rob.rotor

Last year I bought a Milwaukee variable speed power polisher with 7" backplate. I bought a kit from Autopia with a 3" backplate to remove a scratch on the trunk last year and it worked like a charm using their 3-step process.

I have had the car out of storage for two weeks now and noticed the usual little black and brown specks on the body that do not wash off. Usally they are a speck of tar or the remnants of some kind of sap, or even left over bug splatter.

Last year I would take a clay bar to these, but this year I tried something different. I wrapped a microfiber rag around my finger, sprayed WD-40 on it, then rubbed the speck off. If there was a tough speck, I knocked the head off the speck with my thumbnail then took the WD-40 to it.

With the surface of the car clean, I proceeded rub a few panels down at a time with Mother's Gold Carnauba paste wax. After a few panels were dry, I put the 6" foam pad on my variable speed polisher. Over top of the pad I put a 6½" microfiber bonnett I bought from Autopia. On a very low speed, I buffed the dried wax off.

To take care of the wax residue that was left on the panels, I sprayed Mother's California Gold Showtime Instant Detailer and buffed by hand using a microfiber towel. I am very pleased with the glass shine I have on my Sunlight Silver. I am also very glad to find the power polisher easier to use as I become more experienced with it.

warmongoose

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REMillers

bug and tar remover also works wonders....

But interesting non the less.

aggietiff28

Used WD-40 before on one of my other cars. I am a little pickier about this car's paint job though, so I wasn't sure if I should try it. If used, it should be washed off immediately after you get rid of the grime to keep it from breaking down the paint.

rob.rotor

I already had a bottle of Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover. There were some spots that this would not remove that WD-40 disolved almost immediately.

aggietiff28, I think *I am more pickier* about the finish than you. Why you ask? Because I use a dangerous power polisher, remove the slightest scratches, and don't allow any foreign flecks of any kind stay on the finish. In addition, I play hooky from work to do all this making me obsessive, compulsive and much more pickier than you

All kidding aside, a Google on WD-40 shows it is a prefered choice by auto detailers. The WD-40 site claims it will not harm paint. I started using it last year to get the white paste wax film off the black plastic parts on the cars exterior. WD-40 and an old toothbrush does wonders around the exterior mirrors if you get paste wax on the black.