So today I washed, clay barred, glazed, and waxed the car; it doesnt seem like Mezerna FTG glaze did much for swirl or scratches. note I did not polish the ca and everything was done by hand.

Am i doing something wrong?

 

Invest in a buffer, start with the FLEX DA!
http://www.detailedimage.com/Flex-M26/XC-3401-VRG-P128/

 

Yep. Waste of time polishing by hand.....won't give you the results you want.

 

FTG is only to help hide minor imperfections, it won't hide the big stuff. As was said, you cannot get good results like you see in a lot of the pics posted here by hand. It's just not possible no matter what products you use or how hard you work. Invest in a PC. And PBW Natty's Blue us a great wax that gives me great results for about $20. Migliore wax doesn't cost much more and is great too.

 

Yeah I am probably going to get a random orbital buffer. Wasted enough time on bull**** products.

Let me ask you this. How did u guys learn to use an orbital buffer with polish? I dont want to buy one and use it on my g37 because i will probably **** it up if its my first time.

 

Not really that hard, but does take some education and practice. I bought all my stuff from here: http://www.detailedimage.com/. Vendor on site. Search for his thread which has a discount code as well. He (George) answers questions pretty quick on the forum and by PM. Lots of info on his site.

Another educational site I used to help learn was: http://www.auto-geek.net/video/pinnacle/Pinnacle.html

Read a lot and then jump in.

 

Using a buffer is pretty simple, I got a PC 7424 for christmas and have used it many times. Infact I just finished a car for someone today here's a thread about it. I got some different things from detailedimage.com and just read all thier detailing guides. They are very detailed and explain all the different steps for properly caring for your car. Here is the one on polishing polishing. I just go by this method and it works great. I will probably be ordering some more products from them soon to try out.

Forgot to mention. I got the PC 7424 from them too. They have a great starter kit that comes with all the pads and everything you need to get started (minus the polishes etc.) and it is probably the best price you can find. Trust me I looked every where.

 

Like noted above, with a PC it's near impossible to defect your paint.

I would invest in a small pad kit, 4" or 5.5", to get the most out of the PC.

 

I really learned what I was doing with the PC on my beloved G37, and she's black. Here's the first real detail I did on her and the products I used. As Don said, if you read up on it a little it's hard to mess it up. You'll get better as you learn. Detailed Image's "How To" on polishing and paint correction explains it pretty well.

 

You know what. I looked my car this morning, and I noticed that the swirl marks did fade away quite a bit. It seem like car glaze really does help conceal swirls under sunlight. In low light conditions it doesn't help make the car look better. I guess it was worth it.

 

i polished/sealed/waxed by hand once... damn was it tiring and took wayyyy too long, i'll get around to getting one of these porter cables when i'm gonna detail this summer or something