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Black CTS trunk detailed, swirls removed!

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I finally recieved my Porter Cable 7424 polisher in the mail today and decided to do a rest run on the trunk to see what results I could get. My car is a 2006 CTS 2.8L, Black on Black. It has some swirls all over and its due for a full detail job.

Here is my process:

1. Wash with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash/Dry with Megs Microfiber towel
2. Clay with Megs Clay bar and Quick Detailer Spray
3. Tape weatherstripping/rubber/Taillights
4. #80 Speed Glaze X 2 with PC/Remove with MF towel
5. #83 Cleaner/Polisher X 2 with P/C/Remove with MF towel
6. NTX Tec Wax by hand, X 2

It removed about 95% of the swirls, still left some of the heavy scratches but overall I am very pleased, need some time and energy to do the rest of the car.

Pics:
1.After wash, notice the swirls



2.After #80, night and day
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31980&d=1182204366

3. Sun shot, you can really see the difference
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31981&d=1182204366

4.Nice reflection shot
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31982&d=1182204366

5.After #80, still left a few defects, thats why i went on to #83
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31983&d=1182204366

6.Trunk shot, this is probably after #83, dont remember
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31984&d=1182204366http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31985&d=1182204366

7.After NTX Tec Wax
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31988&d=1182204663

8.Shot of the hood, what i have to look forward to next time!, yeah i know it looks like crap, it rained. usually my car is spotless!
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31989&d=1182204663
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WOW!!! Looks great! Nice job!!! I'm a fan of Meguiars' products myself.
damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought you were taking pictures of the ski on the last few pictures:D
Great Job!! I have always had Black Rides They look great after the work goes in to them , Now i only by silver always looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Job!! I have always had Black Rides They look great after the work goes in to them , Now i only by silver always looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, my friend has a silver Jag S-Type and that thing always looks clean and shiny, you have to look hard to find a scratch in his paint...
Okay, I need to get some of that stuff!!! Looks like it works wonders...
Wow!! When I get back to Ann Arbor in a couple weeks I'm going to have to take that polisher off your hands for a few days.
nice job, my jaw dropped when i saw the results!

how much did the whole thing run u

Rblimas aka JUAN... ski = SKY! :alchi:
I spent about $130 on supplies (polishes, wax, Water magnet, polish for plastics, microfiber towels) and another $100 on the porter cable so $230total.

I did the whole car but it took me ALL day and another 2 hours the next day, Ill post pics when I wash her soon.
looks great, awesome results!! i just bought the porter-cable earlier this spring and used the whole line-up of zaino products and had similar results on my blackilac, dang, i didn't take any before/after pics but you can see how it reflects everything like a mirror.
When I did the zaino treatment on my car it didnt remove the swirls completely. I think I need to use a buffer as I did it all by hand.

Hmmmmmm. On second thought Ill just have Kurt do mine!! BWAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAh

Seriously though, I think i will buy a buffer. Any pointers for not burning my paint guys?
Seriously though, I think i will buy a buffer. Any pointers for not burning my paint guys?
i was little worried about burning the paint too, but the porter-cable is so easy to use, i had no problems. just always keep the thing moving when it's touching the car, but that's a no brainer!:bigroll:
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