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This past weekend I decided to work on my wife's 2008 GMC Acadia. This wonderful vehicle is painted in a metallic black finish that to my wfie's eyes looked almost brown and to my dad's eyes it looked more grey than black. I will outline how it all went down by each step.
This whole process took approximately 9 hours to do -- all done by hand (large amounts of Advil were needed once the day was done). The results are fantastic as the Acadia now had a deep, wet black look that is already turning heads.
I just want to give my thanks to all you guys here on the forums, and the guys in Meguiar's customer support for providing the information and techniques I needed to get the vehicle from drab to fab. As of right now I am officially a Meguiar's convert.
- Clay bar -- Here I used TW Ice Clay bar kit since it was the cheapest I could find. After washing and drying the SUV I began to use the clay bar. After doing the first section I could not believe The stuff that came off. The easiest way to describe it was a brown look on the light blue clay bar. The shock and awe had begun.
- Ultimate compound -- I Don't know if words can do this stuff justice. I worked first on one section where there was some oxidation, swirls and scratches. After the final wipe my jaw dropped -- everything and I mean everything was gone. I worked the UC in by hand for about two minutes each section of the vehicle taking into consideration not to do too large of a spot and I could not believe my eyes. Never, and I mean NEVER have I seen such a dramatic difference when using just one single product.
- Deep Crystal Polish -- I had never used a polish before and I must say this was a lot of fun to use. To see the difference in how the vehicle looked after applying the polish I can say without question that the extra step is so worth the time and effort to do.
- Tech Wax 2.0 -- Never and i mean NEVER have I used so little wax, applied it and removed it so effortlessly as I did with the TW 2.0. My wife came outside to see what i was doing and all she could say was WOW.
This whole process took approximately 9 hours to do -- all done by hand (large amounts of Advil were needed once the day was done). The results are fantastic as the Acadia now had a deep, wet black look that is already turning heads.
I just want to give my thanks to all you guys here on the forums, and the guys in Meguiar's customer support for providing the information and techniques I needed to get the vehicle from drab to fab. As of right now I am officially a Meguiar's convert.
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