hairy
04-16-2021, 05:50 PM
Hello fellow detailing enthusiasts,
I have a 2013 BMW 3 series in the beautiful Estoril Blue 2 which has never seen anything more aggressive than Meguiar's cleaner wax. Consequently, it is covered in swirls, water marks, rock chips, and love rubs from life with kids as my daily driver (that's the garage light above in the picture, not a bright LED flashlight). I plan on purchasing a Griot's garage G9 DA and taking a wack at cleaning it up. I feel like im drinking from the fire hose though, and could use your advice. While I appreciate the sentiment of needing to do a test panel, I really dont want to by 6 different pads and abrasive combos. I was hoping to narrow it down a little.
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My car: 2013 BMW EB2, lots of swirls, scratches, love rubs
Wife's car: 2018 Chrysler Pacifica, dark grey metaillic, light swirling, some light scratches (particularly on the hood where she chose to store a cardboard box of oranges....)
My goals: get the majority of the swirls and light scratches out of the BMW, knowing I probably wont get the deeper scratches. Willing to do a 2 step correction process, but not looking for Uber 50$ a bottle product.
Pacifica goals: get the swirls and light scratches out, 1 step correction.
Ive read that BMW have pretty hard paint (but not always). I cant find any info on the Pacifica's top coat.
My plan for the BMW:
Wash and clay bar
Cut: 5 inch Uro fiber 50/50 with GG Fast Correcting Cream (open to recommendations here!)
Polish: Lake Country white foam polish pad or something similar (LC green? rupes yellow?) with (GG perfecting cream? 3D One? Turtle Wax ceramic AIO?)
Protect: Griots 3 in 1 ceramic spray on wax (or turtle wax ceramic, graphene, i dont know)
Would like to use some similar combo on the Pacifica:
Wash and clay bar
1 step: either use the cut pad with the polish compound, or the polish pad with the AIO.
Protect with Griots 3 in 1
What do you think? Can i get some combo here that will work across the board? Am I crazy? Any tips on A pillars or places I cant get the 5 inch pad on?
Thanks guys!
One of the kids "helping" <3
73089
I have a 2013 BMW 3 series in the beautiful Estoril Blue 2 which has never seen anything more aggressive than Meguiar's cleaner wax. Consequently, it is covered in swirls, water marks, rock chips, and love rubs from life with kids as my daily driver (that's the garage light above in the picture, not a bright LED flashlight). I plan on purchasing a Griot's garage G9 DA and taking a wack at cleaning it up. I feel like im drinking from the fire hose though, and could use your advice. While I appreciate the sentiment of needing to do a test panel, I really dont want to by 6 different pads and abrasive combos. I was hoping to narrow it down a little.
73088
My car: 2013 BMW EB2, lots of swirls, scratches, love rubs
Wife's car: 2018 Chrysler Pacifica, dark grey metaillic, light swirling, some light scratches (particularly on the hood where she chose to store a cardboard box of oranges....)
My goals: get the majority of the swirls and light scratches out of the BMW, knowing I probably wont get the deeper scratches. Willing to do a 2 step correction process, but not looking for Uber 50$ a bottle product.
Pacifica goals: get the swirls and light scratches out, 1 step correction.
Ive read that BMW have pretty hard paint (but not always). I cant find any info on the Pacifica's top coat.
My plan for the BMW:
Wash and clay bar
Cut: 5 inch Uro fiber 50/50 with GG Fast Correcting Cream (open to recommendations here!)
Polish: Lake Country white foam polish pad or something similar (LC green? rupes yellow?) with (GG perfecting cream? 3D One? Turtle Wax ceramic AIO?)
Protect: Griots 3 in 1 ceramic spray on wax (or turtle wax ceramic, graphene, i dont know)
Would like to use some similar combo on the Pacifica:
Wash and clay bar
1 step: either use the cut pad with the polish compound, or the polish pad with the AIO.
Protect with Griots 3 in 1
What do you think? Can i get some combo here that will work across the board? Am I crazy? Any tips on A pillars or places I cant get the 5 inch pad on?
Thanks guys!
One of the kids "helping" <3
73089