darksparkz
04-22-2007, 06:56 PM
I just got an 07 Toyota Camry Black SE.
I've used the PC before on previous cars, but this is my first black colored one.
First day, I notice some swirls, well less of a swirl and more of straight lines all around the car. So I assumed the dealer used their automatic washes and it made it look like this.
So first I used XMT 2 on an Edge Orange pad to try to get rid of some, it barely did anything. So I was like wow, then I move up to the XMT 3 with an Edge Yellow Pad, worked it for the typical 7-8 minutes at speed 6, helped, but still some noticeable ones left. The marks were pretty big and still noticeable. There was also quite a bit of dusting, I kept the pad sprayed well with XMT Pad Conditioner, but it still dusted.
Am I doing something wrong? Is the new Toyota's really that hard to polish? Or is it really that bad that I need XMT 4 or maybe a compound? Any ideas, this is somewhat frustrating on a new car.
The car was ordered straight from Toyota, with only 3 miles on it, maybe the paint is still "new" because the built date was April 2007, should I let it cure for a month or so?
All of the above is seen under a halogen light by the way.
Edit: Also, is any of this actually harming my clear coat? Would too much of this polishing actually reduce my clear coat?
And do I need to move onto XMT 1 after finishing off with XMT 3? Or can I go straigth to the XMT Glaze from XMT 3?
I've used the PC before on previous cars, but this is my first black colored one.
First day, I notice some swirls, well less of a swirl and more of straight lines all around the car. So I assumed the dealer used their automatic washes and it made it look like this.
So first I used XMT 2 on an Edge Orange pad to try to get rid of some, it barely did anything. So I was like wow, then I move up to the XMT 3 with an Edge Yellow Pad, worked it for the typical 7-8 minutes at speed 6, helped, but still some noticeable ones left. The marks were pretty big and still noticeable. There was also quite a bit of dusting, I kept the pad sprayed well with XMT Pad Conditioner, but it still dusted.
Am I doing something wrong? Is the new Toyota's really that hard to polish? Or is it really that bad that I need XMT 4 or maybe a compound? Any ideas, this is somewhat frustrating on a new car.
The car was ordered straight from Toyota, with only 3 miles on it, maybe the paint is still "new" because the built date was April 2007, should I let it cure for a month or so?
All of the above is seen under a halogen light by the way.
Edit: Also, is any of this actually harming my clear coat? Would too much of this polishing actually reduce my clear coat?
And do I need to move onto XMT 1 after finishing off with XMT 3? Or can I go straigth to the XMT Glaze from XMT 3?