jst17

I have a 4 year old Starfire pearl lexus. It was garage stored, and has never been detailed before. It's pretty dirty at the moment, but it is really hard to see any imperfection in a white pearl car unlike a black car...My questions is can/should I use the following products on it using a dual action polisher:

1. Meguiars Ultimate Compound (Meg Foam Cutting Disc/Pad)
2. Meguiars Ultimate Polish (Meg. Foam Polishing Disc/Pad)



Of course it will be prepped using high pressure wash and claying. Also will be finished off with a synthetic sealant and a Carnauba wax.





P.S. keep in mind I live in Vancouver, so the weather is very mild. kind of like Seattle weather, no snow in the winter.

VTsuckah

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Do not compound, just to compound.

Wash your car with a decontamination shampoo like chemical guys citrus wash. Follow that up with something like iron x spray to neutralize any caked brake dust and iron particals. After the clay, take it into your garage while there is still light out. You should be able to see surface marring/swirls at various sight angles. Then determine if u need to compound, you may not need to. If not, just polish to bring back the shine if neeed, then a sealant like black fire crystal shield.

User 41924

To me, cutting pads and rubbing compounds are very agressive, especially as a starting point. If the paint is pretty bad to start with, I would start with a swirl remover using an orange (light cutting) pad, and see how that worked. Many of the pros on this site might say even that is too aggressive as a starting place.