you need to use teh scratch X first together with DC 1 if you want... they're both paint cleaners, scratch X is just a bit more abrasive. the DC 2 and DC 3 are just going to enhance whatever teh car looks like after DC1 and scratch X...
the pads I use are meguiars ones, so I'm not sure what you got, and there's different pad for different products... you can use the foam polishing pad for DC1, DC2, you can apply by hand... and the wax, there is a wax pad, but its notdifficult by hand either...
Ok cool, well I am going to Meguires in North coast RD today to buy the stuff, R50 each for the DC and R80 for scratch X.
I will try take some pics and post before and afters.
Remember to also buy some beverages - "lemoensap", deep heat or voltaren gel and to arrange a massage for Sunday afternoon.Please include a pic of yourself as well before and after...
deep heat or voltaren gel and to arrange a massage for Sunday afternoon.Please include a pic of yourself as well before and after...
Using a polishing machine so should be too bad. Got the miss's doing the interior and hopefully engine bay so she might need a massage 😂 .
nice, using your resources and also squeezing out some other benefits...
Gary57 wrote:
Got the miss's
LOL - you're only 21 and you're already calling her the missus!!!
hehehe.
veecee wrote:
Gary57 wrote:
Got the miss's
LOL - you're only 21 and you're already calling her the missus!!!
hehehe.
nope, he just left out an "e" : aka the misses aka not just one Miss, but a bunch of topless girl "no-strings-attached" washers...
- have you seen the Gary (aka "the magnet") ?
😉
LOL - you're only 21 and you're already calling her the missus!!!
hehehe.
yip after 4 years she is called the miss's.
nope, he just left out an "e" : aka the misses aka not just one Miss, but a bunch of topless girl "no-strings-attached" washers...
I did beg for her to invite her friends for some fun in the sun, but she turned me down...AGAIN 😂 .
Ok so woke up at 6:30 Sunday morning to get early start.
1st thing was to wash the car and after all the rain it was rather dirty. I just used a cheap wash and wax.
Then I dried it and start with the PT work of using the Scratch X. I did the roof twice over and I was really amazed at how well this stuff works. Not only does it remove fine scratches but also brings back the whiteness of the paint. Problem is I thought my roof was white untill I did a patch and the I saw how bad and discoloured the rest of the roof was so I had no choice but to do the whole roof to get an even colour. I then moved on to the front bumper which was even worse due to all the bugs and stuff which had really discoloured it. I use scratch X on the bad places and paint cleaner on the rest. The paintcleaner works well but not as well as Scratch X but then it is easier to apply.
Once I had done the worce of the car with paint cleaner and Sratch X, I started polishing. What a difference it makes, it was actually a pleasure doing because I could see I was making a difference and the side of the car now looks like glass, not exagerating I swear.
The was goes on super easy and come off even easier so went rather quick. Problem is it is boring because you cant see if you are making a difference or not, but anyway I did the whole thing.
So I am super happy with the results (I will post pics tomorrow) this is also one of the best mods I have done 😂 .
Oh ja nearly forgot the best part of the polish is the tail lights, the polish really brings them up nicely. It look brand new now.
PS: Honestly you guys dont know how bad your car is untill you do this. Only problem is it brings up all the little dents and stone chips.
hey gary
thats great news.
but after reading all that i'm still not sure what to buy, how much it will cost, what tools i would need to do the job, etc.
like scratch x - who's product is it, how much is it, what do i do with it.
is it possible to do an article type post with pics of the products and their respective applicators and a little writeup?
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VC
@gary - sounds like you got some great results... please put up some pics..
@ veecee - if you're planning on doing this yourself, and don't want to spend money on a machine etc etc, then the best option available is the "deep crystal" 1,2 and 3. You can get yourself a bottle of "scratch X" for the really bad scratches etc, and if you have money to spend, buy the "quick clay kit". I've found that using the DC1 without doing the clay bit, makes for extremely hard work and you'll end up hating Meguiars.
not sure what the pricing on the Quick clay kit is, but should be around R250 for the smaller kit, I paid R450 for the bigger kit, then there's scratch X which used to be around R60-R80 for a bottle, the DC 1,2 and 3 are about R60-R80 a bottle, then the pads, around R50 each nowadays, or maybe it was R50 for a pack of 2, and then some microfibre cloths, car shampoo, tyre gel - R80, bumper black - around R80 as well... some cleen green will be handy to clean up the mags and stuff...
The other option is the professional range of stuff, that requires a machine to be applied like what we use on the cars we do... but thats expensive if you're planning on buying all the prioducts + the machine etc etc.
you can just make an appointment with us 🙂 we charge from R550 upwards, and it takes us anything from 4-8 hours...
007zhr wrote:
you can just make an appointment with us 🙂 we charge from R550 upwards, and it takes us anything from 4-8 hours...
now that sounds like a much better idea!!!
do you have premises or do you come to me? cos it would be strange to watch some dude working his ass off on my car for a saturday, while i enjoy my beer in the sun with a spitbraai in the backround 😂 😂 😂
you can come thru to either Robertsham or Lenasia, thats the 2 places we have now, i.e. my place or my friends place 🙂
where about are you ?
Its much better if you drop the car off with us, cos its alot easier and convenient... sometimes we've been to places, then there isn't a hose pipe, or we not allowed to use the hose, then there's complaints of noise from the machine, so its just alot less trouble...
btw, what colour is your car ..
007zhr, Arent you in PMB??
VC like 007 said the Deep Crystel System is great, that what I used plus Scratch X.
If your car is discoloured (I mean big areas like the front bumper) then get DC1 (paint cleaner) if it isnt too bad then get Scratch X. Scratch X is a better product I think, it works much better than DC1, but it is one hell of a job to put on and remove where as DC 1 is piss.
Obviously DC2 is needed (Polish), I use the machine to put on and take off really makes the work easy.
Then lastly DC3 (Wax) is used to keep in "the goodness".
I got my stuff directly from Meguires, the DC system was R50 a bottle and Scratch X was R80. Nice thing is the polish will last forever because it goes along way.
The DBN weather did it again and it started raining so no chance of pics yet. I will take some on the weekend when the car is clean again and the weather is hopefully better. I must say with this rain the car actually beally gets wet, the water just runs off the paint and when the car is standing all you see are these huge water dropplets sitting on the paint.
thanks gary and 007...
i prefer to try things myself so i reckon i'm definitely gonna give this a bash.
my car is is dark grey metallic sx, actually slightly darker than most because it had an almost full respray recently (not even 2 years ago).
are those AC powered polishing machines that you get at game/dion/makro type stores good enough. i think they're usually about 300 bucks.
also - what can i use to get my interior looking as good as possible again??? my dark grey plastic on my dash above my central vents seems to have some kind of residue from silicone dash spray that i've used in the past!
I have one of those Game jobs and they not that bad, you will still get a better finish by hand. I think you will turn out so nice results on a grey car.
For the interior I used Dash (I think Wynn make it). If you have old residue on the dash and other plastic bits you could use petrol to remove it. This is risky but it work, just make 100% sure that you use Dask or some other product afterwards to prevent the dash form getting too dry and cracking.
i know the cloths and things you use to apply the products to the paint are important.
any recommendations for those??? are they also meguiars products?
I used the machine to apply and remove the polish and wax. When I used the scratch X I just used a clean rag, worked wonders for me.
thanks gary...
i'll try it as soon as possible
howsit guys...
personally, I hate those polishers, and the sheep skin on there creates alot more swirls than anything else... your car will still shine, but the swirls, thats something I couldn't handle...
buy some meguiars pads to put on the products, and you can use some microfibre cloths to remove the products.. the microfibre is good for removing the products and doesn't leave any scratches... one thing to remember, one panel at a time, except when it comes to waxing, otherwise, I promise you, you'll hate meguiars...
good luck and post up some pics
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