Dark maximas: 3M Swirl remover is your friend
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The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it!
Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.
Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it!
Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
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Originally posted by Lime
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
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LOL yeah...it sounds pretty...ahhh...double entendre, but y'all know I'm talking about the car, as I am a gurl. Deezo, I will eventually get a paint job but the guy who painted my dad's Z...his paint jobs are the BEST.
Well hopefully none of you folx didn't have significant others ruin your paint jobs for you!
Well hopefully none of you folx didn't have significant others ruin your paint jobs for you!
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Do I see a review in the future being posted up at http://www.maximaproducts.f2s.com?
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I don't have a dark-colored car... but at this point ... I'll try anything to make my car look shiny.
Do I see a review in the future being posted up at http://www.maximaproducts.f2s.com?
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I don't have a dark-colored car... but at this point ... I'll try anything to make my car look shiny.
Originally posted by Lime
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it! Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.
Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it!
Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
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I used that before on my 2k Black paint.. Worked pretty well, but not as good as Zaino. Zaino takes care of all of them.
Originally posted by Lime
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it! Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.
Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
The start: black emerald, mad buffer marks from a stupid ex-boyfriend's high-speed buffer.
Okay. FOUR HOURS on my baby and he looks so beautiful! I washed him, of course, then I used the 3M Swirl Remover for Dark Colored Cars. BY HAND...this requires a LOT of work, trust me. You have to do small sections at a time, and keep track of them. I used those super-babybutt-soft towels, NOT those stinky foam applicators. You have to rub in the swirl remover HARD in big circles ... there are stages to the rubbing-in (ha ha!), at first it is grey, then whitish, then it looks glossyish...then you take another towel to rub the rest in/out.
The ONE problem I encountered was the front bumper...because of what happened to my paint job before, the front bumber didn't take the 3M ... it looks bad in the one spot I tested it!
Oh well. The back bumper took it okay, but I was sure not to use very much.Then when I was done...Mother's Gold Carnuba wax for the whole car. HE SHINES!!!!! :-D I also recommend back to black for the modling, and don't forget to remove unsightly wax buildup on the door frames.
the finish: one GLOSSY CAR.
Originally posted by RussMaxManiac
I used that before on my 2k Black paint.. Worked pretty well, but not as good as Zaino. Zaino takes care of all of them.
I used that before on my 2k Black paint.. Worked pretty well, but not as good as Zaino. Zaino takes care of all of them.
As much as I love Zaino, the swirl remover stuff from 3M worked better from me.
I'm a 3M *****, too
3M Light Grade Rubbing Compound
3M Polish (for dark cars)
3M PerfectIt Hand Glaze (used sparingly for a quick, temporary shine)
3M PerfectIt Liquid Wax
I use a DeWalt 2-hand variable speed buffer. On rubber/urethane finishes, hand application of the polish doesn't work very well but it's fine with the buffer.
Here's a shot of the rear bumper on my Miata, which is urethane.
You can see how much of a difference a buffer makes over hand application by looking at the area around the badges. The shine/luster doesn't come close to the luster on the bumper or trunk. This angle shows it better.
3M Light Grade Rubbing Compound
3M Polish (for dark cars)
3M PerfectIt Hand Glaze (used sparingly for a quick, temporary shine)
3M PerfectIt Liquid Wax
I use a DeWalt 2-hand variable speed buffer. On rubber/urethane finishes, hand application of the polish doesn't work very well but it's fine with the buffer.
Here's a shot of the rear bumper on my Miata, which is urethane.
You can see how much of a difference a buffer makes over hand application by looking at the area around the badges. The shine/luster doesn't come close to the luster on the bumper or trunk. This angle shows it better.
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