Hi all
I recently bought a brand new black car and did a full detail - Wash/Clay/Ultimate Polish/Ultimate Liquid Wax/Hybrid Ceramic Wax base coat. I'm planning on doing this full process 1-2 times a year and using a maintenance process of Wash/Ult Quick Wax and/or Hybrid Ceramic Wax.
I had some issues with UP and the car smudged quite a bit. I think i may have applied it to too larger sections or used more product than i should have? I did all this by hand and do plan on buying a DA for the next polish in 6-12 months time so hopefully this, smaller work areas and less product will help. I spent a good 4-5 hours hand buffing out the haze but it was still noticeable on some areas of the car despite this. It did end up looking pretty slick though with a massive deep shine and reflection! It also brought out the fleckles (not sure what they are called) in the Metallic paint which was nice.
I think i also applied too much Ult Liquid Wax as well as this didn't help the haze and seemed to add to it. I ended up using 1/3 of a bottle (2 coast) and clean out the foam pad saw almost half of this come back out. A wash the next day seemed to help but then applying the base coat of Hybrid Ceramic Wax (1 panel at a time & in the shade) seemed to smudge it again. It isn't too noticeable and hopefully the next coat will eliminate most of this.
Are there any other tips to reduce smudges from Ult Polish, Ult Liquid Wax and Hybrid Ceramic Wax?
I was also wondering, when i do my full process again, how do i ensure that the HCW and ULW are completely removed from the car? I know that Ult Compound would remove this but the paint is still brand new so i don't really want to do that just yet. Will the Clay and Ult Polish get most of if off and prep the surface enough?
Thanks in advance!
I recently bought a brand new black car and did a full detail - Wash/Clay/Ultimate Polish/Ultimate Liquid Wax/Hybrid Ceramic Wax base coat. I'm planning on doing this full process 1-2 times a year and using a maintenance process of Wash/Ult Quick Wax and/or Hybrid Ceramic Wax.
I had some issues with UP and the car smudged quite a bit. I think i may have applied it to too larger sections or used more product than i should have? I did all this by hand and do plan on buying a DA for the next polish in 6-12 months time so hopefully this, smaller work areas and less product will help. I spent a good 4-5 hours hand buffing out the haze but it was still noticeable on some areas of the car despite this. It did end up looking pretty slick though with a massive deep shine and reflection! It also brought out the fleckles (not sure what they are called) in the Metallic paint which was nice.
I think i also applied too much Ult Liquid Wax as well as this didn't help the haze and seemed to add to it. I ended up using 1/3 of a bottle (2 coast) and clean out the foam pad saw almost half of this come back out. A wash the next day seemed to help but then applying the base coat of Hybrid Ceramic Wax (1 panel at a time & in the shade) seemed to smudge it again. It isn't too noticeable and hopefully the next coat will eliminate most of this.
Are there any other tips to reduce smudges from Ult Polish, Ult Liquid Wax and Hybrid Ceramic Wax?
I was also wondering, when i do my full process again, how do i ensure that the HCW and ULW are completely removed from the car? I know that Ult Compound would remove this but the paint is still brand new so i don't really want to do that just yet. Will the Clay and Ult Polish get most of if off and prep the surface enough?
Thanks in advance!
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