Hello all,
My name is Blake and I have been reading/learning through this forum for the past few months on how to correctly machine polish. I have had my detailing supplies for a long time and have yet to use them. I originally wanted to detail my girlfriend's 2013 Kia Forte Koup, but she wont let me have it for a day to do it haha! So instead, I decided to test out my brand new PC7424XP and Adam's polishes on my pile of junk. I own a 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT that is daily driven 100 miles and I bought it off my brother about 2 years ago. Now my brother had told me the previous owner had washed the car with Dawn dishsoap bi-weekly and had "ruined" the paint job because of it. So he rarely washed it due to this and was only concerned about the drivability. So, when I bought the car I took over his mindset and rarely washed it due to it being a to and from work car. Now in my opinion, the paint on this car is as bad as I've ever seen. I've probably washed a thousand cars at my old job, and rarely saw a condition like this. When you rub your hand over the paint, it feels like 1500 grit sand paper. So with all the 50/50 shots I see most people doing with there cars and how my paint job compared to their's, I never even thought to try and machine polish it. But I've been so anxious to test out Adam's polishes, I went ahead and did a 50/50 shot of the hood. I had about an hour of time to do this, so I washed the hood, clayed it with Adam's clay and machine polished. Also, I refinished my headlights with Adam's polishes and a 4" pad. Pictures of results below.
You can actually see the first 2x2 section I buffed and how it turned out.
Pad/Polish used: Orange Pad/Swirl and Haze Remover
Another picture of the results. Absolutely incredible. Thank you Adam's Polishes!
This is how the headlights looked as is.
Finished results