Whew..long day with my PC!
08-23-2009, 03:50 PM
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My Ride: 2005 Jet Black 545i w/ sport pkg, nav, HUD
I did my first detail...I was committed to otc stuff so I used Meguire's swirl x and was gonna follow it up w/ nxt 2.0 wax. Well, I have a jet black 545 and the swirl x was doing ok but not great...i figured if I'm gonna do it, I better go all the way. I went back to wally world and got some meg's Ultra compound. Bare in mind this is my first time using my PC. Well the ultra compound was hard to work with....it was drying too fast w/ my pc and it was very hard to get off. So i switched back to the swirl x which was easy to work with as my wife was already barking at me(going on 5 hours now) and finished up w/ nxt! It's a lot better than before, but there still are some swirl marks. Time got the best of me and I see how it would take a true 12 hours to do it right. All in all I'm happy with my first attempt.
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08-23-2009, 03:58 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i Alpine White on Black interior, Sport and Premium Package, Steptronic, Navigation, Xenon Adaptive Headlights, Mtec V2.1 angel eyes,Hoen Fog Lights, Full M-Tech kit, ACS pedals, LED plate lights, CF Steering Wheel badge, CF Titanium trim, OE
i tried that swirlx too and finish it with a cleaner wax afte, r but theres still swirl marks, i dunno if i use a PC and have a different result, clay bar,polish then wax, is the best way to go i think 
08-23-2009, 11:01 PM
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My Ride: I have an 05 545i. It's a manual with a few options. This is my first BMW but I don't know how I'll ever be able to switch to something else.
^^^ Agreed. Some better polishes would do the trick for you. What kind of pads are you using for this??
08-24-2009, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by pyiu' post='986529' date='Aug 24 2009, 03:10 AM
get some solid polishes like Menzerna and you should get some good results.
And Lake Country CCS pads!
08-24-2009, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='986993' date='Aug 24 2009, 06:44 AM
+1
And Lake Country CCS pads!
And Lake Country CCS pads!
thanks,
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08-24-2009, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by lospice1' post='987008' date='Aug 24 2009, 03:24 PM
I did clay the car before polishing. I used the white ccs pad with the swirl x and grey pad with the nxt wax. I also tried a sample of menzerna intensive polish w the white pad and had similar results as the swirl x. Did i need to use a more aggressive pad?
thanks,
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thanks,
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08-24-2009, 09:35 AM
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My Ride: I have an 05 545i. It's a manual with a few options. This is my first BMW but I don't know how I'll ever be able to switch to something else.
With Menz IP, you could use an orange pad, and depending on the amount of pressure you apply, you would probably get far superior results to using ScratchX w/ a white pad.
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Originally Posted by lospice1' post='987008' date='Aug 24 2009, 08:24 AM
I did clay the car before polishing. I used the white ccs pad with the swirl x and grey pad with the nxt wax. I also tried a sample of menzerna intensive polish w the white pad and had similar results as the swirl x. Did i need to use a more aggressive pad?
thanks,
will
thanks,
will