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I bought some of the new mother's power polish and it seems to work ok but no matter what I do or how perfect I put it on/take it off, I still end up with some smeary marks here and there. I've tried the 3M Imperial stuff as well and completely hated it. Anyone out there use anything different that has good results and is easy to use?????
I use 3M fill&glaze (pink liquid) works great but not to be used in HOT sun light.
are you using a machine or hand glaze? I use 3M imperial #05992 with a
foam pad and it works good on Black for me. There is an old product
called liqued Ebony thats still avalabel at the Dupont store here in my town.
Its black so it does't show in the cracks as much. It's made be cleanbrite co.
Another easy one is Ultra Care Products Super Finish.
good luck, Ron
I like either Race Glaze or 3M Hand glaze. Both work great when applied corretly. I usually follow them with Meguair's Final Inspection.
I use 3M perfect-it III you can get it in a hand glaze or a machine glaze...
Dave Brisco
First What are you doin ? Are you refinishing your paint if so you need to use some Mothers Pre Wax Cleaner this takes it down to the clear coat, removes all oxidation and any crap stuck to your paint. Then hit it with some Mothers Sealer and Glaze to bring out the color in your paint also sealing any imperfecctions the glazing it over then use some either Mothers Fx. syn. waxwhich is synthetic with high gloss polymer or the Carnauba wax by mothers then after that your finished maybe if your heart desires use some Mothers Reflections Top Coat for an extra show quality look. Maybe after a couple weeks you wash it a couple times use some Mothers Showtime To restore everything and make it look as good as it did when you were done
liqued ebony still may be the best you need to run the buffer slooow with a wool finsh wheel. i do not like much of any thing that fills up a scratch. you are better to buff it out . but did like the 3M machine glaze and still like finesse with a finsh foam wheel. i have used the mother and meguairs with good luck but the meguairs medallion i like the best for black . there is not a better color to paint a car and take a lot of time .
1st
Meguiars #80
2nd
Meguiars #7
3rd
Meguiars Gold class
then use Last touch detailing spray.
It will be flawless I promise and I will put my paint up against anyone.
I am sure you will get at least 10 others who use something different
me to .here is my old 18 year old black paint job and will put it up to any one five year old job:D yes it off the wall
Thanks fellas... there were some products mentioned here that I havn't heard of. The 3M glaze I tried was that perfect-it III hand glaze I believe. It was extremely hot the day i did it, i was in the shade but it seemed to almost harden as was tough as nails to get back off. The Mother's polish I use I apply with a applicator pad and buff off with microfiber towels. The car was just painted a few months ago b/c c/c. I've been told to steer clear of waxes on black period.
here is what I'm working with, looks good in most light but bright direct sunlight shows the smears.... there are very very fine spiderweb swirls but they are almost un noticeable to the untrained eye, not worried about them at all.
it is not so much the black but the clear. you have trap the black under the clear and any thing you do you are working on the clear .that is why alot of guys that want a deep black will sand it flat and reshoot it with clear or more black to have it dead flat i like no clear on black and think you will have the deepest paint this way i have did many with clear and no clear so you need to work out the web marks on the clear.
Mothers, Mothers, Mothers, Mothers :)
Anyone who tells you to stay clear of wax on black or any color has no clue what they are talking about. Polish will get you the shine and depth you are looking for but ONLY wax will get you the protection that all cars need from UV light , acid rain, dird and bug droppings.
I have been doing this a long time and work for the leader in the business.
Who evers products you use is fine but make sure you use wax
wizards, is what we use for glaze.
WIZARDS? never heard of it, who sells it?
have try it is ok i think mothers and meguiars still are at the top wizards and race glaze are about the same i think? a paint store near you may have it or go on line see if you can buy some or they will give you a address for someone near you .over the years i know i have spent many $100.s trying new things but the mother meguiars and ebony i think still work very good any thing will work but there is no short cuts on a black paint job
I like Adam's Polishes. I go over the car with a claybar and detail spray, then detail spray and revive polish using a Porter Cable 7424 polisher, next detail spray with some butter wax and a little swirl remover with 7424, then I put on the glaze by hand. Works good for me.
I've used 3M Finesse it III followed with Zainos Show Car Polish.
This was my daily driver. Round trip to work-110 miles...
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Here's an old trick for removing the haze left by some waxes. I used it on Simoniz paste wax, which was notoriously hard to buff off.
Put about a cup of corn starch in an old sock. After wax dries to a haze, smack the sock on the surface of the car a few times - enough to leave just a little corn starch on the surface - then wipe off the haze. The corn starch is abrasive enough to remove the haze, but it won't scratch the car.
Ok well I finally broke down and tried a wax.. first used Mothers PowerPolish... then the step 3 PowerWax.... GREAT STUFF!!! soo easy to use, comes right back off with a good microfiber towel... rained on the car the next day but after it dried you would have never known... Smells good too... haha
I've used lots of products on all my cars but for me- the best is Adams.
And........I have a black car!
Car Wax, Car Polish, Auto Detail Supplies - Adam's Polishes
I use 3M ultra-fina as the last step..im not sure what the part number is, but its a newer product. You will never get it to look as good by polishing it by hand. use ultra fina and run the buffer really slow. there is also a special foam pad to use with this product. I usually use a rough cut compound with a wool pad, then the same compound with a foam pad, then go over it twice with normal glaze and a foam pad, then the ultra fina. i found that meguiars has a lot of silicone in it,,,so it will only look good for a little while.
I've used them all, and I feel that Wizards is the best. Its Mist-N-Shine product definitely gave me some noticeable improvement over Meguiars and Mothers. I don't have black, but have a friend that does, and he won't use anything else. His paint is absolutely beautiful. I buy mine at Carquest Paint Center. You an also buy it direct from Wizard......www.wizardsproducts.com
this isnt the best of pictures, but it has some pretty good light on it. there was absolutely no swirls or scratches of any kind under any light. it took countless hours to get to that point, and trying a ton of different products...but it was worth it.
That is not a correct statementQuote:
Originally Posted by clean94ranger
during the buffing process i always wipe the panels off with rubbing alcohol to make sure all the compound is gone so im looking at what the paint actually looks like without anything filling scratches in, and i always find that with meguiars, it never looks as good after its wiped off....which to me, means that something is filling scratches more. im not saying i didnt like using it..i loved how it worked, but didnt like that part of it. maybe its not silicone, but there's something in it that fills.
3M 06064, Perfect-It 3000 Swirl Mark Remover for dark paint
I've not found anything that works better...
Realize this is like asking someone what wheels are best for your car.:rolleyes:
But it's also nice to know what other people are having luck with...most of the time it seems like more of a science trying to get paint to actually look good.