Protecting full body respray
Discussion
My BMW E34 touring is coming together now and in the next week or two all of it's freshly resprayed panels are going to be fettled and machine polished ready for the road.
I am not a detailing enthusiast but I do want a decent gloss with decent longevity.
It's a sixteen foot car with an expansive bonnet and a roof like a billiard table- I'm not sure how much patience I have.
I presume I'm going to have to hand glase it after the machine polish, we've got some generic pink stuff which seems to work. Wax? What else?
I am not a detailing enthusiast but I do want a decent gloss with decent longevity.
It's a sixteen foot car with an expansive bonnet and a roof like a billiard table- I'm not sure how much patience I have.
I presume I'm going to have to hand glase it after the machine polish, we've got some generic pink stuff which seems to work. Wax? What else?
For my shame, it was painted six months ago and has been undergoing a very slow reassembly process. Suffice to say then that the paint will have sufficiently hardened and gassed off for me to think about waxing it after the polishing.
Previously I’ve never had a car with fresh paint and I’ve just periodically washed my cars with a bucket and sponge and some wash & wax shampoo.
This time around I’m looking to preserve the new paint finish so I will be using the two bucket method, maybe ditching the sponge and chamois in favour of a mitt and microfiber and generally making more effort to maintain a decent shine.
The painter will take it as far as machine polishing but after that it’s down to me.
As such I’m looking for recommendations for what I should do after the painter has mopped it but before I take to the road. I presume I should finish the polishing process by hand before applying some kind of wax.
Can anyone recommend a novice friendly wax which is easy to work with? Feel free to suggest other products and methods, bearing in mind that I’m not going to be repeating it every weekend so to me ease of use and durability are more important than outright results.
Previously I’ve never had a car with fresh paint and I’ve just periodically washed my cars with a bucket and sponge and some wash & wax shampoo.
This time around I’m looking to preserve the new paint finish so I will be using the two bucket method, maybe ditching the sponge and chamois in favour of a mitt and microfiber and generally making more effort to maintain a decent shine.
The painter will take it as far as machine polishing but after that it’s down to me.
As such I’m looking for recommendations for what I should do after the painter has mopped it but before I take to the road. I presume I should finish the polishing process by hand before applying some kind of wax.
Can anyone recommend a novice friendly wax which is easy to work with? Feel free to suggest other products and methods, bearing in mind that I’m not going to be repeating it every weekend so to me ease of use and durability are more important than outright results.
GTechniq C1 followed by Exo. Don't bother with anything else.
The application of both requires the paintwork to be absolutely spotless (at the minimum use GTechniq panel wipe).
C1 is good for years and offers good resistance to swirl marks and general scratches, the Exo coating will last 18 months I think.
The application of both requires the paintwork to be absolutely spotless (at the minimum use GTechniq panel wipe).
C1 is good for years and offers good resistance to swirl marks and general scratches, the Exo coating will last 18 months I think.
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