I did my Blaze Red exactly as pizzaguy did and mine looks as good as new also. I'd never heard of clay bar until I bought this car. The last car that I was "into" was back in 85 and I don't think clay bar was around then. Kinda scary at first but it works great!

 

Ok, tried doing this by hand and had not had the results that I expected. It is taking a long time to get this fading gone. Just brought the Mother's 4PaintPower ball will this work just as well as an orbital buffer?

 

Not in my opinion. With a buffer, you have an even pad that can be used to evenly distribute pressure while buffing, polishing, etc. but with the powerball, the area you are actually touching is severely smaller and you can end up with holograms (buffer trails) in your paint a lot easier than with a standard buffer.

 

Thanks BoilerUpXFire, that's what I thought. Oh well just blew $25 bucks. Will go to Sears and get an orbital one I saw this is the model:

Craftsman C3 Cordless Orbital (Model #11597). What are your thoughts on this if you don't mind?

 

You want one that has pads held on with Velcro, so that you can change the pad to suit the compound you are using and keep it just for that compound. Those bonnets suck, you want foam pads.
The Porter Cable and the Meguiars orbitals are the best. The Meguiars has the most comfortable handle in my opinion, as you put pressure on from the top bale handle rather than the side handle of the PC.
Forget the Sears, that's good for ..... nothing I guess.
Use elbow grease if you cannot spend the extra bucks.
You get what you pay for and you will not be disappointed with either of the two I mentioned above.
You can get either with starter kits of pads and that is a good way to start.
Read this if you haven't already done so.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post102839
Search for more posts on this matter, Mike in Orange is the master on this subject.

 

I would suggest something that is corded, because when you want to do a full detail, that thing could be running for 6+ hours in a day and that battery will not last.

I believe there is a porter cable model that most here use. I would search around in the detailing section and you will find all the info you need. Keep a special eye on posts from MikeInOrange he is our resident expert detailer from Meguire's. Good luck, hope this helps.

 

Ok, tried the Meguiar and Claybar but nothing worked as flat spots were still there. Took to dealer who stated it was a bad paint job and will have to repaint. If I recall a couple of years ago was in a fender bender and it was repaired and painted through the insurance company. I'm sure I would not have a recourse now after 6 yrs..So I'll wait until I have the funds to have it repainted. It has to be stripped then painted. About $1100 to do it.