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[RJS5689]

I'm looking to get more into auto detailing/car care and have been doing a lot of reading here and elsewhere. It seems the more I read, the more my head spins with different products and facts. The vehicle I will be working on is my 2011 Mazda Miata with a black metallic paint finish. The car is, unfortunately, street parked and driven year-round. The car was professionally detailed (with compounding) several months ago, but I still see fine swirl marks in the paint and very light scratches in some parts of the body.

I was thinking of picking up this kit here. Would this be a good starting ground given my paint isn't in terrible condition? I'm trying to start with the least aggressive products before I take something with more cutting power to the paint.

I was planning to start with the Power Finish on a white polishing pad. I'd follow this with the Super Finish on a black finishing pad. Lastly, I'd finish with the Power Lock sealant on a blue finessing pad.

Please excuse my amateur questions, I'm still very new at this and want to make sure I'm approaching everything correctly !

[MawiPR]

I'll be reading this because im in that very same spot as you are, this people are very nice also i have a Scion xB 2012 Allusive blue and have very few light swirl and im also very new at this but have been reading a lot...

[Evan.J]

I'm looking to get more into auto detailing/car care and have been doing a lot of reading here and elsewhere. It seems the more I read, the more my head spins with different products and facts. The vehicle I will be working on is my 2011 Mazda Miata with a black metallic paint finish. The car is, unfortunately, street parked and driven year-round. The car was professionally detailed (with compounding) several months ago, but I still see fine swirl marks in the paint and very light scratches in some parts of the body.

I was thinking of picking up this kit here. Would this be a good starting ground given my paint isn't in terrible condition? I'm trying to start with the least aggressive products before I take something with more cutting power to the paint.

I was planning to start with the Power Finish on a white polishing pad. I'd follow this with the Super Finish on a black finishing pad. Lastly, I'd finish with the Power Lock sealant on a blue finessing pad.

Please excuse my amateur questions, I'm still very new at this and want to make sure I'm approaching everything correctly !

You have an excellent plan there. You will enjoy the results.

Please be sure to check on all the great articles founs here:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...-phillips.html

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

I was planning to start with the Power Finish on a white polishing pad. I'd follow this with the Super Finish on a black finishing pad. Lastly, I'd finish with the Power Lock sealant on a blue finessing pad.

Sounds good to me. Let us know how it goes.

[Setec Astronomy]

That sounds like a plan...will you be doing this by hand or with a machine?

[RJS5689]

You have an excellent plan there. You will enjoy the results.

Please be sure to check on all the great articles founs here:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...-phillips.html

Thanks for the article link, I'll be sure to continue my reading .

That sounds like a plan...will you be doing this by hand or with a machine?

I'll be doing this with a random orbit DA polishing machine.

Thanks for the reassurance, everyone! I'll be sure to post photos of the results.

[Setec Astronomy]

I'll be doing this with a random orbit DA polishing machine.

Thanks for the reassurance, everyone! I'll be sure to post photos of the results.

Good deal, hope it comes out great!