Polishing/Waxing question

[mikesz]

I had the same problem and then I clayed it. amazing what the clay took off smooth as silk. after that I clayed all my cars

[dxterity]

Well, I'd like to thank everyone for all the excellent advice in this post. I spent the day today clay-barring (that may or may not be the correct terminology) my boxster today and it looks and feels awesome. I'm so happy with the results. It's not perfect but it's way better than it was before. After spending years sitting in a garage, I'm sure there's been years of build-up dirt in the paint. I'll have to do another treatment in the spring.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by R8 Pilot

Could not agree more but I personally never trusted myself to try.

I bought all the right gear and it has sat in the cupboard for 4 years.

Without trying to sound like a here I am(sorry)..all my weekend cars have been Lambo,R8's and R35..so I was to scared to put any polisher near the paint and I feel the same about my 986 as the paint work is pretty much immaculate

I will just get my pro detailer in and know that I will not damage anything and will be $700 lighter but gleaming and protected.

I will post some pics of the Nano ceramic when it is done in a few weeks.

I'd leave it to a pro too with those types of cars. But why didn't you go for total body clear film? Seems like you kill two birds with one stone. Protection from paint chips as well as swirls.

[JayG]

For home use, the dual action polisher from Harbor freight is pretty good and around $50. Its basicially a clone of the Portacable one

[Pdwight]

totally agree, I bought one and it is fine for home use on a few cars

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by dxterity

Well, I'd like to thank everyone for all the excellent advice in this post. I spent the day today clay-barring (that may or may not be the correct terminology) my boxster today and it looks and feels awesome. I'm so happy with the results. It's not perfect but it's way better than it was before. After spending years sitting in a garage, I'm sure there's been years of build-up dirt in the paint. I'll have to do another treatment in the spring.

You're welcome; it's nice to be able to contribute something helpful !

[Perfectlap]

Harbor Freight also stock the polishing and finishing pads in store for about $6. Convenient if you need them right away. Harbor Freight also carry a 750W inverter for about $40. I picked up a cheap battery at Wal-Mart (they pay $12 for your old battery) to hook up the inverter to my Porter Cable 7424. I decided to bring the PC with me when I bought the battery to make sure I wasn't getting a dud. so I pulled in the back where no one parks and did about an hour of paint correction right there.
car was nice and shiny for my trip the next morning.