I have 3 cars; MB 300te, 2 Volvos. I would love to bring the paint to a beautiful shine. One of the Volvos (dark Blue) is a 2001, so it has not seen too much expose, but the MB is 1989 (Charcoal gray) and the other Volvo is 1995 (Black)
I have a Porter Cable RO "sander" that I believe is the same as their buffer, just a different pad (obviously).
What do I need to get this process going? Give me some details: ie: Clay (name), wax (name)...what pads to get. I think I will go with Meguires after all I have read here.
PLUS...will the finish that I get give me protection? On the wife's black Volvo, if a bird craps on it and it is not immediatly rinsed...it burns into the clearcoat. What "wax" will give me the protection I need. None of these cars are garaged/ Northeast (New York) exposure.

Just some suggestions:
Clay - Clay Magic (Blue)
Wax - Meguiars NXT or for additional protection Meguiar's Polmer Sealant (#20)

#20 should last for 6 months under normal condition.
In your case you might want to do it every 4 months.

Does you PC have the backing plate with "Velcro" on it? If it does get some pads HERE
Then I like Sonus clay Click HERE For clay lube I just use car shampoo. For Polish with the PC I use1z Paint polish
For paint protection KLASSE "twins" is all I use. For detail spray I just started using 1Z "Lakfinish" detail SPray.Klasse All In One Then Klasse Gigh Gloss Selant Glaze
The detail spray is THE BEST I've used!!1Z Detail spray You should also get quality Micro Fiber towels. I use SOnus Ultimate detailing towels and their Ultimat Drying towel.
If you use these products you will be very happy. In fact Autopia has a money back return policy. GREAT people.
Oh All the products (except Sonus) is made in Germany!!

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