Darn Yankee
03-17-2011, 08:53 AM
Hello, I am new to the forum and have done a bit of reading but I have just a few questions, I hope this is the right spot for it, please move it if it is not.
I have 3 vehicles,
2010 Buick Lucerne, paint is Crystal Red Coat. It has the shinny aluminum wheels. This is the wife’s car. It is Garage kept (go figure) and does not see more than 15 or so miles a week. It does have what I call medium swirls in the hood area and one back corner pannel. It was a dealerships show room car so it has a bunch of other small scratches on it and I have not put anything on it but I am guessing the dealership did as water still beads very well on it. I told the dealer about this (swirls)and they took it someplace that had no lighting as I did not see many of the area they fixed. It was a little better but not much, and then much worse in other spots. I am including photos.
Car number 2 is a 2011 Chevy Cruze. Just bought it a few months ago. I have not done anything to this vehicle yet, beside washing. I drive this car 65 miles a day. Its color is Imperial Blue Metallic (Dark Blue). It has Steel rims. It has very, very light swirling. I bet at this point most folks are asking”what are his questions”. I am almost there.
Vehicle #3 is my 2007 Chevy Avalanche. It is kept out side. It does not get driven much anymore and I have a bunch of stuff to do to it. I was killing it going back and forth to work in this vehicle, which is why I got the Cruze. Color is Victory Red and has Aluminum wheels (not shinny). This has med swirls, and small sratches.
Ok, for the questions, Back to car one, Buick. What I am looking at is the Maguire’s #105 and #205. I am hoping this will clear/polish the car so when I see it under the florescent lights in the garage it will not drive me nuts. I am going to try the 205 1st and see what happens.
What is too much time to work on this with the 205 before I give it up and have to use the 105 on the stubborn spots.
Can I use 205 on most of the car and 105 and 205 where needed on the stubborn spots or will this be noticeable when I am done? I will work on the worst spot 1st with it and see how long it takes me.
The paint on this car feels almost soft if that makes sense. Like it would scratch very easy??.
I have never used these products, so if you have used it or something different on this type of paint I would like to hear about it. It would be good to see that deep/wet/shinny look after the polish. Next I was going to use Wolfgang 3.0, and if I have the energy left a coat on NT wax.
My Goal for her car is to do a detail no more than twice a year. She basically uses it to go get stuff at the store and go to the gym, red hats, etc and will not drive in nasty weather unless she has an appointment.
I was thinking of using a wheel wax on the shinny type aluminum rims. I keep saying shinny as the ones on my truck are aluminum but not as shinny.
OK, Chevy Cruze, it is getting 65 miles a day on it.
I would like something that will protect it as much as possible. Looking good would be a plus but I am looking for protection more than anything else. I will most likely use the same cleaners and polishers on all 3 vehicles if I can.
Chevy truck. Like I say it needs a bunch of TLC. The black trim on the top is fading badly, Photo 104 . I have heard of a few products to use on it but am open for all the help I can get. I have ordered black wow, I would like to only Detail this vehicle twice a year as well. Also the painted plastic Trim,Photo 103 it is red in color. I have no clue what to use on this. It looks much oxidized; this may be the wrong word.
Well thank you for letting me ramble on and forgive my book of questions. I hope I gave you enough information on each vehicle to make a good assessment on which direction to point me in. It is not always easy to pick someone else’s brain as everyone likes something different but if you have the same color vehicle and like a product it will get me started.
Also, what about the plastic bumpers. Can these done the same way we do the metal on the car.
Again thank you in advance. I am going to try and post photos of each vehicle to give you an idea of what I am talking about.
I have 3 vehicles,
2010 Buick Lucerne, paint is Crystal Red Coat. It has the shinny aluminum wheels. This is the wife’s car. It is Garage kept (go figure) and does not see more than 15 or so miles a week. It does have what I call medium swirls in the hood area and one back corner pannel. It was a dealerships show room car so it has a bunch of other small scratches on it and I have not put anything on it but I am guessing the dealership did as water still beads very well on it. I told the dealer about this (swirls)and they took it someplace that had no lighting as I did not see many of the area they fixed. It was a little better but not much, and then much worse in other spots. I am including photos.
Car number 2 is a 2011 Chevy Cruze. Just bought it a few months ago. I have not done anything to this vehicle yet, beside washing. I drive this car 65 miles a day. Its color is Imperial Blue Metallic (Dark Blue). It has Steel rims. It has very, very light swirling. I bet at this point most folks are asking”what are his questions”. I am almost there.
Vehicle #3 is my 2007 Chevy Avalanche. It is kept out side. It does not get driven much anymore and I have a bunch of stuff to do to it. I was killing it going back and forth to work in this vehicle, which is why I got the Cruze. Color is Victory Red and has Aluminum wheels (not shinny). This has med swirls, and small sratches.
Ok, for the questions, Back to car one, Buick. What I am looking at is the Maguire’s #105 and #205. I am hoping this will clear/polish the car so when I see it under the florescent lights in the garage it will not drive me nuts. I am going to try the 205 1st and see what happens.
What is too much time to work on this with the 205 before I give it up and have to use the 105 on the stubborn spots.
Can I use 205 on most of the car and 105 and 205 where needed on the stubborn spots or will this be noticeable when I am done? I will work on the worst spot 1st with it and see how long it takes me.
The paint on this car feels almost soft if that makes sense. Like it would scratch very easy??.
I have never used these products, so if you have used it or something different on this type of paint I would like to hear about it. It would be good to see that deep/wet/shinny look after the polish. Next I was going to use Wolfgang 3.0, and if I have the energy left a coat on NT wax.
My Goal for her car is to do a detail no more than twice a year. She basically uses it to go get stuff at the store and go to the gym, red hats, etc and will not drive in nasty weather unless she has an appointment.
I was thinking of using a wheel wax on the shinny type aluminum rims. I keep saying shinny as the ones on my truck are aluminum but not as shinny.
OK, Chevy Cruze, it is getting 65 miles a day on it.
I would like something that will protect it as much as possible. Looking good would be a plus but I am looking for protection more than anything else. I will most likely use the same cleaners and polishers on all 3 vehicles if I can.
Chevy truck. Like I say it needs a bunch of TLC. The black trim on the top is fading badly, Photo 104 . I have heard of a few products to use on it but am open for all the help I can get. I have ordered black wow, I would like to only Detail this vehicle twice a year as well. Also the painted plastic Trim,Photo 103 it is red in color. I have no clue what to use on this. It looks much oxidized; this may be the wrong word.
Well thank you for letting me ramble on and forgive my book of questions. I hope I gave you enough information on each vehicle to make a good assessment on which direction to point me in. It is not always easy to pick someone else’s brain as everyone likes something different but if you have the same color vehicle and like a product it will get me started.
Also, what about the plastic bumpers. Can these done the same way we do the metal on the car.
Again thank you in advance. I am going to try and post photos of each vehicle to give you an idea of what I am talking about.