Hey man. Nice to see other people here that enjoy detailing. Looks like you got most of the deeper rids out with the compound. I'd really look into Menzerna 106FA as a follow up to remove any of the rotary buffing marks that you can still see in the after pics. It will really make the paint like a mirror if you use it with a milder pad like a LC orange or white. Great work. I love the exhaust.

 

You can also use that M205 since you already have it which is really similar.

 

Thanks for the input! I'm gonna try out as much products as I can whenever I finish one... What I love about Meguiars is their products were designed to work with each other so I kinda stayed loyal to them this time, but will try some more like I said... You're the first person to comment about my exhaust! Thanks! Not everyone likes oval exhausts...

 

It does look great! How did you like working with the opti-coat? Alot of people seem to use it on wheels too as a "permanent" brake dust barrier. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

 

I love it! It's a miracle worker for sure. If you noticed the before pics, the paint color was just so dull and boring, then the after pics, it's darker, more crisp and wetter look. You can also feel the difference when you touch it. I wouldn't waste it on brake calipers though, it wouldn't stick properly if the paint is rough, it needs to be flat even surface for it to work. And I'm planning to change my wheels when funds permit so I'm not really concerned on what I have on right now, it came with the car when I bought it so can't complain there. If I take closer pics of the wheels you'd see them scuffed up 360 degrees on all four, LOL.

 

Looking great!

 

Plus you won't ever have to wax the car again since it's a permanent coating which is really nice.

 

nice work, how were your arms the next couple day? upgrades are coming along very well

 

Yup that's the part I love the most! And it's way better than wax 'cause unlike wax it tends to become sticky if like weather is warm so it attracts more dirt and you have to rewax every 3 months....

@WadeLovell-Thanks bro! I appreciate that, I needed that after all I've done for this car....

@JPKeiichi-Honestly I can still feel my arms vibrating from the buffer after a couple of days, and I needed pain killers to do what I do for the next 3 days...LOL

 

How much does eveything cost?
Do I need the buffer? I have one, just don't know how to use it lol. Rather do it by hand if I can.

 

I'd prepare about $100+ for the materials, the M105 and M205 have smaller sizes for more personal use so you can buy those instead.. And if you wanna do it right use a buffer, it's gonna give you a more even polish rather than doing it by hand. I used to do that though to brand new vehicles, cause their paint is still thick. Can you post pics of yours so I can see what kind of paint correction needs to be done?

 

Oh ok, thanks for the info! It's greatly appreciated.
Sorry for all the questions, but whats the difference between the m105 and the m205?
Going to look into using a buffer properly so I can get some nice results like yours, but the thing is I have a big wheel'd buffer. Does it matter if I use a big one or a small one like you have in your pic? My buffer is about 12inches in diameter or so.
Here's a pic, looks worse in person though. Only pic I have on my pc so you can't really tell what correction needs to be done, but it's all I have. But at times, the black looks really "dried" out.

 

M105 is cut compound, it can smooth out up to 1000 grit sandpaper
M205 is for polishing, good enough for swirls

What I'd do if I were you is, try out the M205 first, if it doesn't polish, meaning completely remove the swirls and imperfection then you use M105. Try watching vids on youtube, Meguiars has alot of vids for these 2 products, it really helps too. It's ok to use a big buffer, but its gonna be heavy and hard to manage. 6-8 inch would do.

 

So I did a little mocking... Is it ghetto chrome? Or just aight? Need some input before putting them on for good... Thanks!





About 5-10mm of clearance, with a 5mm wheel spacer...



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I'm gonna go with Eline slotted brake rotors from R1 Concepts btw. The rotors here is just the stock SC rotors, and I bended the dust shield temporarily to make it fit...

 

Those polished calipers came out badass. not sure why more people don't do it . it looks great.