dero79

TL Owners,

First allow me to apologize for the lengthy thread, but this is a must see! I have been lazy for 7 months, not waxing my vehicle regularly as I should have been with a NBP. I park outside, with nearby trees constantly dropping sap and spiders "webbin' up" every evening my vehicle sits. I bring my car to the dreaded "soft brush(my-ass) car wash", and always leave with a new sratch or two or three. So after 7 months of punishing my TL, I finally tried to wash and wax it by hand, the best I could. I am a first time waxer, and even tried using clay. My supplies were as follows: Meguiars Smooth Clay Kit, Meguiars Gold Class Liquid Wax and Car Wash, Meguiars ScratchX, Microfiber towels and rags and Mothers Chrome Wheel Polish.

WARNING: Some of the following pics are disturbing, viewer discretion is advised.

Before Wax:


Scratches on center/top of trunk:

After Wax same:

tvande

I'm assuming the "after" set of pictures are in the works. <g>

Tom

dero79

Continued:

Rear/PS Trunk Scratch

After Wax:

Hood Before:

Hood after wax:

Rest of pics after wax:




Please leave comments, questions and suggestions! Thanks.

LacViet

Very nice and good job on removing all the scratches and swirls! ScratchX is a great product to remove light scratches and swirls! Some of us here in SoCal just attend Meguiar's detail class this morning and proper technique with the right products can bring old neglect paint back to new luster shine. Keep up the good work!

dezzzmond

Lookin good Its so hard to keep our NBP clean.

dero79

No doubt, especially when it's not garaged and surrounded by trees! I must admit though, once it's done it looks better than any other color! The Meguiars ScratchX definitely is a great scratch remover, without the abrasiveness of other scratch removers. I could'nt get too much of the water spots off because of it but I ultimately wanted to remove scratches and put a protective layer of wax on. In the spring I should bring it to a shop for the "total" package and I should be good. Next time I may try another wax system, maybe Meguiars 3 step Deep Crystal. I intend to maintain it from now on!

LacViet

If you are intend to maintain your car, please don't bring it to a detail shop for the "total package"! What you did is very good and the result is great so why spend money for a shop while you can diy? Invest in a dual action polisher and few other products such as #80 from Meguiar's professional line or #83 for intermediate scratch /polish, and techwax or #21 (my favorite) or #7 and #26 all for less than $200 and you can detail you car as many times you want with great result. Detail shop either cut conner (hide the defect, remove too much layer of clearcoat paint) with high price or do a crapy work for less. Good detailer will charge good amound of money and rarely to find.

LKLD

I use Meguiars Gold Class on my WDP and started using it when it came out. I love it, though it works it's magic best on the dark paint.

Good job on the detail

johnny--2k

Looks damn good to me!

Nothin beats a clean and freshly waxed NBP!

I10O0I1

iTrader: (1)

nice work for a first time waxer... ive too been neglecting my nbp.. plan to get it wax this spring...

LeonCL

oh very nice, but sorry got a stupid question ... did you do all the waxing by hand or what did you use to help? and normally how long does it take to wax the whole car??

thanks

dero79

Funny story, I washed it by hand of course, and intended to wax with a 10" Random Orbit Waxer/Polisher (TurtleWax Brand, something I had purchased a few years ago for $20 bucks!). When I started to wax the buffer seemed wild, really out of control! I was scared to continue to use this shit because I would destroy it had it messed up my paint! I started from the hood, and felt it spinning a bit too wildly, so I just finished it by hand! I started EVERYTHING around 1pm and finished around 8pm. In between BS'ing with my friend and helping him wash up his M35. He helped me rinse as I washed my TL, so I returned the favor. I now intend to purchase the professional buffer from LOWES, and I need to use whatever wax I have left over before moving on to another product.

blakura

I am now inspired to get up get out and put some elbow grease into my NBP TL. I was unaware of how good of a job that ScratchX does.

Bammyz

WOW! I mean, WOW, WOW, WOW!!

Good Job!!

I have been a "Meguiar's" user for about 7 years now. They make fantastic products!

You did an excellent job, for your first time!

Cheers!

AcurasGhost

I use the same stuff on my NBP. It's great!

Final

Someone detail my car haha