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Originally Posted by bdavis89
Excuse my ignorance, so is that basically polish with pads?
Also, what did you use on the tail lights? Clay bar and polish and wax, or what?
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Yes, it's a cutting compound and pads. The pads I used for the B-pillar are very soft and the compound has very little cutting ability. The plastic is very soft so you don't need a heavy cutting compound like Meguiar's M105, that would likely make things much worse.
The whole car was treated to the clay bar, including the glass (not the B-pillars) the tail lights were finished using Menzerna Super Finish and a green Über pad.
This is a very basic run down of what was done,
- Wheels, tires, wheelwells cleaned
- Bugs and tar removed
- Door jambs cleaned
- Vehicle foamed
- Vehicle washed via 2 bucket method
- Various boar hair brushes used to clean all the nooks and crannies
- Dried and clayed
- Iron-X and washed
- Dried
- Test panel to find the right products to use
- Entire car compounded with M105 and Über yellow pad or D300 and Microfiber pad
- IPA (isopropyl alcohol dilution) wipe down
- Entire vehicle polished with Super Finish and green Über pad
- IPA wipe down
- Final wash to rid vehicle of all oils and fillers
- Hand apply last stage protection
This list doesn't include all the process for detailing the interior, engine bay, wheels, tires, and wheelwells, door seals, etc.