Waxing, etc
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Le Mans Master
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Waxing, etc
Going to buy an orbital waxer tomorrow for the 82.
What should I do - is there a swirl remover I should do first and then a wax?
Needs to be an over the counter product, like Mequires, not Zaino or anything I can't buy straight out.
What should I do - is there a swirl remover I should do first and then a wax?
Needs to be an over the counter product, like Mequires, not Zaino or anything I can't buy straight out.
Burning Brakes
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From: Kalispell MT
You'll find tons of info in the "car care products" section of the "General Corvette" forum.
Buy a Porter Cable 7242, get some Lake Country 6.5" pads, Megueir's #80, Megueir's High Tech Wax, a clay system. Clay first, apply #80 on setting 5 then remove by hand, apply HTW on setting 3 and remove, reapply HTW and remove. Stand back and admire for 2 minutes then go a drive to show off your work!
Buy a Porter Cable 7242, get some Lake Country 6.5" pads, Megueir's #80, Megueir's High Tech Wax, a clay system. Clay first, apply #80 on setting 5 then remove by hand, apply HTW on setting 3 and remove, reapply HTW and remove. Stand back and admire for 2 minutes then go a drive to show off your work!
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Burning Brakes
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Find/Borrow/Buy a video called "How to use the PC for Showcar Results". PC in this case is the Porter Cable 7242 I referenced in my first post. This guy takes a '60 Tuxedo Black Vette to a nice finish. Starts by rolling it out of the garage into the sun and showing all of the swirls and scratches, then moves back into the garage and turns it into a sweet finish. His techniques helped me.
