Newbie Needs Help

[golfnmachine]

Hi All! I have been reading on this site for YEARS, and finally think I have learned enough to start working with a machine. My wife and I both purchased new vehicles this year. She has a 2016 Land Rover LR4 (Black), and I purchased a 2017 Tundra Platinum (Silver). The Land Rover was delivered with light swirls and has holograms on one side. I am from VA and can't wait for spring to get here to get her vehicle looking good. I have already made several AG purchases, but am having a difficult time figuring what I need on hand to get the job done. I am looking for suggestions. I don't want to get started on her vehicle just to realize I don't have an aggressive enough polish or the correct pads to get the job done. Here is what I have purchased so far...

AG foam gun
GG6
Gallon of Megs Hyper Dressing
Gallon of Megs All Wheel Cleaner
GG Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner (This stuff works great)
CG Extreme Mini Suds II
CG Honey Dew
Speed Master wheel brush (+JR)- Not sure how I made it all these years without these
McKees Polishing Pad Cleaner
Mckees Polishing Pad Conditioner
CG Jet Seal
CG Butter Wax
Iron x
CG V36 and V38
CCS Smart Pads- 4 orange, 4 blue, 4 black

What can I say...this is addicting and recent AG sales have been great. After further reading I am not sure the V36 is going to have enough cut for Land Rover paint.
For those that have worked with Land Rover paint, what other pads and polish should I have on hand? Thanks in advance!

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Congratulations and welcome to the beginning of the end! :-p

Chemical Guys makes a lot of really good products, I personally do not feel that there polishes are anything to write home about. I've done a dark gray Land Rover and a metallic blue Range Rover and both came out very well after a one step polish with a Lake Country Hybrid pad and Menzerna PF2500 polish. I used a Flex 3401 machine but I don't see why you can't get similar results with the GG6, just might take a bit longer. That combo should be more than enough to remove light swirls and holograms and leave a nice sealant-ready finish. I also am partial to Menzerna Powerlock as a sealant over Jetseal. No need to top with any type of wax.

[briarpatch]

The JetSeal will work out fine for you. Butter Wet Wax will look great when applied, but typically does not last that long. If you want to stay with Chemical Guys for your wax, give Petes 53 a shot. Thanks to some good advice I got right here on AG, I mix Hyper Dressing at 3:1 (3 parts distilled water - 1 part product) and it gives me a nice matte look on the tires, and looks great in the wheel wells.

[golfnmachine]

Thanks for the information. Which color LC hybrid did you use ?

[golfnmachine]

The JetSeal will work out fine for you. Butter Wet Wax will look great when applied, but typically does not last that long. If you want to stay with Chemical Guys for your wax, give Petes 53 a shot. Thanks to some good advice I got right here on AG, I mix Hyper Dressing at 3:1 (3 parts distilled water - 1 part product) and it gives me a nice matte look on the tires, and looks great in the wheel wells.

Thanks. I had a chance to mix and try the Hyper Dressing today. Worked great and an excellent value


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[golfnmachine]

Congratulations and welcome to the beginning of the end! :-p

Chemical Guys makes a lot of really good products, I personally do not feel that there polishes are anything to write home about. I've done a dark gray Land Rover and a metallic blue Range Rover and both came out very well after a one step polish with a Lake Country Hybrid pad and Menzerna PF2500 polish. I used a Flex 3401 machine but I don't see why you can't get similar results with the GG6, just might take a bit longer. That combo should be more than enough to remove light swirls and holograms and leave a nice sealant-ready finish. I also am partial to Menzerna Powerlock as a sealant over Jetseal. No need to top with any type of wax.

Thanks for the reply. I will be ordering the Menzerna. Which color LC Hybrid pad?


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[Eric@CherryOnTop]

I find the white pad works well for this.


Thanks for the reply. I will be ordering the Menzerna. Which color LC Hybrid pad?


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[DetailKitty]

I did a 10 year old Land Rover last spring with just HD Speed and it came out fantastic.