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Old 05-28-2007, 11:27 AM
Kenneth Ames Kenneth Ames is offline
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Default Clear coat/paint....polish/wax question...

Just curious, can someone either chime in here or direct me to a thread that discusses this:
Recently got an '02 Civic Sedan LX and have been bitten by the detailing bug....enjoying trying different products and spendingME time w/ the car....theraputic and obssesive all at once...lol...
Anyway, wondering when Im shampooing, cleaning, polishing and then waxing...I guess Im only doing this to the clear coat.....So, what gives w/ the paint rejuvination products out there?? Do they do what they say? If so, how?
Also, I guess Im just treating the clearcoat regardless of what I put on the exterior of the car...have a darker colored car, person who owned it previously wasnt too concerned w/ exterior maintance...so, have had to put in a decent amount of time to get it looking sharp....what am I doing to the clearcoat that is causing the paint to seem darker, richer, shinnier etc....?? How does that work??
Anyway, not sure it this makes a lick of sense, but any help or direction to a previous thread would be greatly appreciated.......thanks in advance................
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Old 05-28-2007, 11:29 AM
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Default RE: Clear coat/paint....polish/wax question...

check out the meguiars 3 step thing. thats supposed to be really good for 'rejuvinating' as you put it.
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Old 05-28-2007, 12:56 PM
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Default RE: Clear coat/paint....polish/wax question...

It's what I've been using....1) Clean 2) Polish and 3) Wax...used the Meguires wax, Zymol and just tried the Royale Blue.
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Old 05-28-2007, 07:24 PM
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Default RE: Clear coat/paint....polish/wax question...

what i do is
1. clay bar (gets dirt out of clear coat)
2. swirel remover (removes swirels)
3. wax

the only products i use is meguiars not the commerical stuff but it comes in a manilla color bottle and is more expensive then most commercial products.
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