CaLi
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Finally had some nice weather so decided to crack on with my own Christmas present the Megs G220v2
Last night i washed the car in anticipation of some nice weather today and i was not let down.
First i started off by polishing the car which brought quite a lot of dirt out of the paint.
I then followed this up by Claying the car. for anyone that has never done this before, it really is so simple to do and doesn't take that long at all - the paint feels like glass after going over the panels.
My car was already very clean but i am amazed by how much dirt the clay lifted off!
(the bar was folded numerous times and every time it was as dirty as the pic below)
After the Claying and a fight with a huge gazebo (i lost and had wait for the house to shade the car again)
I cracked on with the machine polisher and some Ultimate Compound.
Was slightly concerned by the vibration (thinking something was up) but after 5 minutes i figured out how to use it and it was much easier.
Swirls were removed so easily - also to note at first i was skimping on the amount of ultimate compound as i wasn't sure how much i needed but abit of trial and error i soon realised i needed to use abit more to keep it nice and moist while i machined over the panels.
Followed this by waxing using the G220v2 and a buffing pad and finally wiped clean with a soft cloth.
White is a difficult colour to show on camera how clean it is. i will try and get some more pictures when the light is right and there are more shadows and reflections.
Last night i washed the car in anticipation of some nice weather today and i was not let down.
First i started off by polishing the car which brought quite a lot of dirt out of the paint.
I then followed this up by Claying the car. for anyone that has never done this before, it really is so simple to do and doesn't take that long at all - the paint feels like glass after going over the panels.
My car was already very clean but i am amazed by how much dirt the clay lifted off!
(the bar was folded numerous times and every time it was as dirty as the pic below)
After the Claying and a fight with a huge gazebo (i lost and had wait for the house to shade the car again)
I cracked on with the machine polisher and some Ultimate Compound.
Was slightly concerned by the vibration (thinking something was up) but after 5 minutes i figured out how to use it and it was much easier.
Swirls were removed so easily - also to note at first i was skimping on the amount of ultimate compound as i wasn't sure how much i needed but abit of trial and error i soon realised i needed to use abit more to keep it nice and moist while i machined over the panels.
Followed this by waxing using the G220v2 and a buffing pad and finally wiped clean with a soft cloth.
White is a difficult colour to show on camera how clean it is. i will try and get some more pictures when the light is right and there are more shadows and reflections.
