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everytime i wax my truck i notice when im wiping i get these little spots that no matter how much i rub they dont come out its like pits i could say but you cant feel them. ive never used a clay bar on a vehicle and ive only own this one since november of last year. what would be the best thing/things i can use to get that black to a smooth wet glossy shine ?
 

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Best thing to get paint back to being smooth and glossy is to start fresh. Wash with dish detergent. I use Adams car wash shampo and 2-3oz of Adams All purpose cleaner to strip the wax off. Then go over and clay the car. Then best thing to do is high speed buffer then finish off with wax. If you don't have a high speed buffer then just use wax but it doesn't get all the imperfections out of the paint.
 
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QUOTE=BlackedoutLT3;574018]Best thing to get paint back to being smooth and glossy is to start fresh. Wash with dish detergent. I use Adams car wash shampo and 2-3oz of Adams All purpose cleaner to strip the wax off. Then go over and clay the car. Then best thing to do is high speed buffer then finish off with wax. If you don't have a high speed buffer then just use wax but it doesn't get all the imperfections out of the paint.[/QUOTE]

ive never heard of adams where do you get it at? and i feel like an idiot asking how clay a car cause ive never done it but ive waxed all my cars as long as i can remember:emotions122:
 

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:) Np. here is the link to their site great products and service. http://www.adamspolishes.com/

For claying easy to do. Just wash the car then after drying it it. You just get the clay bar out and quick detail and spray the area and clay it. but youtube it will show you better.
 
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:) Np. here is the link to their site great products and service. http://www.adamspolishes.com/

For claying easy to do. Just wash the car then after drying it it. You just get the clay bar out and quick detail and spray the area and clay it. but youtube it will show you better.

holy shit i feel like a kid in a candy store on this website!

thanks bro
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I thought the wax that I just bought was expensive at 17 dollars. Dang I am cheap.
 

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I've been using Adams since 2006, and swear by all their products as well as their customer service (which they fully stand behind). It's certainly not your typical run-of-the-mill product. If you want your vehicle to have that glossy shine with depth, Adams is what you're looking for ( and no....I do not work for them)
 

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Just wanted to add what was recommended to me by a neighbor (who actually doesn't currently own a black vehicle) about turtle wax black box kit... it includes pre-cleaner/conditioner, wax, and detailer sprays, along with application pads (which you probably won't need).. I'm gonna take some before and after pics this weekend and hopefully the s3's camera can capture the difference.. The amazon reviews and customer pics are looking good but I want to see myself.

Anyone already tried this product?

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:10 PM ----------

Left out the part where I'm also gonna try out the Forever Black Bumper & Trim conditioner which is for the bumpers, moldings, door handles etc. I was also told the Back to black is good but saw mixed reactions which made it seem like it wasn't fool proof with the product streaking from the window molding down to the windows, so I got this instead... I'll try to post pics sometime this sat or sun...
 

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Getting your car to look good is all about the method as much as it is the products.. The guys above have already linked you to some awesome products, but I understand your compulsion to try the OTC (over the counter) products first. A few points:

The water spots you are referring to could be from several things, so you kinda need to identify what's causing them (eventually anyway), my guess would be "hard water".

To understand how to remove these waterspots and proceed to making the paint shiny and mirror-like, first lets understand what the paint is. Your paint on your truck (from factory) is actually layers of primer/paint/clearcoat. The primer is the base for the paint to stick to. The paint is the color itself and the clearcoat is actually a thin layer of clear paint on top of your color. The clearcoat is what you are working with, it's smoothness dictates the shine and gloss (assuming the color was sprayed on right).. Remember, if your truck has been repainted then this info won't be completely accurate.

Waterspots can either be pools of minerals from the dried water that have bonded onto the surface of the clearcoat when the water dried, or they can actually be etched into that clearcoat of paint.

The clay bar will take care of this if its the first type (bonded on the paint). This is the least aggressive method, so this should be tried first. There are different grades of detailing clay, so you'd wanna start with a mild clay. The more aggressive clay will tend to leave small scratches in the paint, which means more steps and may not be necessary. Best practices dictates that any time you use an aggressive clay you should follow with a polish to remove any minor imperfections left by the paint.

If its the second type of water spot, no amount of clay will fix it. These spots are actually etched down into the clear paint, and the only way to get them to go away is to shave the surface of the clear coat down to the lowest level of the etching, this involves using a "compound" either a massive amount of hand work, or a cool lil machine to slowly save away very minute (1/100th) layers of that clear coat down until its completely smooth and level.

Before we go any further, you really need to ask yourself.. Do I really need this level of perfection in my paint?

If the answer to that is no, then I say live with the water spots. Otherwise you are opening a Pandora's box that will only cost you money and change the way you see paint jobs.

Go back and read that last two paragraphs carefully, it's important to your wallet as well as your sanity.
 

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Thanks Marcus.

Hey how well would this do on my greystone metallic?

Or is there something else you recommend?
 

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