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[Gramps]

The 3-steps of 1) removing swirls and haze, 2) polish to high gloss, and 3) paint protection....are common with any vendor or product line.

But I have to say that this is ONLY for paint that is in bad condition to start with. You certainly don't need to do this ONCE the paint is as close to flawless as you can get it.

Once the paint is flawless, you only need to wash-detail spray weekly, and protect the paint (wax-sealant) every 4-6 months thereafter. So many guys seem to think they have to keep repeating this process. REMEMBER, you are taking a tiny bit of clear coat off your car when you are correcting the paint...yeah, you are grinding it down, otherwise you would not be able to get the results...so avoid applying products and pads that "CUT" or correct the paint...if YOU DON'T NEED TO.

Also, I do a lot of detail jobs on "daily drivers"...by that I mean people that just want a nice clean car or doll-up twice a year. These folks aren't high flyers or car nuts...they wouldn't know a swirl from a squirrel. They just want their car looking close to new, BUT they aren't going to pay anybody for a 4-6 step (6 hour) process.

This 4-6 step process is cool for guys wanting to do their own cars...but when you detail cars for others, especially daily drivers who are cost conscious...you better have a way to make all those steps into ONE step, and achieve good results...as in all-in-one products that clean, remove minor swirls, and seal in one shot.

In the real world we all can't do the classic multi-step process like we read about in these forums. It sells a heck of a lot of product (obviously). But that's not practical for most car owners.

I offer a daily driver special that has the following steps, and to most car owners, the results are amazingly satisfying to them. The average car owner is not going to enter his car in a show, or put a halogen light on it to check out the swirls. So do we just ignore this really large segment of the population? I sure don't.

You'd be amazed how many people are willing to pay $100-$150 for a basic (every 6-month) doll-up...using an all-in-one, ONE STEP product. I'm not talking about the over the counter stuff. Almost all of that stuff in stores are considered all-in-ones... for the average consumer who slaps some crap on 2x a year. I'm talking about the "good-stuff", there are excellent all-in-one (AIO) products that work great and are capable of perfectly acceptable results for the average daily driver.

I'm talking basically 2 steps... 1) conventional wash-clay; 2) AIO to clean-polish-protect in one step.

There are a lot more folks out there that could care less about all the multi-steps and such...but they ARE willing to pay for something a bit less "perfect". Some food for thought.

For my own car...once I get the paint to a near flawless condition...I don't need the multi-step process again. If i wash the car correctly, I don't worry about new swirls, thus no need to "cut" the paint with a cutting polish. Its pretty basic once you get the paint where you want it.

[Darth Martel]

OK... well looks like I should wait until the weekend for the Americana... not a big deal. I'll give the whole car a treatment of MSW tomorrow night and buff it out before bed. Then I'll rebuff Friday and do the Americana Saturday morning.

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

It's more like mandatory.

[Junkman2008]

Originally Posted by Darth Martel

OK... well looks like I should wait until the weekend for the Americana... not a big deal. I'll give the whole car a treatment of MSW tomorrow night and buff it out before bed. Then I'll rebuff Friday and do the Americana Saturday morning.

After the second buff, you can immediately go to Americana. The 24 hour wait period that you do to allow the product to cure starts right after you wipe it off the first time. When you wipe it down the second time, the product has fully cured so you can go straight to another coat of MSW or straight to Americana.

[Darth Martel]

sweet... thanks Junkman... once again, hookin' a brutha up

[garcmol]

Well the OP IS taking the time to do all 3 steps and most others that are frequent posters in this section.

And his time and effort paid off. I know most drivers don't care. Hell, you can walk down a new car lot, ANY car lot, and see the perfect paint level is no where to be found!

[Adam's Polishes]

Wow... great shine!!

[BowlingSS]

Looks good.

[Junkman2008]

I agree Garcmol. There's nothing like the look of a paint job that stands out with a shine that's hard to not notice. It's like dating the prom queen. Yea, you could settle for any of the normal looking girls who will probably make outstanding wives. But the guys will look at you little bit differently when you stroll in with the prom queen. And that makes you stick your chest out just tad bit further...

[spacecowby]

Originally Posted by Junkman2008

I agree Garcmol. There's nothing like the look of a paint job that stands out with a shine that's hard to not notice. It's like dating the prom queen. Yea, you could settle for any of the normal looking girls who will probably make outstanding wives. But the guys will look at you little bit differently when you stroll in with the prom queen. And that makes you stick your chest out just tad bit further...

Couldn't have said it better myself