95 bright teal

well i went back and spent another entire day buffing and polishing!
and i am very happy with the results
i did a 3m rubbing coumpound with wool pad, washed, then followed up with meguires #7 machine glaze so here you go, the first two are the befores!

Mangled03gmc

iTrader: (95)

Looks good man, it is a real PIA but worth it in the end.. Nice

John

95 bright teal

Yep oh yeah forgot to mention, i have about 20 hours into it.
it doesnt help when you have to compound the entire truck twice, because you werent trying hard enough the first time

Tomorrow i will finish detailing it and i should have some more pics of the whole thing

Frito Bandito

iTrader: (4)

Looks pretty good so far. I take it you were using a rotary?

I don't want to be an ***, but you need another polishing step to get the best results. That glaze is hiding a lot of the marring that the compound & wool pad left behind and it will probably show back up after the next wash. You need to polish the truck again with a polishing pad and a finishing polish to remove the remaining swirls.

95 bright teal

well at least you said something about it

95 bright teal

i thought the glaze was a polish, i guess too fine of a polish?

Frito Bandito

iTrader: (4)

Meguiars would call it a pure polish, meaning that it contains no abrasives and won't remove marring/swirls. A glaze or pure polish is meant to increase depth/wetness when used under a caruaba wax. Because of how oily glazes usually are they also tend to fill in swirls, which hides them temporarily.

LowBlack99

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You are absolutely correct. I try to stay away from any product that has a silicone/oil base to it. Looks great at first then it washes off. Most dealer prep shops use glaze to make a vehicle look good with out alot of work involved. It's a real labor of love to make a shine that will last. That being said, the pics show a real improvement, something like the 3m finess-it white or similar product with a foam pad. Dark vehicles always take more work and effort to look good. bet when your done you'll want to carry a shoutgun around to keep birds from Shi**n on it!!!

95 bright teal

yep thanks guys, this is what i need to know, well i guess ill have to go for round three sometime. oh well

LowBlack99

iTrader: (3)

It's a learning experience don't get frustrated to bad. Look at it this way once you get it right all you have to do is keep it up with a occasional clay/wax as long as it dosen't get any more scratches but in that case you will allready know what to do.