joshuaericlee
10-18-2018, 03:54 PM
Hello Everyone!
I am new to the forum, but not really to detailing. I recently moved from beautiful Wilmington NC to dreary Raleigh NC (you can tell I am happy about that haha), and somewhere in the move I lost my DA polisher. I am getting ready to order a new one from AG, what does everyone here recommend for someone who is very budget minded right now with the following goals?
I had the GG but i hear a lot of good things about the PC.
My truck is a 2013 Toyota Tacoma that I got a good deal on but inherited with poorly cared for paint. I am a bit afraid of these Toyota's as I hear their clear coats are very "soft" and not too thick. With the way this thing scratches I wouldn't disagree.
I was going to get the PC Wolfgang duo with total swirl remover and finishing glaze but I am worried that is overkill for my goals here. I do not know how thin the clear coat is and I do not want to risk it AT ALL. I don't necessarily care about the car being showroom perfect but I want some of the fine marring marks (from claying) and possibly a few swirls gone. Again I don't have to have the car showroom perfect but I want it to be "as good as can be" without doing any serious clear coat cutting.
Should I just use a polisher and a cleaner wax with very mild abrasives with a very mild cutting foam pad instaed? Or do I need to use something more aggressive to get any results at all on the fine marring? I just want the truck to be protected to the point that most people say "that is a well taken care of truck" while not having to worry about clear coat issues.
I also need to reclay before, do I need one of those chemical fallout removers? is that just extra? what kind of clay do you recommend for a truck that feels fairly bumpy but has been recently clayed with a mild clay?
PS for anyone who has detailed a toyota tacoma let me know what you thought about the clearcoat thickness/paint softness
Thank you guys for your input!! I hope to help others out with my same goal in mind, and I will definitely post some before and after pics!
I am new to the forum, but not really to detailing. I recently moved from beautiful Wilmington NC to dreary Raleigh NC (you can tell I am happy about that haha), and somewhere in the move I lost my DA polisher. I am getting ready to order a new one from AG, what does everyone here recommend for someone who is very budget minded right now with the following goals?
I had the GG but i hear a lot of good things about the PC.
My truck is a 2013 Toyota Tacoma that I got a good deal on but inherited with poorly cared for paint. I am a bit afraid of these Toyota's as I hear their clear coats are very "soft" and not too thick. With the way this thing scratches I wouldn't disagree.
I was going to get the PC Wolfgang duo with total swirl remover and finishing glaze but I am worried that is overkill for my goals here. I do not know how thin the clear coat is and I do not want to risk it AT ALL. I don't necessarily care about the car being showroom perfect but I want some of the fine marring marks (from claying) and possibly a few swirls gone. Again I don't have to have the car showroom perfect but I want it to be "as good as can be" without doing any serious clear coat cutting.
Should I just use a polisher and a cleaner wax with very mild abrasives with a very mild cutting foam pad instaed? Or do I need to use something more aggressive to get any results at all on the fine marring? I just want the truck to be protected to the point that most people say "that is a well taken care of truck" while not having to worry about clear coat issues.
I also need to reclay before, do I need one of those chemical fallout removers? is that just extra? what kind of clay do you recommend for a truck that feels fairly bumpy but has been recently clayed with a mild clay?
PS for anyone who has detailed a toyota tacoma let me know what you thought about the clearcoat thickness/paint softness
Thank you guys for your input!! I hope to help others out with my same goal in mind, and I will definitely post some before and after pics!