[s-cars] silver paint

[Olek]

Dan is right, and I like hist selection of products.

Just do what he say, Stefan. And do not forget about Igor and vodka ;)

Many people have reported better results when using p21s cleanser after 3m
smr and before wax, but that does not really matter.

Since you are able to see that cloudiness, I do not think that cleaner wax
will help you a lot. I would skip first step and go immediately to 3M SMR,
applied with a good orbital buffer. With this combination - it is really
hard (almost impossible) to screw the paint - SMR is a very gentle polish
and orbital buffer will not burn you paint unless you do something
SERIOUSLY wrong (like polishing the same spot not moving buffer for half
an hour). Give yourself a favor - buy/borrow Porter Cable orbital. Your car will look
better and your back will thank you :) This thing really sings in 7th gear.

Since paint on your car was rather neglected by previous owner (at least I got that idea
from Igor comments) I would use some paint cleaner before SMR just to get dirt out of it.
p21s is very gentle, it will not cut it. Mother's cleaner from Pep Boys will do just fine.
I was surprised how much dirt it took out of "new to me" Volvo XC, and how much better
paint looked afterwards.

Than wax it. Any good wax without Turtle particles in it will do it's work, but nothing
beats good german wax. Visit any Harley-Davidson dealership, and get there S100 cycle wax,
it is the same thing as p21s wax, just repackaged, almost twice cheaper and available
locally.



regards,
   Olek