AussieCJ7 Member 67 Member For: 16y 9m 14d Posted 02/01/13 09:27 PM Share Posted 02/01/13 09:27 PM On 29/12/2012 at 11:11 PM, MADF6 said: that's pretty cool. I would love to know how they went about things 25 years ago.If he's after someone who's still in the game and in my opinion one of the best I can recommend Cam from Custom CareCare Wagga:http://www.customcarcarewagga.com.au/25 years ago it was all basics and elbow grease. Kerosene was used a lot for cleaning and good quality basic polishOld tooth brush for cleaning in trim detail and focusing on the little fine detail that has a big visual impact. No real secrets just hard workMachine buffers were a last resortThere is so many options for products today that makes it easier but they all still are only as good as the effort put in Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1343820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HYPEDF6 Donating Members 301 Member For: 12y 5m 3d Gender: Male Posted 02/01/13 11:32 PM Share Posted 02/01/13 11:32 PM On 01/01/2013 at 12:54 PM, MADF6 said: Bionic on black looks nice. Good work. What do you mean full car compound and then 2 polishes? What did you use for: - pads and polish? - paint decontamination? Eg. IPA or other? - sealant? Are you planning to top the sealant with a wax? How did you go with splatter? ;pHey mate no pads or splatter there all by hand. This time used all meguiers products (normally use autoglym)Started with 2 full hot scrubsCLAY BARULTIMATE COMPOUNDDEEP CRYSTAL PAINT CLEANERSHOWCAR GLAZEDODO JUICE SEALThe colour is nitro, slightly different and more metallic then bionic. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1343848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 3m 18d Posted 03/01/13 07:20 AM Share Posted 03/01/13 07:20 AM Ta. Yeah, Dodo Juice have got some wreal noice stuff. I've got several of their waxes along with 'Lime Prime'. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1344029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 3m 18d Posted 03/01/13 09:39 AM Share Posted 03/01/13 09:39 AM On 02/01/2013 at 9:27 PM, AussieCJ7 said: 25 years ago it was all basics and elbow grease. Kerosene was used a lot for cleaning and good quality basic polish Old tooth brush for cleaning in trim detail and focusing on the little fine detail that has a big visual impact. No real secrets just hard work Machine buffers were a last resort There is so many options for products today that makes it easier but they all still are only as good as the effort put in Well said mate. PS: hope they didn't smoke around the kero. I bet the old man has some stories. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1344078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj1991 Member 38 Member For: 12y 4m 22d Gender: Male Posted 05/01/13 02:10 AM Share Posted 05/01/13 02:10 AM So is this the right order of steps and products all of which I have in my shedWashClay Bar - ( Mothers Clay Bar Kit )Compound - ( Meguiars Ultimate Compound )Cleaner - ( Meguiars Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner )Glaze - ( Meguiars Show Car Glaze )Wax - ( Mothers California Gold Carnauba Wax )When I had my SS I use to just wash it, Clay bar it and the hit it with some polish and it would come up great...I tried the same thing with my Force 6 and the results where pretty ordinary im thinking its because of the colour being EGO not WHITE like the SS wasSo some help would be apprecaited lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1344854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 3m 18d Posted 05/01/13 02:47 AM Share Posted 05/01/13 02:47 AM On 05/01/2013 at 2:10 AM, bj1991 said: When I had my SS I use to just wash it, Clay bar it and the hit it with some polish and it would come up great...I tried the same thing with my Force 6 and the results where pretty ordinary im thinking its because of the colour being EGO not WHITE like the SS was I wasn't joking earlier when I said white's one of the easiest colours to maintain. It depends on what kind of finish you're chasing but you may want to look at a beginner machine like a random orbital. Specifically what was "pretty ordinary"? What did you notice? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1344862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 3m 18d Posted 05/01/13 02:49 AM Share Posted 05/01/13 02:49 AM I'm not really familiar with those Megs products you've mentioned however your process looks good. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1344864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj1991 Member 38 Member For: 12y 4m 22d Gender: Male Posted 06/01/13 12:03 AM Share Posted 06/01/13 12:03 AM Ill give it ago next weekend and let everyone know how it goes...I found that it come up very dull on the EGO colour and you could see alot of polish marks that with endless rubbing it still didnt make a difference... I had to rewash the car and was still average...so im going to give the above process a go see if it makes a difference Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1345114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 3m 18d Posted 13/01/13 12:10 PM Share Posted 13/01/13 12:10 PM Update please bj1991.... I'm getting ready for another detail on my black car so thought I'd try out some new stuff on my OEM bonnet. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1348848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 13/01/13 10:47 PM Share Posted 13/01/13 10:47 PM needs higher res pics 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/81746-need-to-get-my-shine-back/page/16/#findComment-1348951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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