id really like to know more about how you guys are doing your waxing,polishing prosess and what products your using.

Basically, Ive always just washed the car ( using a good car wash to keep the wax on or a good dish soap to strip the wax) Dry car good
Then apply Car polish, remove. Apply Wax (turtle liquid wax) then remove, then buff with a wool pad, Note im using a small 5" buffer.

One time I had some build up on the car so I claybared it, then waxed it.

And with my Ford I wet sanded it with 2000 grit, applyed rubbing compound (red stuff) removed, then polish compound (white stuff) Then liquid car polish (once a year brand) then Turtle wax then buff.


Id like to invest in a good electric polisher.

 

if you're a noob to high speed, i know a guy that uses an air fed compressor, so he can stall it, which means he has a hard time burning the paint unless hes too slow or whatever. food for thought.

for just waxing the car.. i really dont like to compound often, ill use a cleaner wax, a sealer, and then a glaze.

 

The process i did when i worked at a body shop.

-Wash car

-sand stubborn fingernail/key/rock etc scratches with 3000 grit or even 2000 grit if its real nasty, then hit it with 3000. just dont burn through the clear. if you cant access 3000 grit 2000 will work but it will take longer to get scratches out.

-bust out the orbital buffer and your 3M rubbing compound. I used a dewalt one and it did the job great. i set my speed at 1400 and slowly went over the entire car. be sure not to stay in one place at any time or you WILL burn through.

- DO NOT USE THE SAME PAD TO BUFF AND POLISH. Rubbing compound is meant to get out fine scratches and polishing is meant to get out even finer compound scratches. If you mix them you will not get a super deep glossy shine. be sure to wipe the area you buffed clean with a terry cloth.

- Now set your speed to 1800 or whatever buffer you have, set it faster. put a minimal amout of polish on the car and work it in much faster than buffing out rubbing compound.

-Now the car should be blinging big time if you did it correct. now wash it and be sure to get off any excess rubbing compound off because it gets rock hard when dry and is a bitch to clean off.

- now make sure the car is clean and dry and in a shady spot, like a garage or do it in the evening. hand apply your choice of wax and let it sit until it turns white and is sort of flakey. then wipe clean with a clean terry cloth. Now your car should be ready for a car show or to take grandma out.

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recommend any personal favorite products?

 

I recently started to use a orbital (Porter Cable 7424), which I regret not using a long time ago.

Once every 2-3 months I now polish then wax. After washing the car, if I see a good amount of imperfections...I would go to work with a LC yellow or orange pad and Merenza Super Intensive Polish that is good to remove 2000 grit sanding scratches and much deeper swirls.

I would then follow it up with a finer polish like Merenza PO106FF and a white LC pad. I usually have to rinse the car off after the polish since it leaves so much dust afterwards. I would then lay 1-2 coats of Merenza FMJ to seal the paint. If I'm not lazy...I would top it off with a pure carnuba wax such as P21S.

If I'm not polishing, I wax at least once a month. In between waxes, I usually quick detail spray after a wash which contains a small amount of carnuba.

Merenza products aren't cheap though, so I try to be careful with them. Each bottle of 32oz polish and sealant goes around $45-50, but I wouldn't use anything else.

 

wheres a place to get a polisher for cheap(in price not quality)