Not an exotic car, but a great detail never the less.

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http://exotixboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=1513

 

I didn't see any step in there that involved a clay bar. That is the first essential step prior to any paint related steps.

 

the reflection looks good.. and you just did it with one product via rotary? damn... that must have been a fast job... nice job btw!

 

Just one product, because the car only has 7200 miles. It had almost 0 steps. I didn't clay, unfortunetly. I was out of Meguiars Clay, the owner also didn't want to much done. He basically wanted a medium detail.

 

Claying prior to any paintwork is very important. The contamination in the paint (even with 500 miles) will embed into the foam pad of the rotary and deem it abrasive. It will effectively put slight swirls in it which will not be visible immediately due to the filler properties of most polishes used and wax. After a few washes look at it in the sun and the swirls will be visible. ALWAYS clay before doing anything else!

 

I know, many contaminents get into the paint rail dust etc.. I just didn't have any on hand. I have buffed many times without claying prior to buffing and never experienced any extra marrying. I orderd more clay today so I should be fine for a good while now.

Menzerna contains no fillers, even if it did Klasse AIO would remove any of the oil/fillers prior to applying a sealent.

 

AIO actually contains some fillers of it's own. In fact, most polishes do. Only way to true see if the car is fixed right is by spraying a 50-50 mix of water and alcohol on it and wiping away then inspecting under fluorescent light.