Polishing and waxing today.

Bagelfast · 03-07-2009, 11:54 PM

Well the weather has become nice and it is time to polish and wax my e92 335i.

IT is sapphire black and would like to get a idea from you guys.

I have meguairs step 2 polish in my garage and megauiars NXT wax.

I am gonna do both polishing and waxing by hand. Is it worth it?

Nebster · 03-08-2009, 01:04 AM

you wont be able to polish by hand. you'll need a DA or a rotory polisher

E92AXM · 03-08-2009, 01:06 AM

You'd achieve much greater results using a random orbital or rotary( You will yield little to no results by hand unless your god himself). Don't know if you have clay or not and if your familiar with how to use it etc. , but this would be a good step to add in before polishing if you don't mind investing another hour or so. If you really want top of the line products at a good price .George from Detailed Image is your man. I'm sure he could put together a great kit for you. His site is in my signature if you want to see some of the products they got. However you decide to do it good luck . Be sure to post some pics

pander5 · 03-08-2009, 04:49 PM

If you don't have a machine it CAN be done by hand but, again, as others have said, you get much much better results with a machine. You don't get the correction abilities of the polish by hand and that's what the machine does. I use to do mine by hand a few years ago and at least it's something before you lay down the NXT.

Do you have any friends that might have a PC?

EDIT: I just searched Meg's Deep Crystal Polish (Step 2) and it doesn't have any cut anyway. If that's the polish you have you would probably see a difference in your Black Sapp paint using this by hand. Reads more like a glaze product and while a machine is still better with a product like this it's not a cut product to level swirls or surface imperfections so you might be fine by hand with it. Somebody with more experience with this product can correct me if I'm wrong.

Applying NXT by hand is a no brainer. Just lay it down thin.

Bagelfast · 03-10-2009, 11:49 PM

thanks for all the help guys... well then i think putting down meg step 2 polish by hand wont be worth it..

ill see if i can find anyone local who can polish the car for me. I can clay and wax on my own.

Just dont have the tools and the knowledge with polishing.

Thanks again!

Johndong888 · 03-11-2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 1LUMI335

Just dont have the tools and the knowledge with polishing.

Thanks again!

That's why you should be a porter cable from Detailed image! It is almost impossible to screw up using a PC. If you want to step it up, get the Flex, safe but corrects much faster than a PC.

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Bagelfast Lieutenant Colonel 142 Rep 1,549 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Polishing and waxing today. Well the weather has become nice and it is time to polish and wax my e92 335i. IT is sapphire black and would like to get a idea from you guys. I have meguairs step 2 polish in my garage and megauiars NXT wax. I am gonna do both polishing and waxing by hand. Is it worth it?
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Nebster Brigadier General 105 Rep 3,599 Posts Drives: E92 BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Plainfield, IL iTrader: (4)	you wont be able to polish by hand. you'll need a DA or a rotory polisher __________________ detailing in the greater chicago area. Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website, pertaining to modifications does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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E92AXM First Lieutenant 131 Rep 313 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fl iTrader: (0)	You'd achieve much greater results using a random orbital or rotary( You will yield little to no results by hand unless your god himself). Don't know if you have clay or not and if your familiar with how to use it etc. , but this would be a good step to add in before polishing if you don't mind investing another hour or so. If you really want top of the line products at a good price .George from Detailed Image is your man. I'm sure he could put together a great kit for you. His site is in my signature if you want to see some of the products they got. However you decide to do it good luck . Be sure to post some pics
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03-08-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
pander5 Special Forces - Discretion is superior 32 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Sapphire Black Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i Coupe [0.00]	If you don't have a machine it CAN be done by hand but, again, as others have said, you get much much better results with a machine. You don't get the correction abilities of the polish by hand and that's what the machine does. I use to do mine by hand a few years ago and at least it's something before you lay down the NXT. Do you have any friends that might have a PC? EDIT: I just searched Meg's Deep Crystal Polish (Step 2) and it doesn't have any cut anyway. If that's the polish you have you would probably see a difference in your Black Sapp paint using this by hand. Reads more like a glaze product and while a machine is still better with a product like this it's not a cut product to level swirls or surface imperfections so you might be fine by hand with it. Somebody with more experience with this product can correct me if I'm wrong. Applying NXT by hand is a no brainer. Just lay it down thin. __________________ M3 + trailer hitch = oxymoron
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Bagelfast Lieutenant Colonel 142 Rep 1,549 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	thanks for all the help guys... well then i think putting down meg step 2 polish by hand wont be worth it.. ill see if i can find anyone local who can polish the car for me. I can clay and wax on my own. Just dont have the tools and the knowledge with polishing. Thanks again!
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