I'd like to start off by saying that i've always been into cars, i'm more inclined on the mechanical nature of my car but haven't gotten a grip on proper detailing. I own a black 1986 Mercedes 300SDL, the paint is faded on the roof and chipped on the bumper. There are also a ton of very fine scratches or swirl marks all over the car. With that being said i'm positive I'm working with thin paint. Unfortunately I do not have a garage nor are car covers allowed where I live.
I always read you want to go with the least aggressive solution first so here is my idea., correct me if I'm wrong.
Wash car
clay bar IF necessary (I know you don't clay bar after every wash or even every other wash, it's an as needed procedure)
Dry car
Use a paint surface preparer, something to rid the paint of ALL oils, polishes, waxes and contaminants. McKee's 37 MK37 250 coating prep polish seems ideal
Once paint is prepped and ready, break out the porter cable with a Lake County CCS ultra soft red polishing pad, using Menzerna Micro Polish 3800 as the polish. Then proceed to polish entire car.
(Is this step a little too non confrontational/not aggressive enough?)
Use McKee's 37 paint prep polish again to remove polish
Apply Mckee's 37 paint coating to car (can this be done by machine?)
Final step, look back and appreciate the results.
Proof that I actually own a car, here is picture of my car in the attachment. Also here is a link to the original file https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/...5cd27385_o.jpg
Is there anything you guys would do different or things I could improve on? Let me know, thanks!
Only tip I can give is that you don't need to use a paint prep cleaner after claying, the abrasives in the compounding/polishing step will remove any remaining wax. It's more for removing the lubricating polishing oils from that step before coating.
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Originally Posted by rlmccarty2000
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