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whoa new toy! Enjoy!

I think you have to go straight to machine.
If you plan to polish by hand, that's gonna take a hell of an effort.
Say bye bye to your arms man.

Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Polish is a typical go to.

Good time to get a DA Polisher

I think you got your answer.
Sorry, should have been specific.

DA (Dual Action) Polisher.

They come at 8mm/15mm/21mm throws.

Rotary Polishers are stagnant and doesn't oscillate?

You can refer to this
http://osren.com/product/tools-and-accessories/all?p=1

Yeah, it varies based on previous forumers feedback.
But if you have not done it before, best to clay before you polish/wax.

I dont park my car in open areas much thus I may not clay is as often.
If you park your car next to trees or bushes or you have construction going up your area often.

You be the judge.

No specific regime

Guys, how do you deal with stone chips?
Do you buy EzyTouchUp paint and fill the chips?
Any tips on this?

Oh yah, where was that link for the Fine Paint Pen (from AmmoNYC)?

This post has been edited by linkin182: Sep 29 2017, 01:05 PM

Yeah, I saw a few videos where toothpicks or fine tipped painting pens were a good choice.
However that is to be put behind until the unimaginable happened:-

My heart sank crying slowly in bed. Gotta fork out to get it repainted.

The under carriage paint has been sheared through exposing the bare metal.
Unfortunately I tried to polish and compound the top paint but alas, it went through to.

I thought I'd spend some effort to touch up stone chips but I guess I'll just send the car in for the rest.

Await future stone chips for that project

Don't fuel the fire yo..wrong tered.

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Its ok, it comes with experience. I applied way too much wax on my first try as well.

Pat your sponge applicator on your car panel if you think its not enough.
If you still see traces of Wax on the new panel, then it is still enough.
If there isn't much traces of Wax, thats when you top up on wax on the sponge.

1 tin can last you a life time now once you get the hang of it.

Use a DA, it can cut down your waxing time by 10x if by hand

I am still using my first Meguiars Black/White Wax (AIO) and it is only 1/4 of the way!
Done countless of polish/waxing with it.

Haha, I don't even have 8mm or 15mm. Just Megs Power DA hahaha...
Dreaming for the 15mm Clover kit.

This post has been edited by linkin182: Oct 27 2017, 05:36 PM

Side track a bit - Anybody buying anything on 11.11? I'm eyeing a DA Polisher!

This post has been edited by linkin182: Nov 10 2017, 10:39 AM

Lazada ada, Ali Express pun ada

In the other thread, you said you tried polishing. Was it by hand?
This is a tough watermark stain which needs either a Rotary or a DA to properly remove it.
That looks like it needs compounding too so if you're tackling this by hand, you're out of luck.

Send it to any professional detailer, they would provide a better assessment on site.

Bought Clover 15mm with the Sponge package from AliExpress!

If you're around Klang Valley, Sierra Glow is often the go to .

You need compounding with heavier cutting capability.
Polish can't cut it at times.

Bought the black one. I think the Red one is newer model but price also slightly different.
I got it for USD 134 during 11.11! Plus pads n stuff, if needed might swap with Meg's flex-backing plate.

Did you referenced the wrong person?

Sorry, no idea. Get them assessed and see how.