chinton
09-24-2008, 04:34 PM
Hi All,
I decided to pull my Trans Am out of the garage and try to get better pictures of the flaws in the paint that are bothering me. Im sure they are the type that most cant see, but I always do.
My detail process had always been: wash(dawn) -> dry ->absorber -> clay -> 3m scratch X -> wax (carnu-b). From there I maintain by simply dusting the car before I get in it and would wash (car shampoo)/wax(carnu-b) bi-weekly
The swirls were put in by a cheap random orbital buffer/polisher i had purchased and a yellow bonnet that came with it. I was trying to apply meguiars cleaner wax about 2 months after i purchased the car in 02. That was the first/last time I used the machine.
overview of the car: (click pics for fullsize)
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5746260.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5746260.jpg)
example of the swirls that are all over the car:
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5755609.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5755609.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5756263.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5756263.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5758415.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5758415.jpg)
light oxidation on the headlight/passenger door:
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5759388.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5759388.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5753650.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5753650.jpg)
My question about how bad the paint is stems from the product options I am thinking of:
a. optimum PC kit
b. menzera kit or simply using SIP + others
c. possibly einzsett since I dont own a PC yet and have free time to polish.
So I guess the answer/advice I am looking to the AGO community for would be suggestions on which products WILL remove the imperfections so that I may choose what is in my price range.
Thanks!
Feed back please
I decided to pull my Trans Am out of the garage and try to get better pictures of the flaws in the paint that are bothering me. Im sure they are the type that most cant see, but I always do.
My detail process had always been: wash(dawn) -> dry ->absorber -> clay -> 3m scratch X -> wax (carnu-b). From there I maintain by simply dusting the car before I get in it and would wash (car shampoo)/wax(carnu-b) bi-weekly
The swirls were put in by a cheap random orbital buffer/polisher i had purchased and a yellow bonnet that came with it. I was trying to apply meguiars cleaner wax about 2 months after i purchased the car in 02. That was the first/last time I used the machine.
overview of the car: (click pics for fullsize)
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5746260.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5746260.jpg)
example of the swirls that are all over the car:
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5755609.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5755609.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5756263.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5756263.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5758415.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5758415.jpg)
light oxidation on the headlight/passenger door:
http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5759388.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5759388.jpg) http://xs431.xs.to/xs431/08393/dscn5753650.jpg.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs431&d=08393&f=dscn5753650.jpg)
My question about how bad the paint is stems from the product options I am thinking of:
a. optimum PC kit
b. menzera kit or simply using SIP + others
c. possibly einzsett since I dont own a PC yet and have free time to polish.
So I guess the answer/advice I am looking to the AGO community for would be suggestions on which products WILL remove the imperfections so that I may choose what is in my price range.
Thanks!
Feed back please