Today, Amy and I decided to do some ground-up details of our car. The biggest difference in what we would normally do is we polished twice. The second pass was with your run-of-the-mill hand polish, but the first was with 3M Perfect-It II. This is professional grade polish meant for heavy maring, oxidation, and water spots. I would not recomend this for beginners. It is very difficult to work with, dries very quickly, and is difficult to remove. Even after a full detail, we still had to wash our cars a second time due to the residue.
But all that aside, the results were phenominal, even with hand application. All the oxidation was removed from our clearcoats, and a new color was brought forth. Amy's paint mainly just got a new level of clarity, and a bit richer. My paint, however, took on a whole new tone. While the orange hues remain (that is the nature of my paint color, afterall), the brassiness and faded highlights are gone. My car litterally looks redder. It has new depth and clarity that I have never seen in my own vehicle.
If you are serious about your paint, and know what you are doing, I highly recomend this product.
Here are the steps we took today:
Eran's EJ6:
Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
Clay with Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar + Water
Polish with 3M Perfect-It II
Polish with Meguiar's Hand Polish
Wax with Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax #3
Trim dressing with Meguiar's NXT Tech-Protect
Second Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
NOFX's EJ8:
Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
Clay with Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar + Water
Polish with 3M Perfect-It II
Polish with Meguiar's Hand Polish
Wax with Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax
Second Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
But all that aside, the results were phenominal, even with hand application. All the oxidation was removed from our clearcoats, and a new color was brought forth. Amy's paint mainly just got a new level of clarity, and a bit richer. My paint, however, took on a whole new tone. While the orange hues remain (that is the nature of my paint color, afterall), the brassiness and faded highlights are gone. My car litterally looks redder. It has new depth and clarity that I have never seen in my own vehicle.
If you are serious about your paint, and know what you are doing, I highly recomend this product.
Here are the steps we took today:
Eran's EJ6:
Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
Clay with Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar + Water
Polish with 3M Perfect-It II
Polish with Meguiar's Hand Polish
Wax with Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax #3
Trim dressing with Meguiar's NXT Tech-Protect
Second Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
NOFX's EJ8:
Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus
Clay with Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar + Water
Polish with 3M Perfect-It II
Polish with Meguiar's Hand Polish
Wax with Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax
Second Wash with Meguiar's Detailer Shampoo Plus