cvega666 wrote:was it badly faded
? mine is going bad really fast, need to do something about it
- give us a quick walkthrough
yeah it was nearly pink! hehe
i dont have before
/ during
/ after photos im afraid but here is a step by step of what i did:
i dont have an electric polisher, so it was all done by hand.
I do have a
"various pads velcroed to a handle" type thing though that i used.
Stage 1:
Using a foam pad, very damp
(not dripping) apply a big gloop of G3 to the pad and splodge it around the panel.
then start rubbing, and rubbing, and rubbing, and rubbing.
.
.
.
.
When happy with the finish on a panel, wipe off exceess and move to next panel.
Make sure you keep the foram pad wet.
i found circular motions the best at this stage.
Stage 2:
with all panels G3'd by hand, wash car
(i used a jet wash at local garage to make sure i got the G3 out of all the nooks and crannies)
and dry, thoroughly
Stage 3:
Clay bar, wash, clay bar again, wash again
Stage 4:
Apply Meguires stage 1 paint cleaner, then polish with Meguires stage 2
(i polished each panel at least twice, use long side to side movements at this stage), then washed and dried again
Stage 5:
Used Simonize Diamond Hard polish, two coats over entire car.
side to side movements.
buff to the best shine possible with a microfibre
Stage 6:
Meguires Stage 3 carnauba wax
(its a pure wax
- no polishing agents).
Apply with a soft cloth
(not a pad!), something like a microfibre
/ clean duster is fine.
really work it into the paint.
do 3 panels at a time and then buff
, in the order you did them.
Allow to cure for a couple of hours then wax again, then again, then again.
It is much better to do the polishing and waxing stages in the shade!
Stage 7:
Applied Autoglym glass polish to all windows, buffed, then applied carnauba wax to side and rear windows.
I dont like water beading on my windscreen, so i regularly T-Cut it to remove any wax residues and keep it chemically clean.
T-Cut does not scratch glass!
You will see that i didnt spend any significant money to achieve this, each meguires
"stage" is about
£8 at halfords, and the simonize polish is about
£4 at tesco.
just need a lot of cl;oths
/ dusters.
i did all this in a day!
(i have brilliant arm endurance due to my job)
after you are happy, it should be a simple case of wash
/ wax top up when required!
hope this helps
