Hey guys! New here. 2003 G35 coupe..paint correction help?
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Hey guys! New here. 2003 G35 coupe..paint correction help?
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My name is Stephen and i've been saving for years now to be able to afford my G35 coupe that i finally bought a couple days ago! its a 2003 G35 silver coupe (pics attached) It needs a paint correction! Looks dull. Looks re-painted.. any tips to make it shiny again? I've heard clay bar, then wax, then polish? HELP! Looking forward to being part of the G35 crew 
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My name is Stephen and i've been saving for years now to be able to afford my G35 coupe that i finally bought a couple days ago! its a 2003 G35 silver coupe (pics attached) It needs a paint correction! Looks dull. Looks re-painted.. any tips to make it shiny again? I've heard clay bar, then wax, then polish? HELP! Looking forward to being part of the G35 crew The2003g35coupe
Did you even attempt a google search first?
http://www.autogeek.net/detailingtips.html
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http://www.autogeek.net/detailingtips.html
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Here's an honest answer....detailing is a great hobby but...you need to buy a lot of stuff and there is a learning curve. Find a pro who has a rep in your area and talk to him first. Unfortunately with the age of your paint...correction may not be an option. As the owner of a pristine 2003 Obsidian Black here's the key...buy thousands of dollars of products, lights, an orbital buffer and then...don't drive the car. I'll be pushing 24,000 miles and eleven years in December.
Welcome to Driver Stephen! The process to bring your paint back is wash + clay + cleaner then several coats of quality wax. It would take several hundred $ to buy what's needed to do the job right. I suggest you have someone do it for you the first time. After that call Griot's garage 800-345-5789 and have them send you a catalog and buy one of his kits which includes a vid to show you how to detail your car....his products work great! Good Luck & enjoy the ride!
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^ You forgot the polish.
Wax does not correct paint IIRC. All it does is provide a protective layer, and has some things in it to cover or fill in minor imperfections.
The polish is what corrects your paint. So get your paint where you want it before wax, because wax will likely do nothing.
I have used all kinds of waxes from Chemical Guys, DP, Swissvax, Dodo Juice and none of them have made my paint look better after application. Part of that is because I have gone through a very thorough polishing process using a polishing machine to make sure my paint is flawless before application of wax. So for me, all the wax does is protect the polishing work that I just spent hours on. (Which is what wax is for. Some people think wax makes your paint glossier, which may be true since it can hide imperfections. And imperfections affect the paint greatly, but it is not the primary reason for waxing.)
Wax does not correct paint IIRC. All it does is provide a protective layer, and has some things in it to cover or fill in minor imperfections.
The polish is what corrects your paint. So get your paint where you want it before wax, because wax will likely do nothing.
I have used all kinds of waxes from Chemical Guys, DP, Swissvax, Dodo Juice and none of them have made my paint look better after application. Part of that is because I have gone through a very thorough polishing process using a polishing machine to make sure my paint is flawless before application of wax. So for me, all the wax does is protect the polishing work that I just spent hours on. (Which is what wax is for. Some people think wax makes your paint glossier, which may be true since it can hide imperfections. And imperfections affect the paint greatly, but it is not the primary reason for waxing.)
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Stephen,
Pay somebody to detail it for you the first time if you are not Familiar with detailing.
Or if you have a good polisher Do some spot wet sanding with 2500 wet or dry paper to the light scatches and imperfections.
Then use some 3M micro finishing compound to remove the scratches.
Then follow up with a hand or machine glaze to take the swirls out from the buffer.
Then apply some good wax. Tech 2.0 from Meguirs is Decent stuff goes on easy comes off easy and smells nice.
It takes time so do one panel at a time. good luck!
Pay somebody to detail it for you the first time if you are not Familiar with detailing.
Or if you have a good polisher Do some spot wet sanding with 2500 wet or dry paper to the light scatches and imperfections.
Then use some 3M micro finishing compound to remove the scratches.
Then follow up with a hand or machine glaze to take the swirls out from the buffer.
Then apply some good wax. Tech 2.0 from Meguirs is Decent stuff goes on easy comes off easy and smells nice.
It takes time so do one panel at a time. good luck!
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Here's an honest answer....detailing is a great hobby but...you need to buy a lot of stuff and there is a learning curve. Find a pro who has a rep in your area and talk to him first. Unfortunately with the age of your paint...correction may not be an option. As the owner of a pristine 2003 Obsidian Black here's the key...buy thousands of dollars of products, lights, an orbital buffer and then...don't drive the car. I'll be pushing 24,000 miles and eleven years in December.
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