Adam

Right on Dave and welcome!!   I'm smiling as I type here, wishing I had a C7 to hit our local mountain roads.......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......
 
Congrats on a great car, and what color is yours?  Our friends have much answered your questions here, and indeed, the new clear on the C7 does come back easier than the C6 did.
 
Always start with the White Foam Pad and the Paint Finishing Polish, if you are looking good.  If that doesn't do the trick, work your way up to the Orange Foam, and if you still don't see perfection, the Orange Microfiber.  It's all based on the amount of minor surface conditions.
 
Thanks and again, Welcome!

Hi Ben!  Thanks for your business, and more, your service!  We have a handful of team members and forum members who all seem to have 1yr old kiddos, myself included!
 
Good times, and we feel blessed beyond belief with the family additions.
 
Again, thanks, and we are happy to have you.

Ryan, don't give up!  Achieving a near-flawless finish on your SRT8 is very much possible.  How much pressure are you applying to the handle of the Cyclo?  Have you been using the Pad Conditioning Brush to regularly bring the Microfiber Polishing Pads back to shape?
 
I'm also happy to talk about this with you on the phone, and walk you through personally.  We don't have many unsatisfied users of this Cyclo/ Pad/ Polishing system, and I'd be happy to help you through this process.
 
Email me your phone number, and a good time to call you.  I have church from 11AM - 1PM PST today, otherwise, I'm available.
 
Thanks Ryan! adam@adamspolishes.com

Ryan, don't give up!  Achieving a near-flawless finish on your SRT8 is very much possible.  How much pressure are you applying to the handle of the Cyclo?  Have you been using the Pad Conditioning Brush to regularly bring the Microfiber Polishing Pads back to shape?
 
I'm also happy to talk about this with you on the phone, and walk you through personally.  We don't have many unsatisfied users of this Cyclo/ Pad/ Polishing system, and I'd be happy to help you through this process.
 
Email me your phone number, and a good time to call you.  I have church from 11AM - 1PM PST today, otherwise, I'm available.
 
Thanks Ryan! adam@adamspolishes.com

Ryan, don't give up!  Achieving a near-flawless finish on your SRT8 is very much possible.  How much pressure are you applying to the handle of the Cyclo?  Have you been using the Pad Conditioning Brush to regularly bring the Microfiber Polishing Pads back to shape?
 
I'm also happy to talk about this with you on the phone, and walk you through personally.  We don't have many unsatisfied users of this Cyclo/ Pad/ Polishing system, and I'd be happy to help you through this process.
 
Email me your phone number, and a good time to call you.  I have church from 11AM - 1PM PST today, otherwise, I'm available.
 
Thanks Ryan! adam@adamspolishes.com

Ryan,
I uploaded the old Adams Detailing Guide to my site so you can get a copy if you want. Just let it load up and then you can save a copy of it. It is a PDF file. You can get it here at this link. Adams Detail Guide - Old Version
 
Some things have changed but it might help you recognize more steps a little easier.
 
Ron

When machine polishing, you always want to do a test area first in order to determine which combination of products and pads will get you the results you are after. This will save you a ton of time and help you "learn" your car's paint finish. Pick an area that's easy to get to like the trunk lid or the hood, and polish a 2'x2' area. Do the entire two step process to this one area. If you removed the imperfections to your satisfaction, then great! Now you know the technique that you need to replicate over the entire car. If not, don't get discouraged. Sometimes the hardness of your clearcoat will require more than one pass. I would start your test area using the foam pads, since they are less aggressive than the microfiber pads. If the foam pads remove your swirls, great. If not, give it another try, but with the microfiber pads instead. This is why we do the test area - it would absolutely suck to do the entire car only to realize it wasn't done the right way. Every car is different, so what may work for me may not work for you and vice versa. If you haven't already, I recommend watching the machine polishing videos a few times to get an idea of how much product to use, how to move the polisher, etc.
 
In regards to the steps, there is no real right or wrong answer, as long as PCP and the orange pads are done first, and PFP and the white pads are done second. It completely depends on your situation. Is this a car that sits in the garage, or is it your daily driver? If your car is going to be spending the next week or so in the garage, then you can do the first step (orange) to the entire car (after "learning" your paint first, of course ) followed by the second step (white). Stop whenever you get tired, or need to clean your pads, and just remember what you've already done and where you left off. If your car is not in a garage or you will be driving it often, such as in my case, I did my correction panel by panel - orange on the entire door, then white on the entire door, then sealant on the entire door, then move onto the next panel. Since I was limited due to time and weather, I wanted to get each panel completely corrected and protected before moving onto the next, so I could have the option to stop after each panel was finished. I did three panels a day over the course of four days.
 
After your polishing is done, the first thing would be sealant. Sealants bond to the paint, compared to wax which just "sits" on top. Sealants last longer than wax, so you want your most durable and longest-lasting form of protectant to go right on top of your hard work. The proper order is sealant -> glaze -> wax. Of course, you can omit any of them if you wish, just as long as they are in that order.
 
Congratulations on your purchases, welcome to the forum, and do not hesitate to ask for clarification on anything I've said. I'm sure others will offer suggestions as well.
 
Bed time 

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Hi, my name is Adam, and I'm incredibly OCD, shine crazy, and derive most of my therapy in the garage or shop making things shiny.  Eventually made a company around the obsession, and one day, it may all work out, but for now, my work is my rehab.

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

BIG NEWS!  Well, not really.....  Our Metal Polishing Towels are being used for everything, so we re-named them.  Hello All Purpose Microfiber Towels!  Also, I knocked the price down a few bucks.....
 
http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-840-adams-all-purpose-microfiber-towels-2pk.aspx
 

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Hi, my name is Adam, and I'm incredibly OCD, shine crazy, and derive most of my therapy in the garage or shop making things shiny.  Eventually made a company around the obsession, and one day, it may all work out, but for now, my work is my rehab.

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Thanks Dave! For the record, our extended hours are being covered by our awesome man Ben Stanley, who works from home in Washington State! They have a beautiful 9-month-old girl, so don't be surprised if you hear munchkin noises in the background on weekends!

Hi, my name is Adam, and I'm incredibly OCD, shine crazy, and derive most of my therapy in the garage or shop making things shiny.  Eventually made a company around the obsession, and one day, it may all work out, but for now, my work is my rehab.

I LOVE TANGERINE SCREAM!  There, I said it.....let the therapy begin...
 
Welcome to the family Patrick.  Our local Snap On tool driver has  your car, in your color, and I love it!

Hi, my name is Adam, and I'm incredibly OCD, shine crazy, and derive most of my therapy in the garage or shop making things shiny.  Eventually made a company around the obsession, and one day, it may all work out, but for now, my work is my rehab.

So friends, our supplier of the Single Softs had some issues in their plant.  We started promoting and offering the Borderless Blues to offer a great towel in the same price point. 
 
Don't rule out the Singles just yet......stay tuned!!

I LOVE TANGERINE SCREAM!  There, I said it.....let the therapy begin...
 
Welcome to the family Patrick.  Our local Snap On tool driver has  your car, in your color, and I love it!

New Units will be completely different, so the old ones will have only one thing in common with the new:  MADE IN THE USA!!!