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I did the whole 3 step thing over summer and meant to post it..a perfect new place to do that now! You can also read about this on their website but here's my condensed version and my opinion of the results.
You should probably use a couple sets of towels, one for each step. I split the work across 2 days: wash, clean and polish one day. Then washed again and waxed the 2nd day.
Step 1 : Wash the car and dry it good. Use compressed air to get all the water out from between light lenses and the rear window molding.
Apply the paint cleaner according to directions, don't let it dry. Apply some to your applicator and then gently wipe on the car. Circular motion or not, it didn't seem to matter. Working with small areas, wipe clean with a good terry towel. Just don't let it dry. And don't get it on any black stuff. This is a mild abrasive so don't go nuts rubbing, you just want to clean up the paint and any acid etching on the clear coat such as bird droppings and water stains. It was suitable, though after a few passes, in removing most of the police dog nail scratches in my paint. In another spot, one pass of Scratch-X did the trick as it's more abrasive so there's that to do now if you have to take some major damage out.
Step 2: Now that you've cleaned the paint, rub in the pure polish. This has no abrasives but you have to cover every spot pretty consistently. DON'T pour this directly on the paint, you'll have a slight line that will need to be rubbed around. Again, work in small areas and wipe clean before it dries.
Step 3: Apply wax. You don't need to rub hard or anything, no circles are required, just cover everything and let it dry to a good powder white. I used the Meguiars synthetic paste, as they suggested paste is better for dark colors, liquid for light. It's the ONLY wax I've ever had that was difficult to remove from my hands even in hot water with dawn.
I was really impressed with the deepness of the red, and how much metal flake was apparent in direct sunlight. It really did sparkle, and all of the spider webs and hair-line paint features were gone. I did this all by hand, I imagine it would be even easier and better looking if you knew how to use the right tools. I was so impressed with the deepness of the color that I did our truck, which is the new Sonic Blue and it really turned the blue a shade darker, yet more brilliant in the sunshine.
Days after application the car sat for a week in 100* direct sun at a dusty campground and there wasn't any noticable wax smudge you'd get with any natural wax. And all the dust, road grime, 1800 miles of bugs and bird droppings washed right off with ease when I got home. Most of it came off just hosing the car down!!
Today the rain still beads up and sheds like it did back in September.
You should probably use a couple sets of towels, one for each step. I split the work across 2 days: wash, clean and polish one day. Then washed again and waxed the 2nd day.
Step 1 : Wash the car and dry it good. Use compressed air to get all the water out from between light lenses and the rear window molding.
Apply the paint cleaner according to directions, don't let it dry. Apply some to your applicator and then gently wipe on the car. Circular motion or not, it didn't seem to matter. Working with small areas, wipe clean with a good terry towel. Just don't let it dry. And don't get it on any black stuff. This is a mild abrasive so don't go nuts rubbing, you just want to clean up the paint and any acid etching on the clear coat such as bird droppings and water stains. It was suitable, though after a few passes, in removing most of the police dog nail scratches in my paint. In another spot, one pass of Scratch-X did the trick as it's more abrasive so there's that to do now if you have to take some major damage out.
Step 2: Now that you've cleaned the paint, rub in the pure polish. This has no abrasives but you have to cover every spot pretty consistently. DON'T pour this directly on the paint, you'll have a slight line that will need to be rubbed around. Again, work in small areas and wipe clean before it dries.
Step 3: Apply wax. You don't need to rub hard or anything, no circles are required, just cover everything and let it dry to a good powder white. I used the Meguiars synthetic paste, as they suggested paste is better for dark colors, liquid for light. It's the ONLY wax I've ever had that was difficult to remove from my hands even in hot water with dawn.
I was really impressed with the deepness of the red, and how much metal flake was apparent in direct sunlight. It really did sparkle, and all of the spider webs and hair-line paint features were gone. I did this all by hand, I imagine it would be even easier and better looking if you knew how to use the right tools. I was so impressed with the deepness of the color that I did our truck, which is the new Sonic Blue and it really turned the blue a shade darker, yet more brilliant in the sunshine.
Days after application the car sat for a week in 100* direct sun at a dusty campground and there wasn't any noticable wax smudge you'd get with any natural wax. And all the dust, road grime, 1800 miles of bugs and bird droppings washed right off with ease when I got home. Most of it came off just hosing the car down!!
Today the rain still beads up and sheds like it did back in September.
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