Dale_K
New Member
I just bought a 2000 SI last week and I posted a few pics in another thread. While the car is in basically great shape (owned by a retired doctor since new), the paint had been neglected. At first I tried to bring back the shine using my old random orbital polisher but it didn't work very well. All the detailing advice on the web said you need a high speed buffer to attack neglected paint so I stopped by a Sherwin Williams store that sells automotive finishing products to body shops and they had a Makita buffer on sale. This is the buffer I bought, a model 9227C. It came with the storage bag and 2 pads. I bought a third 3M pad for swirl removal.
So all day yesterday I buffed the car with Meguiars Ulitimate Compound to get the dead layer out of the clear coat. It worked perfectly for that task and helped quite a bit with some scratches, although it didn't take out all of them. After the compound I used a glaze I had laying around that I bought a long time ago at the Harley dealer. Eventually I ran out of the glaze and switched to Meguiars SwirlX. Here are a few pictures of the car. I think it turned out pretty good. Technically speaking I didn't need to take a picture in the garage but otherwise I couldn't have included my Corvette.
So all day yesterday I buffed the car with Meguiars Ulitimate Compound to get the dead layer out of the clear coat. It worked perfectly for that task and helped quite a bit with some scratches, although it didn't take out all of them. After the compound I used a glaze I had laying around that I bought a long time ago at the Harley dealer. Eventually I ran out of the glaze and switched to Meguiars SwirlX. Here are a few pictures of the car. I think it turned out pretty good. Technically speaking I didn't need to take a picture in the garage but otherwise I couldn't have included my Corvette.
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