First "full" clean, clay, and wax - Problem

[jlb85]

I can almost guarantee a MY2000 vehicle anywhere will not have single stage paint...

I can also say with fair certainty the paint probably has way too many issues to be able to pick out one type over another. Machine compounding will be necessary to level the defects and restore the gloss.

[MatthewM]

I can almost guarantee a MY2000 vehicle anywhere will not have single stage paint...

I can also say with fair certainty the paint probably has way too many issues to be able to pick out one type over another. Machine compounding will be necessary to level the defects and restore the gloss.

As I understand it Toyota still only does a single stage with their white non-metallics.

Every other color is clear coated now. White is the only exception (I think there are actually a few shades of white like this: pearl white, super white, etc.). I'm not sure why.

[embolism]

If you are going to use a cleaner wax then it will take off the wax you put on. Did you get a polisher yet? It's amazing what paint cleaners can get out of the finish using a polisher.

Since it won't hurt anything and is pretty cheap to do you can also wash with Dawn and clay (I'd only clay again if the surface feels rough) before your cleaner wax.

After the cleaner, then use your Meg's deep crystal or whatever lsp you feel like (maybe a sealant like Powerlock or DG 105)

[MatthewM]

I don't have a polisher yet.

I've been unemployed for a while for college so I'm pretty low on cash. And I'm going on a 5 day bike trek next week, so I need to save what I have for now.

Next paycheck I will be buying a polisher.

[MatthewM]

No cleaner wax



After cleaner wax.

You can't see very well in this one (bad camera) but my reflection was visible on the right side and not on the left.


Will try to get better pictures soon.

I used Meg's cleaner wax.

[MatthewM]

Nice and shiny. Thanks Mike for the tip on the cleaner wax.