mike1booth Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 today i washed the truck by hand for the first time this year to see what damage has been don over the winter, and too my suprise it isnt much worse than i remember last year which is great... but i do have all the black paint problems, light scratches and swirls blah blah.. and want to know the best way to deal with this, obviously id love to just repaint it but thats not going to happin what are the best ways to buff (compounds and buffers), waxes, clays, polish etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 3m is the best imo. it has a 3 step procedure that works great on black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got vortec Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 3m is good...try mothers or meguiars (sp) there tech wax..2.0 is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04fullsize Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Menzerna, puts 3M stuff to shame. I use to use the whole 3M line and the Menzerna with their specific pads is so much easier and faster. Use the super intensive polish and then the nano polish followed with a high quality wax (I like Zymol). Does it need to be wooled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1booth Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Does it need to be wooled? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedbowtie Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Adams polishes with a porter cable da Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04fullsize Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 ??? When the paint is scratched badly you can use a wool pad to take out the major imperfections. The downside is that the wool pad actually mars the paint so you have to follow it with several stages of foam pad polishing. If the truck has never had a "full detail" and you take it though auto car washes then I would imagine it you need to be wooled. Hopefully Dylan will chime in on this thread becasue hes better at writing out exactly what needs to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) My suggestions: The Flex polisher. More power than the porter cable but not enough power to cause damage by mis-use of a rotary. http://www.autogeek.net/flex-orbital-polisher.html Lake country foam pads. http://www.autogeek.net/lc-ccs-6inch-pads.html Menzerna polishes. http://www.autogeek.net/menzerna-of-germany.html Red moose machine glazed applied after polishing. http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/redmomagl.html Carnauba moose wax applied after the machine glase. http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/camowax.html This combo looks great on black. Also, you can't go wrong with Zaino. Edited March 15, 2009 by SS Silv (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funceca88 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 today i washed the truck by hand for the first time this year to see what damage has been don over the winter, and too my suprise it isnt much worse than i remember last year which is great... but i do have all the black paint problems, light scratches and swirls blah blah.. and want to know the best way to deal with this, obviously id love to just repaint it but thats not going to happin what are the best ways to buff (compounds and buffers), waxes, clays, polish etc meguiers has a new wax and detail kit for balck paint, i saw it in auto zone and it was about 20$, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70chevy03ss Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 My buddy could buff it all out for you. I can ask him if you would like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1booth Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 clay bar'd it today then a few steps of cleaner wax polish and glaze wax so its good for now hopefully nit just a temp fix like in the past... we shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 clay bar'd it today then a few steps of cleaner wax polish and glaze wax so its good for now hopefully nit just a temp fix like in the past... we shall see If you didn't use a high speed polisher, it will be just a temp fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1booth Posted March 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 If you didn't use a high speed polisher, it will be just a temp fix. yea im thinking im going to have to make an investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1SSS Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Just like SS Silv said, unless you have a buffer or professional detailer go at with the right tools, it is just going to show back up once the wax coat is almost gone. I noticed that on my truck and just keep waxing it 3-4 times a year with double coats. I know Ben was telling me he knew a guy that was great with black paint in the wu, you might want to go that route or with Jesse's guy. Im 110 percent jealous of how nice SS Silv truck looks, they get alot more snow than we do and his truck looks mint. Edited March 16, 2009 by 03maSSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 yea im thinking im going to have to make an investment You will not be disapointed with the flex. If used right, it will have far more correction capabilities than the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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