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Originally Posted by sr71bb
I track the car 2-3 times a month so that is what is rough on the paint. I generally do not touch the paint after I wash I because I blow dry it with a 180MPH leaf blower. I will try SONAX however because I did have some concern about the clearcoat durability
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If you track the car, i would get ppf in the forward facing areas to help with rock chips, rubber, etc, and around the rockers or by the rear wheel areas that get hit with rocks/rubber. otherwise most of the car should be ok.
I would at minimum make sure you are using two bucket method, use a low pile microfiber towel and not something super plush to wipe the car as they trap dirt.
better yet, i throw a dozen clean towls in a soap bucket and each towel gets its own panel. once you use the towel put it in a dedicated dirty towel bucket to wash later. fold the towels into 4 so you have 8 total passes with a clean section for each pass.
the pad has as much or more to do with clear removal as the polish or compound you are using. not to mention those bauer pads are probably pretty crappy.
if you use a blower to dry, i would use something like this also as your hydrophobic properties will be much better:
https://www.obsessedgarage.com/colle...40729823412375
you will see a huge improvement with how much water you can blow off the car.
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Originally Posted by Spaceme1117
Whuh! That's a lot of work!
I purchased a used 2017 earlier this year and did a bit of polishing to smooth out a few rock chips in the clear coat here and there. Also, a black car.
I only do Meguair's Waterless Carwash and Wax and microfibers and touchless car washes. Seems to look very nice the majority of the time.
I agree with serper3, I think polishing every 6 months is too much. Remember, polishing is removing material every time you do it. You really shouldn't need to polish but every few years if that.
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You can certainly use a light polish and a finishing pad every 6 months no issue. it will bring back some pop to the paint etc., no issues really as these are very minimal in paint removal. if you try to go after deeper scratches and you use heavier compounds and aggressive pads, yea you can remove a lot of clear very quickly.