What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[07Burb]

Get some paint correction done, NGAneer. WELL worth the price IMO

 

[NGAneer]

I'm gonna work on it myself. I'm a big DYI guy. I hate paying for people to do stuff that I could get the experience of doing myself. Have to research the materials I want to use but I think all she needs is a good multi step buffing... you have me intrigued though, what is "paint correction"?

 

[07Burb]

Yeah, I'm that same way but still need to purchase a buffer before I can start teaching myself how to do this properly. "Paint Correction" is exactly what we're talking about. It's a step above just a detail where you go in and polish and buff the paint to get ride of things like the swirls, orange peel, and the like. There are several on this site that are extremely knowledgeable about this process that could add more detail but that is the gist

 

[Joew311]

I'm gonna work on it myself. I'm a big DYI guy. I hate paying for people to do stuff that I could get the experience of doing myself. Have to research the materials I want to use but I think all she needs is a good multi step buffing... you have me intrigued though, what is "paint correction"?

I'm by no means an expert in paint correction, but Adam's Polishes has some great products and also have some very detailed videos on how to do the process as well as others.

The videos can be found on their website:
Adamspolishes.com

 

[07Burb]

Adams Polishes
Surf City Garage
Chemical Guys

 

[CHOO CHOO]

Im still a fan of meguiars

 

[Goodinblack]

Im still a fan of meguiars

Thats whatz up

 

[65stang]

There are lots of products that can be used for this process. A lot of people start out with a Porter Cable "PC" polisher or Griots. These units are affordable and will work just fine, however as someone who does this quite a bit it can take quite the tool on you using one of these all day. They require constant pressure while using them. I personally use a Rupes 15 for all the major areas and a Rupes 75 for all the tighter areas with smaller pads. The nice thing with a large throw polisher like the Rupes is they require very little pressure due to the larger throw doing most of the correction.

For compounds and polishes I use many different brands. I really don't use Meguiars very much anymore, but when I first started out I did use it quite a bit. I use Menzerna FG400 a lot. I also use Americana Car Care products a lot. A lot of people use M105 and M205 which are older products but still work just fine.

With detailing products a lot of people have different opinions on products and like different styles of products. I have a cabinet full of different compounds and polishes because some work better then others with different clear coats and paints.

 

[NGAneer]

I appreciate all the input guys. I've got a buddy with a buffer and polisher that I'm going to borrow. I've done spot scratch removal with 3M products on this truck and my wife's old van. I'm partial to meguiars because I can buy it locally pretty easy and I've had good results to this point. I'm not looking for show quality. Truck is a daily driver and gets it's share of dirt and gravel roads. Again, greatly appreciate the help.

Here she is now.

 

[GalaxyBlackEsky]

Paint correction is a just like what Jacob said and Kevin. It removes your surface swirl marks and very light scratches. Some can be one step correction or some can be a multi step correction. Like Kevin said a PC (Portal Cable) is a very good beginner tool. I have that for small sections and also for for very soft/old paint. I use the Flex now. I was going to go with Rupes but went with Flex. One thing is find out what buffer your friend has. Make sure it isn't a rotary buffer. Now with orange peal you are going to have to do little more then buffing that consists of wet sanding and then buffing.