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First Detail Of The Year
time for the spring detail on the SS...even though we did not have a spring this year! texas weather went from mid 50's to a high of 85 one day and bang....summer is here.
i always try to detail my vehicles once in spring and once in the fall. it was time for the 6th gens first detail. after some research i decided to go with Meguiar's M205 Mirror Glaze Ultra Finishing Polish and P21s 100% carnuba wax.
mini review and thoughts for whatever its worth:
wash first then the clay towel. there was not very much residue / grit on the paint so the clay towel procedure was minimal.
Rinsed it off very good then dried it with light spray detailer.
the M205 goes on fairly smoothly. i was not quite sure if the polish stains the black paint on the hood louvers so i taped them off and taped the gasket area around the sunroof. did not want the "white glaze" anywhere so it was worth the 15 min. to just cover those areas. i allowed the polish to lightly haze and removed it with MF towels. I did it all by hand so it was time consuming.
The P21s carnuba wax worked great. it has no sealers, additives, fillers so it goes on very smoothly. The instructions provided are to wax a panel at a time and immediately remove. Since it has not sealers etc. it will not stain plastic trim, rubber etc. so you can just apply the wax over everything. I had the entire car waxed in a little over an hour.
I liked the results, i did look at the reviews and realize the P21s will not last long, but thats OK for a garage car. Next up will be my IOM 5th gen.
I also would like to invest in a orbit polisher....just concerned about "overdoing" with the polisher and burning the paint. what do you guys use (brand, type) and tips that you guys could offer when using one would be appreciated.
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