i need advice, can this be done by hand? i dont have a nice buffer and im limited on cash.

can someone list products that works best with black so i can go get them lol thanks!

also i would like to wax the damn thing, last year i used resin polisher from autoglym was awesome but i think i needed to wax afterwards.

 

clean, clay, polish, wax

 

Clean it, clay bar it, buy a cheap buffer and wax it

 

pic's if you can...

 

Turtle wax black box. Its carnuba blend was especially made for black cars. You can also try meguiar's swirl remover. It works... And I'm telling u cuz that's what I use and I use to work at a carwash

 

And I highgly recommend u use Mother's clay bar kit before waxing. Pm me if u need more info on how to do it.

 

Clay bar, black box......enough said

 

holy thanks alot for all this im gonna google black box and that clay stuff ans im pming you for more info lol

 

should i try to remove tard in the cleaning process or the clay will remove that? what about those little white/yellow specs on the pain is that pollen? i should take a high res photo tomorow in the sun to show. even when i clean it its still there when i look close

 

Everybody's input is spot on.

A porter cable would be nice to invest in once you get the cash.

 

yeah ive heard of a porter cable... i cant remember how much but it seemed very expensive

 

$120 new. About $100 used.
Figuring that's a little less than a professional detail, you could learn how to do it yourself and save the cash every year, besides supplies.

 

U can use "goo gone" or "goo off" for the tar. Let it sit there for a while before u remove tar. Then u can use clay bar

 

I see a lot of people recommending the black box, i don't. Black box lasts about 2 weeks before the **** starts to flake off. I will never buy this crap again.

Use mothers fx synwax, or meguiars NXT techwax 2.0. They both are much higher quality and last longer than that turtle wax garbage. I prefer the Mother's since its a bit cheaper than the meguiars but works just as nice.

 

the 'black box' is a nice looking wax/polish kit that sell at autoparts stores, look up on youtube theres sum good comparison vids that show how it works... its night and day if u split it down the middle like on a hood for instance, one sides all hazy and dull the black box side is midnight black and shiny as can be

 

a local pro detailer quoted me 175 for acid bath detar and 2 step buff for 175$ i saw a black car he has just finished and it was really well done looked new it was a 2004 mazda 6

is that a good price? at this point im thinking ill make my car worst if I do it...

 

^ thats not a bad price. you could probably find cheaper, but the quality may not be as good.

 

yeah i was thinking the same because that mazda was spotless.. and older than my car

 

Adams polishes . Com

 

I bought the Mothers Wax attack kit with the clay bar kit and it is pretty good. It includes a random orbital buffer, power polish and power wax. Clay the car, use the power polish in the kit and then the power wax also supplied. I didn't use the power wax as I used the glaze and carnuba wax from their ultimate wax system to finish the car. It took most of the little spider scratches off of the car. I'd recommend that. It was $100 with the clay bar kit included. It was really easy to use.

 

Where'd you find that?

 

x2

 

altho im going the pro route, i still need to wax the car afterwards in the end of summer so this is al great info thanks

 

I use to own a beamer..... And the most recommended wax for them at the forum was Zymol.... If money is not an issue then u should try it............. Will NOT disappoint u

 

If you car is actually full of tar, I would recommend calling your insurance agent, that **** isn't ever going to come out of the carpet.