Deke736
09-26-2013, 04:31 PM
Hi All,
I have been lurking here for a while, but this is my first post. I wanted to say what an awesome forum this is, and how helpful many of the threads have been. Watching Mike Phillips videos has also helped a ton! After watching them, I feel ready to tackle machine paint correction myself!
A little history of my car- I have a 2012 Camaro ZL1 in Ashen Gray Metallic that was painted corrected a month after purchase by a friend of mine that is a professional that details many high-end cars in my city. The car was perfect when he was done and he taught me some of the process along the way. For reference, I have matte black vinyl stripes on my car. After a year of what I thought was proper care technique- bucket wash method, specific MF towels for specific jobs, and NEVER using an auto car wash, I realized last Sunday while I was at a show on a nice clear day that my car is full of swirls and small scratches.
There is a big car show coming up in 2 weeks (invitation only) and I really want to make sure my car stands out. My dad has a brand new PC 7424XP that I plan to use, though I did buy my own pads and products. I plan on a 2-bucket wash, plus clay bar treatment (using a Nanoskin Auto Scrub towl- fine grade and DD clay lube), then I plan to move to machine work. I will tape off the edges of my stripes prior to working. The products I bought are from the Pinnacle line- Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover, Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish, and Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Wax. I plan to apply the ASR with a LC Orange Pad, the AFP with a LC white pad, and the PS Liquid Wax with a LC blue pad. Without getting into the details of the cleaning and detailing of the trim, the wheels, and fenderwells, etc, does this seem like the correct process? I chose the Pinnacle products since they seem easy to use and Mike Phillips uses them a lot, so I figured they must be good.
I figured I would test my skills out on my wife's black Saturn SUV that has never had any paint correction done to it since new, though it might be more work than my car. I just figure I would rather practice on a vehicle less expensive than my own!
Thanks in advance for the help and the great forum you guys have here! Looking forward to your feedback!
I have been lurking here for a while, but this is my first post. I wanted to say what an awesome forum this is, and how helpful many of the threads have been. Watching Mike Phillips videos has also helped a ton! After watching them, I feel ready to tackle machine paint correction myself!
A little history of my car- I have a 2012 Camaro ZL1 in Ashen Gray Metallic that was painted corrected a month after purchase by a friend of mine that is a professional that details many high-end cars in my city. The car was perfect when he was done and he taught me some of the process along the way. For reference, I have matte black vinyl stripes on my car. After a year of what I thought was proper care technique- bucket wash method, specific MF towels for specific jobs, and NEVER using an auto car wash, I realized last Sunday while I was at a show on a nice clear day that my car is full of swirls and small scratches.
There is a big car show coming up in 2 weeks (invitation only) and I really want to make sure my car stands out. My dad has a brand new PC 7424XP that I plan to use, though I did buy my own pads and products. I plan on a 2-bucket wash, plus clay bar treatment (using a Nanoskin Auto Scrub towl- fine grade and DD clay lube), then I plan to move to machine work. I will tape off the edges of my stripes prior to working. The products I bought are from the Pinnacle line- Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover, Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish, and Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Wax. I plan to apply the ASR with a LC Orange Pad, the AFP with a LC white pad, and the PS Liquid Wax with a LC blue pad. Without getting into the details of the cleaning and detailing of the trim, the wheels, and fenderwells, etc, does this seem like the correct process? I chose the Pinnacle products since they seem easy to use and Mike Phillips uses them a lot, so I figured they must be good.
I figured I would test my skills out on my wife's black Saturn SUV that has never had any paint correction done to it since new, though it might be more work than my car. I just figure I would rather practice on a vehicle less expensive than my own!
Thanks in advance for the help and the great forum you guys have here! Looking forward to your feedback!