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armyxrays · 10-19-2011, 10:05 PM

Just an update - I stripped all wax with Dawn, polished (by hand) with Meguire's Ultimate Polish, and rewaxed with Meguire's NXT2.0 and all swirling / hazing was gone!
I painstakingly went through the polishing section by section making sure I did a good job. The whole process took about 5 hours with a little break for lunch.
I realize the job would have been easier with a Porter Cable and I will invest in one at some point. I didn't have the money this week (just came back from Vegas) but I'm sure it will make the job easier next time this happens.
I'm just glad I got it looking good again. Thanks for all the advice!

nine4m6 · 10-21-2011, 06:16 AM

Have you tried using the clay bar with soapy water? I found the quick detail spray was not lubricating the surface enough and the bar was leaving a hazy residue like I see in your images. I switched to a bucket of water with the McGuire's car wash soap. I run the clay bar using the soapy water as the lubricant while rinsing immediately behind it. I then dried the car. Then I went over the car with ultimate polish. Key thing is the polish is doing a small area at a time. I used microfiber towels for the polish removal. I then washed the entire car again to be sure that all the polish residue was gone. I finished up with McGuire's yellow paste wax. I have no haze or swirl but like mentioned above the wax does collect dust just sitting in the garage. Hope this helps.

Adam's Polishes · 10-21-2011, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armyxrays

Just an update - I stripped all wax with Dawn, polished (by hand) with Meguire's Ultimate Polish, and rewaxed with Meguire's NXT2.0 and all swirling / hazing was gone!
I painstakingly went through the polishing section by section making sure I did a good job. The whole process took about 5 hours with a little break for lunch.
I realize the job would have been easier with a Porter Cable and I will invest in one at some point. I didn't have the money this week (just came back from Vegas) but I'm sure it will make the job easier next time this happens.
I'm just glad I got it looking good again. Thanks for all the advice!

Good to hear you got it sorted it.

techinny · 10-21-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

Good to hear you got it sorted it.

X2, glad you got it cleaned up!

10-19-2011, 10:05 PM	#29
armyxrays Drives: 2011 2LS All Black Camaro Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 80	Just an update - I stripped all wax with Dawn, polished (by hand) with Meguire's Ultimate Polish, and rewaxed with Meguire's NXT2.0 and all swirling / hazing was gone! I painstakingly went through the polishing section by section making sure I did a good job. The whole process took about 5 hours with a little break for lunch. I realize the job would have been easier with a Porter Cable and I will invest in one at some point. I didn't have the money this week (just came back from Vegas) but I'm sure it will make the job easier next time this happens. I'm just glad I got it looking good again. Thanks for all the advice! Attached Images __________________ Mods: Blacked out bowties, Roto-Fab CAI, Powder-Coated Rims on P-Zeros, MRT 2.0 Exhaust, Heritage Grille, Rear Spoiler, USB Port with Bluetooth package, Lowered 1inch all around, Window Tint, Matte Black hood spears, rocker panels, gill inserts

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10-21-2011, 06:16 AM	#30
nine4m6 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 92	Have you tried using the clay bar with soapy water? I found the quick detail spray was not lubricating the surface enough and the bar was leaving a hazy residue like I see in your images. I switched to a bucket of water with the McGuire's car wash soap. I run the clay bar using the soapy water as the lubricant while rinsing immediately behind it. I then dried the car. Then I went over the car with ultimate polish. Key thing is the polish is doing a small area at a time. I used microfiber towels for the polish removal. I then washed the entire car again to be sure that all the polish residue was gone. I finished up with McGuire's yellow paste wax. I have no haze or swirl but like mentioned above the wax does collect dust just sitting in the garage. Hope this helps.