Relethg
06-11-2017, 04:47 PM
Hi,
New to the world of real detailing and wanted to add some protection and fixes to my scratched up 2017 tacoma (Inferno Paint color). The scratches are from branches and bushes when off roading. I wanted to make them look better without paint correction as I will continue to get them. Someone on Tacoma world recommended essence plus. So I gave it a try. I new the scratches would not go completely away and will probable it the truck painted correct end of summer this year or next. I am worried about getting fixed every year and eating through the clear coat. Essence did a good job of hiding the majority of the scratches. You can still see them but they are harder to see. Happy with the results.
So I bought reset, tarX, ironX, eraser, essence plus, and reload.
I used the products in the order above following instruction for hand application. I used tarx before ironx because of the amount of pitch from tree limbs on the paint and being part of the scratches.
I have not used reload yet. One thing I did was went back and put second coat of essence plus on the next day (today). Does this help or hurt. If it helps how many coats are recommended?
How long do I wait to put reload on?
Is there a better product than tarx for removing sap and tar? Tarx worked good on the clear coat but not so good on the 3M clear bra.
When I do get the truck paint correct what is the best choice for protection on this type of abuse?
Glenn
New to the world of real detailing and wanted to add some protection and fixes to my scratched up 2017 tacoma (Inferno Paint color). The scratches are from branches and bushes when off roading. I wanted to make them look better without paint correction as I will continue to get them. Someone on Tacoma world recommended essence plus. So I gave it a try. I new the scratches would not go completely away and will probable it the truck painted correct end of summer this year or next. I am worried about getting fixed every year and eating through the clear coat. Essence did a good job of hiding the majority of the scratches. You can still see them but they are harder to see. Happy with the results.
So I bought reset, tarX, ironX, eraser, essence plus, and reload.
I used the products in the order above following instruction for hand application. I used tarx before ironx because of the amount of pitch from tree limbs on the paint and being part of the scratches.
I have not used reload yet. One thing I did was went back and put second coat of essence plus on the next day (today). Does this help or hurt. If it helps how many coats are recommended?
How long do I wait to put reload on?
Is there a better product than tarx for removing sap and tar? Tarx worked good on the clear coat but not so good on the 3M clear bra.
When I do get the truck paint correct what is the best choice for protection on this type of abuse?
Glenn