well my 02 sierra's paint is looking old and faded. even when i wash and wax it the paint still looks dull. can someone recommend me some products and maybe tools to make my trucks paint pop and look new again? thanks fellas

 

Adams polishes work wonders....I've had good luck with meguairs as well. Run a paint restore then a cleaner wax, and then use a good protective wax. that should bring back what your looking for. Have any pics of the paint so we can see how bad it is?

 

here it is the day after i bought it. i want it to look wet almost. question, when i put on a protective wax, how often will i have to use paint restore on it and protective wax and what not? will i have to do it everytime i wash the truck?

 

Have it detailed. There are a few detailers on the board that can recommend some treatments. They make paint worse than that look new again.

A clay bar will probably be recommended.

 

well ive caly barred it before and i still didnt notice much difference. i was checking out Adams Polish website but didnt see any paint renewer.

 

Clay bar only removes wax and objects on the surface of the clear.

What you need is to compound the surface with a buffer, polish then wax.

You can try by hand but you wont get close to the permanent results you can with a machine. It will cost you more to get the right equipment, and do it yourself initially, but you in the long run it is much more rewarding

 

Oh. I figured the clay bar would be a good idea to clean the surface prior to doing a polish and wax. Does it not really matter?

 

First step is to wash it, then clay bar the complete truck.. Do it all on a cool day out of the sun.. I use 3m products, love them.. You need to get a buffer, a foam(blue) pad, along with a 2 wool pads.. Get some 3m finesse it mild compound, then some finishing compound. Also a bottle/jug of 3m finesse synthetic scratch remover.. Apply both the compounds with a wool pad(use each pad for the diff compound), with the buffer set to about 15-1600 rpms. Wipe the truck down with a towel after done.. Change over to the foam pad, do the truck with the finial coat of the synthetic stuff up the rpms on the buffer to about 18-2000rpms.. Follow up with a good wax.. My truck was way worse then that, with alot more scratches. When i was finished it looked as good as the day I bought it.. It was a whole lot of work.. It has lasted and has continued to look awsome.. It was done about 2 years ago.. I am pretty good with a buffer, if you don't have much exp with one I would go to a pro, unless you want to blow through the paint but it will cost you.. Just for the material I had about 135 buks in it.. Good luck

 

I bet it looked real good until the bed got wrecked eh john?

 

where did you get your 3m products from? found 3m's website, just wondering if there is maybe some place cheaper? and where can i get a good buffer at?