I spent the day paint correcting the Z-66.
After having used my new DA polisher on the mother's Tahoe to remove most of the water spots on that vehicle, I decided to see if I could make some improvements to the Avalanche.
I used my
Ginour Polisher, 900W 6-inch Variable Speed Dual-Action Random Orbit Car Buffer Polisher with a
Buff and Shine URO-Fiber Pad for Compounding and Polishing- 6 inch and
Turtle Wax 53412 Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Polish and Wax.
I set the buffer speed to 4.5 and buffed in a slow, straight back and forth crosshatch pattern with just the weight of the polisher being applied.
I applied the same pressure on all of the vertical surfaces, which were obviously less marked up than the horizontal surfaces.
I made two full passes in each direction in each section.
After polishing a single section, I would stop, wipe the polishing pad clean with a microfiber towel and wipe the polish off of the panel I had just completed.
I started with the hood and I went back over the hood one more time as I finished.
The hood of the Z-66 still had while a bit of water spotting and swirl marks even after my previous session using a clay bar.
The clay bar cleaned up a lot and made the paint surface very smooth before I applied the
Turtle Wax 53409 Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating.
But, some of the water spotting persisted.
Not any more.
I would say that better than 98% of all of the water spot defects are now gone along with the same for any swirl marks.
The paint still has defects in the way of tiny dents and touch up paint marks, but otherwise the paint looks outstanding.
After I finished polishing with the DA buffer and allowing the ceramic in the polish to set in for a couple of hours, I applied a good layer of the ceramic spray coating.
That deepened and richened the paint even more.
I plan to apply a second layer of the spray ceramic coating today and hopefully that will get me through the winter weather.
Normally, my vehicles stay in the garage, but with the EXT taking it's extended hibernation in there for a while, the Avalanche has to sit out on the driveway and the damned trees around our yard seem to shed debris on anything outside, even if the vehicle is not directly under the tree.
Something needed to be done or that paint was going to be in really bad shape by spring.
All of the products in the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions line have SiO2 polymers in them.
So, every time one of their products is used, a fresh coat of ceramic is going to be applied.
I plan to use their
Turtle Wax 53413 Hybrid Solutions Ceramic 3-in-1 Detailer and
Turtle Wax 53411 Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Wash and Wax products to clean the Avalanche.
I can't get over how well this turned out and I wish I had done this much sooner.