Is 3M IHG stronger then Meguiars Deep Crystal Cleaner (step 1 of the 3 step process)? As in will the 3M IHG remove more gunk from my paint then the meguiars cleaner?

My paint looks nice from a distance, but when i run my hand over the surface i feel little burrs ( as if there are little flecks of salt glued to the paint every so often)

Also, where is there a good online retailer for this sort of stuff?

<ul><li><a href="http://autosupermart.com/">Auto Supermart</a></li></ul>

you should look at some of their other products.... sounds like you may need the swirl mark remover or one of the rubbing compounds.

Chris

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My parents owned the car for 7 years and it hardly saw wax until i took over ownership a year ago...

so there is lots of work to be done....luckily i love detailing :)

i think with the work ive done so far the car looks pretty good, but want to do everything i can, and so far the strongest cleaner ive used is meguiars deep crystal (which i think is pretty wimpy stuff after reading up on the stuff you guys use)

i figure ill get 3m IHG for the entire car, and use a clay bar on trouble spots like the hood and roof...then finish it up with 1 grand or zymol or something of that quality

what you have to do and then do it to the rest of the car.

You may be tempted to get a buffer, I'd have one but I'm too scared to learn how to use it on my car.

i have heard these things can do bad things some of the time, I wouldn't know when or when not to use it...maybe I should do some reading on it

<center><img src="http://www.carcareonline.com/graphics/hand_glaze_10101.jpeg"></center><p>I use 3M Imperial Hand Glaze twice a year. It removes all my paints small imperfections, then I top it with One Grand Blitz Wax.<ul><li><a href="http://www.carcareonline.com/imp_hand_glaze_1010x.html">http://www.carcareonline.com/imp_hand_glaze_1010x.html</a</li></ul>

Use the the meguiars paint cleaner, then use it again. Follow up with a polish then a wax.

the alternative is to try a clay bar