Ok so I have a wild hair up my butt to get out there this weekend and go over my car with a buffer and rubbing compound/wax. This is the first time ever doing it to this car and I'm wanting to make her shine! What brand would you guys recommend? Preferably something I can buy at an Auto Zone, Checker, etc...

I would say clay bar it first!

Where is clay bar available? I remember a thread about it awhile back.

There are a few clay bar products Mothers or Clay Magic both available at Autozone,if your going to use rubbing compound use 3m products do not use turtlewax RC .Chico.

yeah, that was my thread, i used the mothers kit. Got it at autozone

clay, buff, wax. AND DO YOUR TIRES FIRST!!!

if you put a few hours into waxing and then you spray somthing on your tires it will get on paint, no matter how good u think ur aim.

Sorry bugs the crap out of me.

Take your time.

anything meguires, mothers.

You get what you pay for.

i'd suggust getting some 1500-2000 grit sandpaper...a paint stick...and spend a day or two wet sanding the crap outa your car...then buff and wax it...then step back and look at the mirror/PERFECT finish you gave yourself...but that'd hafta be a HUGE hair up your butt to do that...good luck tho!

~Stauffie

That would be one heck of an undertaking. Probably looks great, but thats a ton of time and work.

Yeah, not willing to take that undertaking! Thanks for the suggestions, will do that this weekend, try to get some good before and after shots

I've been a long time Meguiar's user and I'd suggest going with all Meguiar's products. I've been using them for a LONG time (I just won the April grand prize on their forum)

The other guys are right about getting what you pay for. Do NOT skimp on your products!

If you have a D/A polisher, something along the lines of the Porter Cable 7424, you'll save yourself a lot of time cleaning and detailing your car.

Here's what I'm going to do to mine when I get all the products in from Meguiar's.
1. Wash the car using the two bucket method.
2. Clay bar
3. Polish to get rid of the spider web/ swirls out of the paint
4. Top it off with two coats of quality wax.

You won't believe all the contaminants that will come off your car with using the clay bar!

I can't wait to see what it looks like using the 'good' stuff from Meguiar's.

Why not use a gel type tire shine with a proper applicator. I love using the Meguiars Endurance...it holds up for a long time and you never get excess on the rim/paint.

Turtle Wax Polishing Compound

i took off my spoiler this weekend wow was it a mess under it ... i washed it used the clay bar and then i had to use rubbing compound to get the rest of the junk off ... it was nice to see smooth white paint that hasnt been scrached yet lol i would love to wet sand my hole car and then buff to make it shine like no tomarow