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aRYip
05-03-2014, 08:35 PM
So I have an silver 350z that was sitting in the body shop for a year, and dust and dirt are all over the car. After I got the car back, I went to a coin wash, just to wash off the dirt, and discover there are lot of swirls and scratch.
So I now want to detail the whole car.
I am trying to do a correction. And here is my shopping list:

1. Porter Cable 7424XP x 1
2. Orange 6.5" CCS pad x 1
3. White 6.5" CCS pad x 2
4. Green 6.5 CCS pad x 1
5. Black 6.5 CCS pad x 1
6. Optimum Compound II (32oz)
7. Optimum Car Polish II (32oz)

Do you guy think this is enough to do the job since this will be my first time using PC.
Here are some couple of picture:

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/aRYip/IMG_8387.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/aRYip/IMG_8386.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/aRYip/IMG_8385.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/aRYip/IMG_8384.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/aRYip/IMG_8388.jpg

Evan.J
05-03-2014, 08:51 PM
Get the 5.5" pads and a 5" backing plate. You will want at a minimum 3 pads each.

3 orange
3 white
3 gray
1-2 red

I would then go with Uber compound and the Wolfgang finishing polish and your choice of sealant/wax or coating.

swanicyouth
05-03-2014, 08:58 PM
Some of those scratches look somewhat deep. It's hard to tell on silver though. I think the Optimum polishes are great. Use them sparingly. I'd second getting a 5" set-up, along with more pads.

Vortech5.0
05-03-2014, 09:15 PM
The porter cable is great and very user friendly. I was a first timer with it as well. I agree with above about the 5.5" pads and getting more of the orange, white and gray.