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First thing I want to do is to restore the paintwork as its a black car and is suffering from terrible oxidisation and looks white and cloudy in places. Unless you have the tools already, I would call the above guy and have him do it. It's a back breaking job. Auto Glym is OK, also, try http://www.shyauto.com/ Their stuff is excellent. A da will do but will take much longer. Used G3 then megs professional cleaner/cutting. Then chemical guys glaze followed by jetseal. Took from around 8pm to 4am not stopping and 2 of us me mopping and outrun misting and wiping. It was quite oxidised all over especially around the engine lid. The spoiler was so bad it looked matt black. If you use stuff like autoglym super resin etc then its full of fillers and will look like you've fixed it but it just washes off. You need a machine to be able to cut and polish. It is possible by hand but it'll take hours and hours just to do one panel and you still wont get the best finish. No camera trickery just a normal pic on my S3
Might find it cheaper elsewhere though. I didnt get a da until 2006 though and used that for many years until it broke mid session and I borrowed one of these rotarys. Much quicker but a lot more splatter. Da's are better though for applying glaze and sealents etc.- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/a ... 4579ef.jpg With a two stage polish you can get the paint imperfections and oxidized paint to a good level. My paint is really bad and looks like loads of little scratches in places where its really cloudy, it does worry me that I wont be able to get it back as the guy bought it off said he had tried, but I suppose you never know how hard he tried or what he used before giving up What pads will depend on what type of machine you go for If the *clear is oxidized then it doesn't take too much effort to bring back the shine, chasing out every scratch is very time consuming as it requires multiple passes,pad/polish combos,patience and skill! *sometimes the base coat can fade then no amount of polishing will bring it back, think Honda Milano reds£100 in total. That silverline buffer is apparently the most popular one around because of its low price and great performance its approx £50 and it has great reviews. Keep the mop wet if using agressive compound like G3. And keep it moving, let the weight of the mop do the work and be careful near the edges.