Did some buffing
Racer
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Buffing
Your C7 looks great. The final operations will make it even better.
I'm lucky. I found a local Junior College student who is a car nut and is excellent at detailing, clay baring, buffing, sealing and everything. His complete service of all of the above costs $60, he needs the money. Had him do my Black coupe. Looks better than ever with 33000 miles on it. Gave him a $30 tip.
I'm lucky. I found a local Junior College student who is a car nut and is excellent at detailing, clay baring, buffing, sealing and everything. His complete service of all of the above costs $60, he needs the money. Had him do my Black coupe. Looks better than ever with 33000 miles on it. Gave him a $30 tip.
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Your C7 looks great. The final operations will make it even better.
I'm lucky. I found a local Junior College student who is a car nut and is excellent at detailing, clay baring, buffing, sealing and everything. His complete service of all of the above costs $60, he needs the money. Had him do my Black coupe. Looks better than ever with 33000 miles on it. Gave him a $30 tip.
I'm lucky. I found a local Junior College student who is a car nut and is excellent at detailing, clay baring, buffing, sealing and everything. His complete service of all of the above costs $60, he needs the money. Had him do my Black coupe. Looks better than ever with 33000 miles on it. Gave him a $30 tip.
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After you coat the paint with the ceramic 9H LDC, consider using the Adams Ceramic Boost to finish the project.
Wait 12 hours to apply the boost. I use the ceramic boost on all my sports and luxury cars.
http://adamspolishes.com/shop/specia...oost-16oz.html
Be sure to watch the video and read the entire text of the link.
You will be glad you used this product over the 9H LDC.
Richard in New Mexico
Wait 12 hours to apply the boost. I use the ceramic boost on all my sports and luxury cars.
http://adamspolishes.com/shop/specia...oost-16oz.html
Be sure to watch the video and read the entire text of the link.
You will be glad you used this product over the 9H LDC.
Richard in New Mexico
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From: San Antonio
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From: San Antonio
After you coat the paint with the ceramic 9H LDC, consider using the Adams Ceramic Boost to finish the project.
Wait 12 hours to apply the boost. I use the ceramic boost on all my sports and luxury cars.
http://adamspolishes.com/shop/specia...oost-16oz.html
Be sure to watch the video and read the entire text of the link.
You will be glad you used this product over the 9H LDC.
Richard in New Mexico
Wait 12 hours to apply the boost. I use the ceramic boost on all my sports and luxury cars.
http://adamspolishes.com/shop/specia...oost-16oz.html
Be sure to watch the video and read the entire text of the link.
You will be glad you used this product over the 9H LDC.
Richard in New Mexico
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Fine job you did. This is something I really need to do to my car to get the little swirls and surface scratches off the car.
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Looks great!
I also purchased a used car, but had a pro do the paint correction and ceramic since XPEL Ultimate was also being installed after. FWIW, he did 3 coats of CQuartz Finest after the paint correction.
I also purchased a used car, but had a pro do the paint correction and ceramic since XPEL Ultimate was also being installed after. FWIW, he did 3 coats of CQuartz Finest after the paint correction.
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Thanks you. Think 2 coats will work for me, It already looks like someone melted glass over it now
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Agree, but like the clear coat layer, the ceramic layer can be be buffed to remove swirls, etc., and a little extra thickness should increase the longevity of the coating. Since you've already done all that work, an extra layer would be easy at this point.
Just a thought . . .
Just a thought . . .
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Agree, but like the clear coat layer, the ceramic layer can be be buffed to remove swirls, etc., and a little extra thickness should increase the longevity of the coating. Since you've already done all that work, an extra layer would be easy at this point.
Just a thought . . .
Just a thought . . .
Thank you for your opinion, I will definitely keep it in mind and ill probably end up doing the third coat lol
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I am curious as to how much you paid to have a professional do your car?
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About $1K for paint correction and CQuartz, and it was an extensive correction. It was a black car, all swirls were removed, and minor paint chips made to disappear. It looked better than new showroom floor C7s.