[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by metros11

How do I follow a thread?

I think under Thread Tools at the top you can click 'subscribe'.

[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by Ryanbabz71

nice car. great job getting it to where it is now

Thanks, I'm really happy with how it all came together. Now just need to enjoy it come spring!

[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by Gabhart

Looks fantastic. One step polish? What products did you use? Black is a real pita but when it's right nothing looks better!

Thank you! You are right about black. In the sun it definitely shows ANY imperfection in the clear coat, but when those imperfections are removed it looks soooo good! 10' deep and like glass.

When we first brought it home we used iron remover then clayed the entire car. To correct the paint I used Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover with a white Lake Country hybrid polishing pad. Worked in about 2'x2' sections at a time and made around eight section passes each time. I have a Flex XC 3401 dual action polisher. It is a very nice DA that has forced rotation so you can lean on it if necessary and it will not stall the rotation. After the swirl remover went to a softer black hybrid pad and the Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish. For smaller areas like the front and rear I used a smaller 4" pad. The Flex speed was set at 4.5-5 when using the swirl remover and 3.5-4 with the finishing polish. One periodic spray of Wolfgang polishing pad conditioner helps to keep the pad and polish from drying out too quick and lubricates really nice.

It sure took a while, but I was being really careful and used a ton of blue painters tape to keep polish from getting in cracks between the panels, on any trim, lights, etc. Next year I am going to look into getting the paint professionally ceramic coated.

[bishir]

Nice! I've been looking for a black or grey 1le and you may have just made up my mind.

[rorymick]

I think another nice little touch to the car would be black or gun metal (if you can find them) lug nuts.

Enjoyed reading your thread, beautiful car!

[Traumamoma]

Check out the detailing forum...wax is dead. MANY better alternatives. Best of luck..Peter

[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by bishir

Nice! I've been looking for a black or grey 1le and you may have just made up my mind.

Thanks! Just a comment on black. Not sure about your situation, but our 1LE is not a daily driver and will be out only on nice days, so that helps with black. I’m OCD enough where if it was a daily driver I would have considered another color. Probably that grey!

[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by rorymick

I think another nice little touch to the car would be black or gun metal (if you can find them) lug nuts.

Enjoyed reading your thread, beautiful car!

Darker lug nuts are definitely something I am considering. Thanks for the compliments!

[4mulafastech]

Originally Posted by Traumamoma

Check out the detailing forum...wax is dead. MANY better alternatives. Best of luck..Peter

Thanks for the tip. I spend time on the auto geek forum too. Considering ceramic coating next year. Although, waxing for me is kind of therapeutic!

[Chris C 1SS 1LE]

Originally Posted by 4mulafastech

Thanks for the tip. I spend time on the auto geek forum too. Considering ceramic coating next year. Although, waxing for me is kind of therapeutic!

Zaino show car poLlish is allways my choice. Given polish is much like oil choices...

[S2K+1LE]

Originally Posted by 4mulafastech

Thanks for the tip. I spend time on the auto geek forum too. Considering ceramic coating next year. Although, waxing for me is kind of therapeutic!

I still hand wax on top of my ceramics, it softens the harsh chemical shine.

[carguy55]

Good idea to check the torque on the lug nuts on a new car, mine were not at 140 lb ft