looks. I would use DG Aquawax as a maintenance wax. I used it for the first time this past weekend, and I was blown away at how well one quick application beaded and how smooth it made the paint feel!

[5.4 Shelby]

Yoshi,

I had been polishing with Griots ploishes for years. I founf AG and watched some videos. XMT was what they were using, so, I gave it a try. It is OK. #4 has a role for severe stuff. Otherwise, After trying the Megs 105/205, XMT just does not compare IMHO. The Megs is so much easier to work with and get good results with. Read Mike's DAT vs SMAT article. SMAT products rule.

[Irish]

845 is very durable. I use it on my work truck for that very reason. Normally I see 4 months of good protection before it's time to re-up. On a truck that wears red clay on a daily basis, I'd say that's pretty good.

I can't speak for Natty's or Natty's Red, but I reapply Natty's Blue every 5-6 weeks on my Mustang. Isn't a true DD, but does see it's fair share of weather.

I say grab them both. Neither are all that expensive and are worth every penny.

[zinc02gt]

Yea I wont wetsand then.

How long does the Collinite & Natty's hold up?

So far it has held up very well in the harsh southern Alabama humidity/rain/heat/pollen. So far it has held up for about 2 months and still beads great. I try to wash my car at least once a week. It is also a DD.

[rwright]

What year is your Camaro? What condition is the paint in? The areas you are attempting to fix, can your fingernail catch them? You really need to assess your paint, take into consideration the environment, and think about what results you are looking for such as 70% correction, 80% correction, etc. With that being said, my vote is for M105/M205 and flat pads. I am not a seasoned pro, I just know what worked for me over the weekend on my wife's black car that is only 3 years old. My process was M105 with a 5.5" LC Cyan HT pad, then M205 with a 5.5" LC Tangerine HT pad, and finally PO85RD on 5.5" LC gray CCS pad.

Make sure you start out with the least aggressive method first on a test section, not the whole car.

[Yoshi94]

I'm liking what I'm seeing with the #845. Since I just ordered some car parts & already ordered the XMT I'll just use that for now. So heres the plans

XMT #3 / CCS orange
XMT #1/ CCS white
XMT Finishing glaze/ CCS Grey
Collinite 845 (what color CCS pad?)

Does that sound about right? Can the #845 be applied with the PCXP?

[zinc02gt]

It can, but I apply it by hand.