I spent all day Saturday polishing my Boxster...

[Rodger]

..and it was totally worth it. My car had been looking a little on the black side, with hardly any of the blue showing through. Now the blue is quite prevalent! It got quite a few little scratches out as well.

I used Meguiars 3-step process. Step 1 is a paint cleaner (basically a very light polishing compound to de-crud the paint), Step 2 is a slightly stronger polishing compound, and Step 3 is a carnuba wax. Opted out of step 3's liquid wax and chose to use Meguiars Cleaner Wax instead.

I polished with a random orbit 6" buffing wheel with a wool pad and several microfiber pads. I also taped off all the plastic and rubber to prevent polishing compound encroachment.

After Step 1:





After waxing:

[RandallNeighbour]

Nice!

[spark00]

good job!!! i'm planning on clay bar and wax treatment this weekend or the next weather pending. hope it will come out as nice as yours.

btw, nice plate number.

[Tom Blue]

Your car looks great. I have a Lapis Blue which I bought two months ago with 43000 miles. The finish is ok but there are some scratches I would like to get out too. I've been a little hesitant about using an orbital polisher but it looks like you got fantastic resultes. The rubbing compound was ok for the paint too I see. I used a clay bar first thing and was very pleased with the results. It got the finish silky smooth. Guess I know what I'll be doing this Father's Day!

[Rodger]

I read online at Meguiars.com that the random orbit polisher is really difficult to screw up. That's all I had to hear to tip the scales for me in favor of polishing.

If you're in a hurry and the scratches aren't too heavy, a little of the Meguiars Step 1 stuff on a wool or microfiber pad will work wonders, then follow it with some wax.

[spark00]

instead of waiting for a weekend, i gave mine clay bar and wax treatment last nite. mine is 99 and always looked a bit yellowish silver compared to brand new 911 in our garage. i compared clay bar treated 986 to 911 this morning and there definately was improvements in color and my 986 paint looked similar to 911. happy with clay bar treatment and i recommend it for older boxsters.