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Glad to see ya on here Robb, car looks great as usual!

Cars look good brother... The gtp still looks great.

Sealant should go on bare paint, after polishing. Cure time depends on which sealant you are using. MSS, needs to set up for 30 minutes before wiping off the residue. LPS, ~10 minutes. QS residue can be removed almost immediately. I would put the glaze on after sealant, and then wax. If you are using MSS, you need to wait 12 hours before layering anything on top, and you'll need to give the car a wipedown beforehand. LPS, only about 30 minutes before layering, and QS can be layered almost immediately.

Thanks for the detailed answer!! I am using the liquid paint sealant. Well I have seen that Chris suggests to do a layer of glaze over the finishing residue to aid in ease of removal and reap the benefits of the glaze. That was why I asked about doing glaze again on top of the sealant, but I believe I will just do buttery over the LPS.

True. I suppose I will only do the correcting, finishing, glaze, sealant and then wax.  How long should the sealant and glaze be left on to cure? 30 minutes each?

I found with the orange/white foam pads, the Griots worked well on 5. Some finishes may only need 4 for polishing. I love mine already. Very nice to use.

That's what I thought. Just wanted to be sure. I wouldn't have gone through with doing that unless someone said otherwise. Could I do another layer of glaze after the sealant and before applying the wax?

Thanks guys. I really can't wait to get started on the whole car. Just got my sealant and black pads yesterday. Waiting on my other package to come in with the glaze and red pad.

Looks good!

Chris, I see that you suggest applying the glaze over the finshing residue. Should I wipe off the residue after I apply the glaze, then do sealant? Or can the sealant be applied over top of the glaze/finishing residue?

Well to start off, here is a couple shots of my car. It may look really good in pictures and in person. Also, has a lot less scratches in it then most daily driven cars, but there are plenty that I know are there haha

Here is my ccollection, got it nice and organized the other day.

Everything fits nicely

Decided I would practice on the hood. I practiced with the upper passenger corner of it since there was a noticeable scratch in the clear from my own car key ... (I was scraping snow and ice off the windshield and I had my keys in my hand that was holding the scraper and when I did the lower section of the windshield, the key hung down far enough and caught the hood... I wanted to cry... A little haha)

I then did the whole hood, started with the orange foam and correcting, followed with the finishing and white foam. Then hand applied buttery on it since my sealant and glaze hadn't shown up yet. I'll strip wash the car later and do the whole car with a full 5 step. But for now, learning the Griots machine went very well. Got all scratches out and learned how much pressure it needs to work well with what speed.

I will update this thread as I go along with the car.

My new gem I got today

Massillon. So right between Canton and Akron.

Hey guys, name's Mike.  Been doing small detail jobs by hand for some time now.  Started when I was 14 with my neighbors 99 escalade. Just the basics, hand wash, clay, 2 bucket wash, then wax.  Along with interior if needed.  I started using Adams' products a few months ago and fell in love.

I own a 13 Subaru WRX.  I actually won the car in a contest held by Armor All and STP. I have worked at Advance Auto Parts since 2010. We were given tests online to take on their different products. After all tests were taken, your name was placed in the drawing. The grand prize was 35,000 for a new car and I won.  Out of the 50,000 employees in the US, only 2000 took the courses, and out of 2000, I won.

I love the car. It is fun and always gets looks. I keep the car polished up to where it takes nothing but a stong spraying of water in the winter to clear the car of all salt and dirt.

I decided a month and a half ago that I wanted to get into machine polishing. So I took off on researching a good machine to use for light to moderate use.  I finally decided on the Griots machine.  I went with the hd version for the larger cord.  I also placed yet another order from Adams for the correcting/finishing combo with the 7" pads included. 

I have also acquired a plethora of double softs ... I swear I am gonna make a blanket out of those hahaha.

I will be getting all of my stuff early this week. Will probably tackle the subaru this thursday.  The car is my daily, and while I do take care of it well, it has micro scratches all over it because frankly, Subaru paint sucks as we all know.  You look at it wrong and you have a chip or scratch.

So I plan on using the correcting and finishing polish on it.