Anyone with tips on polishing?

[Nathan in MI]

Wow, and I thought my Lincoln shined up pretty good...

[Mr. Land Yacht]

WOW Nate!
what did you do to eet?

[Nathan in MI]

Just waxed it with Nu Finish. Nothing complex. Paint's just in good shape is all.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

yea, sure is nice..great job mang.
your face looks a lot different in that pic from when I saw you...something gray in the middle of it.

[phayzer5]

it's the metallics that were clearcoat.....the clear is peeling off of mine and gadgets townys

And my TC

[Rojas109]

UPDATE!!!

i only did the trunk cause i started to late. the sun was about to hit my trunk when i got done. it ain't the best job but i never have done this before. was kinda scared i would ruin it. anyways pictures speak louder than words so here ya go. the before and after shoot. i used turtle mild polish, sracth x and cleaner wax. and just a quick ? do i have to put on a regular wax? i sill dont know what cleaner wax is...

[Mr. Land Yacht]

WOW
that really did make a difference!
really brought out the metallic shine in the paint.
no, you dont have to put on more Wax...Cleaner Wax is regular wax with some polishing agents in it....IIRC.

I just did some ScratchX and Cleaner Wax treatment to MAGNA's hood/trunk/top last nite..took me about 2hrs.
its really cloudy today, so I'll wait for some sun before I snap some pics.

[P72Ford]

I just waxed mine tonight... Meguair's 26 Hi Tech yallow wax. great stuff. Very easy to apply. I usually use a cleaner wax, but I didn't have any/ didn't feel like getting any.

Also, I seem to have some hardwater spots on it now too unfortunately.

[Rojas109]

I just waxed mine tonight... Meguair's 26 Hi Tech yallow wax. great stuff. Very easy to apply. I usually use a cleaner wax, but I didn't have any/ didn't feel like getting any.

Also, I seem to have some hardwater spots on it now too unfortunately.

http://autodetail-school.com/detail-tips/hard-water-spots.html

and thanks Colin. hopefully you can upload some pics later today. i wanna see that beast that you have all polished up.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

its not sunny out today at all...it sux....but when the sun hits it, my camera will too.

I see you still have some oxidation the trunk...still A LOT better than before...no question there.

[P72Ford]

thanks for the link Rojas...

[Rojas109]

its not sunny out today at all...it sux....but when the sun hits it, my camera will too.

I see you still have some oxidation the trunk...still A LOT better than before...no question there.

yeah. about that... i ran out of time. i did focused on those oxidation spots but since i didn't start early enough the sun was approaching my trunk. and if a ask our garage is full of junk. (if ya note one of the pic you can c a B18A1 block and head) so i rushed it.

and P72Ford. the "splash" is just white distilled vinegar.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

if you don't mind Rojas, I'm gonna jack your thread for a post.

it got nice and sunny out today...so I took some pics for you and Drock to see how hard I worked on it....used the ScratchX and then the Cleaner Wax(Meguiars).


closeup of the hood

Here's the Top


and a full pic...


for full res pics...you can see them on my supermotors page here...they're the last pics on there.

http://www.supermotors.net/mygarage/content.php?id=11285&sID=31381

[drock96marquis]

Wow, that came out excellent Rojas and Colin!



So, were you satisfied with the results using the scratch x by hand followed with the cleaner wax as I mentioned, Colin? It sure looks good on this end!

Oh, and if you want it to pop even more put a coat of that deep crystal #2 polish you have in the trunk over the cleaner wax, and last a coat of the deep crystal #3 wax (similar to #24 mentioned before, you don't need to do the whole car with the polish and wax toppers, just the upper half really.) - then it should really pop, as much as a non-metallic light color can that is!

[86VickyLX]

if you don't mind Rojas, I'm gonna jack your thread for a post.

it got nice and sunny out today...so I took some pics for you and Drock to see how hard I worked on it....used the ScratchX and then the Cleaner Wax(Meguiars).


closeup of the hood

Here's the Top


and a full pic...


for full res pics...you can see them on my supermotors page here...they're the last pics on there.
http://www.supermotors.net/mygarage/...1285&sID=31381

Really jealous really clean.