phantasia
03-14-2004, 09:00 PM
aight. you just waxed your car, and it looks great in the shady driveway. you take her out for a spin, stylin and smilin. pull into pep boys or something, park 2 miles away from the other cars, get out, grab a smoke and look at your baby in the sun.
@^%!$! ever see those shimmery reflections in the black paint, especially on the long flat sides of the ep? i always did, no matter how carefully i waxed and removed the wax. finally the other day i decided to fix this. heres what i did. it takes a day or two to finish, as its a lot of work, so best to wash one day and then take as much time as you need to do this, because its well worth it. drive your moms car, gfs car or just bum a ride until youre done. lucky for me i have the 85 accord winter beater.
after car is washed and dried (i use meguiar's gold class wash) start, section by section. i started with front bumper, and worked my way around, panel by panel.
step one : meguiar's clear coat prep/swirl reducer. just like wax. rub it on, not too heavy of course, and let dry. remove with a 100% cotton terry towel.
step two: meguiar's show car glaze. again, just like wax, use sparingly and let dry to a haze. i rubbed this off with the new meguiar's ultimate wipe towel, and this freaking towel is like a godsend. its small, but removes wax, perfectly and easily, much better than regular terry towel.
step three: meguiar's gold class wax and wipe off after it dries to a white haze.
step for. stand back and look. i go over it again, with a final, very soft, loving caress with an ultra soft "polishing cloth" i picked up at pep boys.
i must emphaszise that in between the steps, give it the best possible going over with the eye before you proceed. you must make sure all previous steps are removed as well as those shimmery marks. i found it best to back it up a bit into the sun and look at different angles, before pulling it forward back into the shade before moving onto the next panel.
end result: perfect, flawless black. drop dead gorgeous nighthawk black pearl, no shimmer. look at it long enuff and youll think the car is a mirror, and totally forget your car is black. reflection that you can easily read small type from.
again, this can take a couple of days, but do it right, once or twice a year, in early springtime maybe late summer, and the rest of the year, your waxes will look great!
@^%!$! ever see those shimmery reflections in the black paint, especially on the long flat sides of the ep? i always did, no matter how carefully i waxed and removed the wax. finally the other day i decided to fix this. heres what i did. it takes a day or two to finish, as its a lot of work, so best to wash one day and then take as much time as you need to do this, because its well worth it. drive your moms car, gfs car or just bum a ride until youre done. lucky for me i have the 85 accord winter beater.
after car is washed and dried (i use meguiar's gold class wash) start, section by section. i started with front bumper, and worked my way around, panel by panel.
step one : meguiar's clear coat prep/swirl reducer. just like wax. rub it on, not too heavy of course, and let dry. remove with a 100% cotton terry towel.
step two: meguiar's show car glaze. again, just like wax, use sparingly and let dry to a haze. i rubbed this off with the new meguiar's ultimate wipe towel, and this freaking towel is like a godsend. its small, but removes wax, perfectly and easily, much better than regular terry towel.
step three: meguiar's gold class wax and wipe off after it dries to a white haze.
step for. stand back and look. i go over it again, with a final, very soft, loving caress with an ultra soft "polishing cloth" i picked up at pep boys.
i must emphaszise that in between the steps, give it the best possible going over with the eye before you proceed. you must make sure all previous steps are removed as well as those shimmery marks. i found it best to back it up a bit into the sun and look at different angles, before pulling it forward back into the shade before moving onto the next panel.
end result: perfect, flawless black. drop dead gorgeous nighthawk black pearl, no shimmer. look at it long enuff and youll think the car is a mirror, and totally forget your car is black. reflection that you can easily read small type from.
again, this can take a couple of days, but do it right, once or twice a year, in early springtime maybe late summer, and the rest of the year, your waxes will look great!