LS1SSChris

Alright cool, thanks a lot. Yeah I feel like my washing method is decent, I've always used 2 buckets with grit guards with this car, so I think my chances of deep scratches/heavy swirling should be minimized.

Just wanted to post a decent picture of the car after the correction out in the sun! This was yesterday before me and my bro cruised to a big car show, was 120 miles each way. Car is super dirty now but I had a blast and got a ton of compliments/looks cruising around from people on how clean the car looked. Glad I took the plunge and decided to machine polish it. Question though, if by chance you get light swirls/marring on a spot on the car for whatever reason after it's been corrected, is it safe to take the PC and white pad with the finishing polish and remove them? I know clearcoat has thickness to it but since it's a PC and not an aggressive pad I would think that it's safe.

Yeah, its only seen sunlight once for about 10 minutes since I did this so I can't imagine the paint being too contaminated, I'm tempted to go back over it in some spots again since it sounds like I don't need any prep work at this point. Definitely will just waterless wash then, thanks for the help!

Sorry for the late replies everyone! Have been super busy lately. Thanks a lot man, I love this car. It's actually my 2nd Camaro I had a 2000 navy blue metallic SS before this that got totaled. And yes I'm counting down the days! I cannot wait! Thanks, that's actually my fathers car next to mines lol. I'll be doing correction work on that soon! I just used the foam orange pad and white finishing pad, I realized it wasn't quite aggressive enough to get a 100% perfect swirl free finish on this hard F-Body paint, but a big, big improvement from before. Will do! Thanks! Actually have a couple questions for you guys. Weather has been bad for the past few weeks but I pulled it out in the sun once, it really does look much better but I do still see some very fine swirls in spots like on the hood and spoiler. If I wanted to go back and work on it more, would I need to clay it again and start all over? Doubt I will, not too worried about it as they are very minor but just curious. The other thing I was wondering is my car sits in the garage and collects dust, I used to just lightly brush the dust off with a clean microfiber and then go back and go over the car with detail spray, but I'm scared of doing that now after doing this paint correction, I don't want to scratch it. What would you guys recommend I do? Not sure if the light dust that collects on it constitutes a rinseless or waterless wash but if that's the safest way I'll do it.

Hey everyone, just wanted to update I "finished" my car not too long ago. It isn't 100% perfect but I'm very happy with it and appreciate all the help from you guys. Took me about 10 hours from start to finish, here are a few finished pics. Haven't been able to have it out in the sun yet but this will give you an idea of how it came out. Very reflective and crisp, swirls have basically all been eliminated minus a few tiny spots here and there. I'm happy with it, especially for my first go round.

Wow, thanks for all the compliments and helpful advice everyone! Feeling much more confident with my ability to do this and also inspired after checking out how clean you guys keep your cars/trucks. I guess the reason why I had one pass in my head is because this car has very light swirl marks and virtually no scratches/knicks. I've always properly 2 bucket washed it and it's garaged 24/7. I don't think it will take much to correct, so I think I will actually just try with the finishing polish first like chop1sc said, but we shall see! But it looks like I need to add Americana Paste Wax and Brilliant Glaze to my collection, I'll certainly be ordering both. I'm always looking for products that will add shine to this car, no matter what the cost and those two seem worth it to me. Anyways, I will certainly post some sunlight pictures once I get my PC kit in the mail and correct the car. Really appreciate the help guys.

Hey everyone, brand new to the forums here but not to Adam's. Have always been a huge fan and it's all I have used on my car, always keep it waxed with Buttery wax and use the detail spray after washes to give it some extra slickness/shine. To the average eye, I would say my car looks pretty decent, however I'm ready to take it to the next level with a good machine polish, so I bought the Adams basic PC polisher kit. Here's what I have in my head thus far: -Wash with dawn -Claybar -One pass with Correcting Polish on Orange pad -One pass with Finishing Polish with the White Pad -A coat of Buttery Wax applied by hand to protect -One coat of Detail Spray to add even more slickness This sound about right? Willing to take any criticism or tips before I tackle this, I will be taking my sweet time with it as I do have a garage to work in and it isn't my daily driver so anything else I need to buy or is recommended I'm willing to add on. Trying to get the best possible results out of what I have. Here's the car! It's an '02 Camaro SS in Sunset Orange Metallic, 30k miles. Trying to get it as shiny as I can before all the shows start! Thanks for any help guys!