us11csalyer Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I bought the Meguiar's goldclass carnuba plus prem paste wax. Is it okay to swirl it on with the supplied pad or should I do straight lines? Also how long should I let this stuff dry before buffing off with a 100% cotton cloth? I tried it just on the hood but don't think I let it dry long enough. The shine or mirror effect didn't improve from how it was before I waxed but I did notice water beads a lot more into finer beads when i washed it a few days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_bova Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 you can swirl it on or do straight lines, doesn't matter, just make sure they are even coats. a good test to see if it is ready to come off is to use your finger and wipe a spot and if it smears it isn't ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I bought the Meguiar's polish and the ball that attaches to my drill. I did a few spots with just polish and it wasn't a big improvement but it def looks better. I hope when I do it completely with wax afterwards I'll have that mirror/wet look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_bova Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 you aren't going to get good results with that ball. if you want good results get yourself a dual action polisher like porter cable, griot's garage, or meguiars. My favorite out of those 3 is the griot's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I got a polisher/buffing pad that attaches to my drill from O'Reilys and it is making the somewhat dull areas much more sharp. The whole car has a deeper look to it if that makes sense to you. About to apply the Mequiar's goldclass carnauba plus paste wax. Doing the polish I went through both of my drill batteries. I think at first I was using too much polish in one area. Started to thin out the polish and spread it more and the number of micro cloths i went through to do final wipe went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I got a polisher/buffing pad that attaches to my drill from O'Reilys and it is making the somewhat dull areas much more sharp. The whole car has a deeper look to it if that makes sense to you. About to apply the Mequiar's goldclass carnauba plus paste wax. Doing the polish I went through both of my drill batteries. I think at first I was using too much polish in one area. Started to thin out the polish and spread it more and the number of micro cloths i went through to do final wipe went down. I don't think that's what the polishing ball is made for - you really need a DA polisher with the right pads and a lot of experience. You can burn through your clearcoat very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_bova Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 yeah you shouldn't be using a drill to polish, one as you stated you have to keep changing batteries and two as akirby said you can burn through your paint. Get a DA polisher and save yourself lots of time. You should go to autogeek.net or some kind of detailing site and learn more before you do something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah, I stopped polishing for now and put wax on by hand and removed it by hand. I did use the mini-power ball on the rims and they look like mirrors now. Did the same to the grill. Very happy with how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I checked the car with a light for swirl marks and there isn't any. Prob wasn't any to begin with lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Keep the drill for you wheels only. You were given some good advice to go to Autogeekonline.net. They have some great videos for beginners and Mike Phillips (who's in charge of training) has a book for sale too. You will see me on there with the same username. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
us11csalyer Posted April 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 We just got back from vacation and I just took the car to a local small business detailing shop. It doesn't look different from what I did. The shop said the Edge is still in excellent shape other than a few small paint chips from highway driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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