Then after the solid foam bath and deep wheel and wheel well cleaning.
Time to let the brushes soak in some APC to clean them out while I pressed on.
Following the standard rinseless wash, I went with a Microfiber Madness Duo wipedown. Dry Me Crazy followed by the Crazy Pile to knock out any towel marks or stray water left behind. Not that its possible the Dry Me Crazy soaks up a ridiculous amount of water.
Nanoskin clay was next, I used Ultima Waterless Wash as the lube and just a simple waffle weave to wipedown residue leftover. Waffle weaves are great for claying since the surface is already clean you don't need to worry about the short nap and they are lightweight, easy to use, can be folded numerous times, and soak up multiple times their weight in liquid.
D'oh! Bottle of V07 fell and broke the sprayer, good thing I keep a few extras around and used up a bottle of CarPro Eraser on this detail.
Following with the duo wipedown, I've began to really use this technique in most aspects, two towels is better than one especially on softer paints.
RID down below, didn't try chasing this one too far, may have to use some Dr. Colorchip later on to see if it can be filled in slightly. I don't think I'm ready for wetsanding just set but that may change.
For the polish I went with HD Adapt and a Blue Uber Pad. Worked pretty good overall, just a light polish for most but there were a few areas where I needed to go over it again or use varying amounts of pressure. Found a few spots after I had opti-coated where I missed some, oh well just a project for another weekend.
So, I finally decided to pass this along, I see it quite a few times about draping the cord of an orbital polisher over the shoulder. But personally I don't think it's good enough, I've had it fall off on more than one occasion. What I've moved on to doing is wrapping the cord around my opposite leg as well, this prevents slack from building up which keeps pressure tighter on the line. Technique only but I like it and will continue to use it.
Wipedown post polish was done with CarPro Eraser until it ran out then followed by GTechniq Panel Wipe. Both work great, Eraser by far has a better scent but ease of use is just about equal.
Again I went with a crazy pile to ensure nothing was transferred to the surface.
Opti-Coat time! Dual Pro Applicator as used and a Gold Plush disposable towel. I'm not a huge fan of trusting these towels to remove all the residue and be used on the paint again. Also, interesting issue, since I don't use Opti-Coat too often the blue applicator tip must have had some stuck in it because it refused to work, I ended up going without a tip and using it that way. The black locking tip still works perfectly.
And the final product, followed by more than one walk-around to check for high spots and missed spots. Found just a couple, but for a daily driver 85-90% is acceptable but I'll be sure to go back and knock out those couple missed areas and re-apply Opti-Coat. Ensure if you do this to tape around the area to reduce the area you are removing Opti-Coat from since it needs to be re-applied after polishing.
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