New York newbie - Black 2014 Dodge Challenger daily driver

[myearhertz]

Guys and Gals,
Excited to join the forum. Had purchased foam gun and chemical guys suds last year to wash my car after winter and it did a great job exposing how bad my factory paint job is. Since it was already bad, pretty much sinned and used the car wash rest of summer.
Now the new winter season has come and gone, I want to make the commitment of paint correction and properly maintaining my paint. Any of you work on any of these modern LX/LC series cars made in Canada that can tell me which level of compound to start with? Also, my ride sits outdoors 365, rain, sleet, snow, and sun. I will have to wash and polish outdoors uncovered as well.

My goal is to get a base correction done, real smooth, no swirls, then apply something on it to protect it. I would the carefully wash rest of time, and do a full scale polish/seal 2-3 times a year. Once in spring for show, hand detail as needed through summer, and once in fall to protect for winter salt.

[parttimer]

I'd get some menz 2500, white hybrid pads. I've used that successfully numerous times on a dodge. For example I just did this car.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/08/afb6d61af9c0d3b5945c30de754577ec.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/08/a0c22217bcadbbf8f776b18474565c3d.jpg

[trekkeruss]

My goal is to get a base correction done, real smooth, no swirls, then apply something on it to protect it. I would the carefully wash rest of time, and do a full scale polish/seal 2-3 times a year. Once in spring for show, hand detail as needed through summer, and once in fall to protect for winter salt.

I'd suggest you get your car coated instead of sealed. A coating is far tougher than any sealant, so you won't have to polish as much. Really, you want to touch your car as little as possible, because touching it is what causes the swirls and scratches, and polishing it all the time just makes the paint thinner. If you coat the car, when you do need to polish it, you polish out the coating, not the paint.

[asalesagent912]

Guys and Gals,
Excited to join the forum. Had purchased foam gun and chemical guys suds last year to wash my car after winter and it did a great job exposing how bad my factory paint job is. Since it was already bad, pretty much sinned and used the car wash rest of summer.
Now the new winter season has come and gone, I want to make the commitment of paint correction and properly maintaining my paint. Any of you work on any of these modern LX/LC series cars made in Canada that can tell me which level of compound to start with? Also, my ride sits outdoors 365, rain, sleet, snow, and sun. I will have to wash and polish outdoors uncovered as well.

My goal is to get a base correction done, real smooth, no swirls, then apply something on it to protect it. I would the carefully wash rest of time, and do a full scale polish/seal 2-3 times a year. Once in spring for show, hand detail as needed through summer, and once in fall to protect for winter salt.
If u dont mind me asking, what part of new york are you from?

[myearhertz]

Thanks for the suggestions. Coating is definitely the route I want to take.

I'm in Westchester, north of NYC.

[myearhertz]

Btw, parttimer, that panel looks exactly like my entire car!

[parttimer]

Lol, well 2500 has done the trick on that car numerous times, it's a patrol car. Here it was coated with cquartz UK.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/08/05cf0478ad27e98e760661eda4a37898.jpg

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Welcome to AutoGeekOnline!

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Welcome, I'm in fishkill in dutchess county. Pics of your car? :-p

I have a couple of people I detail for in westchester, lemme know if you need some help.


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[myearhertz]

Ekennett, just saw your Facebook. That was some great work on the blue car. What have you've been using for sealants or coatings lately?

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

My go to sealants are Blackfire and Menzerna Powerlock. I've been using the Pinnacle Black Label coatings and this year I'm going to start using the Americana coating.


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