Hey everyone, here is my first show and shine on DB, hope you enjoy. I spent this weekend cleaning up my girlfriends Corolla, which suffered quite a bit of damage from the rough and long winter which we had this year. The car is a 2005 with 45,000 miles on it and I have taken care of it almost its whole life. I have used a variety of products on it and decided to keep that trend going. Previously it has received coats of Four Star UPP (non PCed), Poorboy’s Natty’s Blue, Zaino Z1 & Z5, Duragloss 105, Optimum Opt-iseal, Optimum Car Wax, and so on. Since the car had a lot of marring and swirling I decided to use Wolfgang’s new polishes, Total Swirl Remover 3.0 and the Finishing Glaze 3.0. The TSR3.0 was use with my Makita with a 7.5” Lake Country white polishing pad. I spread the product at 600 RPMs, then did the pyramid, 900 to 1500 to 900 and back to 600. There was virtually zero dusting. Last time I used the TSR3.0 it was a tad difficult to use but I continued experimenting and found a process that worked. A mist of 50/50 alcohol and water on the pad plus a 1-2” bead of product per panel made the polish work flawlessly. I used the same technique with the FG3.0 but this time I used the UDM, speed 6 with a 5.5” Lake Country white CCS polishing pad. After the polishing was done I did a 50/50 wipe down and pulled the car in the sun for inspection. While the car was outside I decided to use Poorboy’s White Diamond glaze in full sun. I applied with a PC and a 7.5” Lake Country blue finishing pad on speed 3. The results were very nice and left the finish very slick. After 4-5 hours I applied a layer of Meguiar’s #26 by hand. The next day I came back and did a spit shine with OCW and Natty’s Red. The after’s with the wax are a day after the polishing pictures so the lighting is slightly different but still in full sun. The vehicle is very slick and glossy. Enough typing onto the pictures! Process: Wash Clay WG TSR3.0, Makita, polishing pad WG FP3.0, UDM, polishing pad Poorboy’s White Diamond Glaze, PC, finishing pad Meguair’s #26, by hand Poorboy’s Natty’s Red, spit shined with OCW, by hand Before Pictures: After Wolfgang Duo: Glaze Applied: After Glaze:
After #26, NR spit shined: And to document the progress easier: Before: After Polish: After Glaze: After #26, NR spit shined: Let me know what you think or if you have any questions or comments. Thanks for looking and being patient reading my dialog .
I think it look's awesome and the wetness is great, also the correction process too! Great job Bud!!!!!:drinking2:
Thanks for the reply zoomzoom, it definitely was a worthwhile detail. Tonya, I too like that picture, the orange flake looks great in the sun. At least I will be able to keep it in this condition since the weather is better now. I haven't used a lot of carnauba products lately, it's always nice to see the infamous 'carnauba glow'.
Just one coat over the Meguiar's #26. Not a traditional spit shine to get multiple layers of carnauba, but to get the look of OCW and a paste wax. It didn;t have the same effect that I've seen on silver vehicles (nice reflections, clear, yet very glossy) but it looks great none the less. I normally wouldn't apply so many 'LSPs' (for a lack of a better word) but it's always fun to experiment a little. Thanks for you comments Al .
Budman..great to see your 1st S&S post! You got the Corolla looking great. Funny how many products end up getting tested on our own rides, eh? Sorry to take so long to see it.
First S&S on DB...:applause: You know we want more from you...LOL...You have your GF Corolla looking great...Nice gloss....
Vehicle looks great, I remember this corolla...I think :shead: any who nice turn around and thank you for sharing eace:
Thanks for the replies fellas, more will be coming, just don't know when . Nica, I've posted this car a few times since it's around a lot, a repeat customer per se :hug: Here it is w/ UPP a few years ago when the car was new- it is at dusk but you get the idea :whistle: And here is with Zaino:
