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This is the approach I take. With the above said, I could not agree more. , compounded with the porter cable through different cuts,

1. wash the car very thoroughly getting all bugs and road tar crap off first

2. strip all wax off.

3. Used a Clay bar,

4. Used a porter cable with compound's of various cuts to remove swirl Marks and light scratch's

5. Use a high grade polish to bring out the shine with a porter cable

5. Then use a wax or some thing of your choice to seal all this work in. Two coats with a porter cable.

This is a lot of work. but it is the correct way of doing this and the results speak for them self's. Do this to your car boyz, and your jaw will drop.

Here is mine a 45th SS (Dark Color here)

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Looks great.

really nice!

yeah that pic was last summer right?? this winter is hard on cars

Nice work, the car looks great!!

Not trying to knock your work here or be confrontational (your car does look great) however there are a few inconsistencies that might confuse the new detailers out there with your technique:

2 & 3. Striping wax & Clay Bar- You can properly strip during your wash process using Blue Dawn Dish soap (only as a striper though, not as a regular wash routine) or APC in your regular wash. Both techniques will break down the wax on your surface and prep it for polishing. Also, once you clay, you're definitely striping what's left after the wash I mentioned. This might save some "steps" as you've defined above.

4 & 5 - Compounds and polish - If you're using PC, you're likely using a polish of some type and not a compound. Compounds tend to be VERY aggressive and really shouldn't be used for minor swirls. Most folks around here like to use a 2 stage polish: 1 stage more aggressive for really bad swirls 2 stage less aggressive to "pearl" your surface to fine shine.

6. Wax and sealant are different products. After you've polished your surface to your liking, you should seal it with a sealant and as you said 2 coats work great.

After your coat of sealant, then wax. Please don't ask "what's the best wax?" There are many and it's main job is to protect everything else beneath it from your clear coat to your sealant.

Maintaining this will require a proper wash technique. Use a two bucket system with a PH balanced shampoo such as Adams (my personal favorite) and all of that work should last you a while depending on your driving and storing habits.

Good luck and hope that helps clear up some of the inconsistencies.

Idk, FG400 and M101 are both compounds I use all the time with my PC. Compound and polish is a really arbitrary distinction IMO.

1000% truth.

This is one of the things in this industry that is a major source of confusion for many people.

Compounds are generally described as "aggressive" polishes, but there's no one-size-fits-all answer to distinguish between the two.

Center caps on your wheels look really cool, paint looks great too :thumbsup:

No that's cool. I was just keeping it very basic. Your right and agree with you. Thanks for explaining it in more detail to those that are less familiar with the correct process. I always like to say. THERE IS YOUR WAY, THERE IS MY WAY, AND THEN THERE IS THE WRONG WAY :wave:

[QUOTE=gmen09;7403968]Center caps on your wheels look really cool, paint looks great too :thumbsup:

Thank you. :wave:

I hear ya, but in the context as originally written, it gave me the impression that it was two distinct processes. For me "polishing" is the whole process of polishing out the swirls. 2 steps, 3 steps, what ever it takes to get the swirls out with the act of polishing.

Hope that clears up that one point.