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Man In Black
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I bought everything to clay bar my vette and plan to use Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 How many people have used it and how did you like it ? Did you buff it before applying the tech wax ?
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The reason I mentioned buffing is my car is black and even though the paint is in very good condition ( 19k. miles ) it has those microscopic swirls from many washes. I was thinking that instead of hand application just buffing the Meguiar's NXT on with a soft foam pad at low speed would eliminate them. What do you think ?I am definitely an advocate of using the clay bar at least once a year. And I have recently switched over to Meguiar's NXT. I have a friend who had a Monterey Red coupe that was much shinier and deeper than any others I have seen. He used that exclusively. I've used it on my Cyber Gray...great results...and on my former '05 Daytona Sunset Orange convertible. Haven't tried it yet on my "new" 05 DSOM, but I imagine I'll be just as pleased. And, no, I didn't buff anything. No need to.
Elaine
You have a good start if you are using Griots clay bar. I haven't used them all, but it is the best of what I have tried. I don't think buffing on the NXT is going to cure your swirls. Since you have black paint, I would use Griot's number 4 machine polish or depending on how deep they are, start with number 3 machine polish. I follow the above regime and then finish with NXT. Griot's Best of Show wax is very good but NXT seems to last longer for me. You should have a great looking Vette with that shiny black paint.The reason I mentioned buffing is my car is black and even though the paint is in very good condition ( 19k. miles ) it has those microscopic swirls from many washes. I was thinking that instead of hand application just buffing the Meguiar's NXT on with a soft foam pad at low speed would eliminate them. What do you think ?
When I say microscopic swirls I mean that they are almost not even detectable by most people but it keeps the paint from having that deep smooth gloss look that it had from the factory. I'm hoping to bring that back again since the car looks virtually new in every way with only 19k.You have a good start if you are using Griots clay bar. I haven't used them all, but it is the best of what I have tried. I don't think buffing on the NXT is going to cure your swirls. Since you have black paint, I would use Griot's number 4 machine polish or depending on how deep they are, start with number 3 machine polish. I follow the above regime and then finish with NXT. Griot's Best of Show wax is very good but NXT seems to last longer for me. You should have a great looking Vette with that shiny black paint.
Step 3 is not required. On step 4, if you mean use a polish, that is only needed if you have the swirl marks or other imperfections that should be removed before waxing. Having a good smooth, clean, clear surface is required before waxing to achieve that super shine. The old hand method still works but the orbital buffer makes the job easier and quicker. Plus there are a lot of excellent products available for buffer use that won't work with the hand method. Happy cleaning.Hey, just want to verify the steps I believe are required to properly get my Corvette shining.
Please, advise, if there are more steps.
1. Wash and dry.
2. Clay bar.
3. Wash and dry.
4. Use a quality pre-wax.
5. Wax
Is it necessary to use a machine buffer or will the old fashioned way of using ones hands work just as well?
Last week I finished the corvette with clay bar and Mcguires tech wax 2.0 and I couldn't be happier. The car has under 20k. miles but the paint just didn't quite have the shine or depth that it had new , but after this process it actually looks showroom again with a very deep gloss and it is very easy to work with. I also have a 2002 Chevy Silverado that has perfect red paint that I thought couldn't be improved but I decided to do the same process and I was surprised to see that it was not only improved , but it too looks showroom again. I would have never believed that the claybar process would have this much affect and as far as this wax , I will never switch back to regular waxes again.