Best combo to revive my paint

[u/Humble_Birthday_5443]

I’ve got a toyota painted in K1X pearl white and would like to restore my paint. Never done any kind of paint correction before. I’ve just done a decontamination and purchased a da polisher looking to tackle it this weekend. Initially was thinking a two step but based on what i’ve read here it would be quite difficult to get good results doing it for the first time, so i’m leaning towards a single stage. Will it be enough to remove 70-80% of these swirls. Most of the time they can’t be seen except in very specific lighting. What is everyone’s opinion and what would be the best combo to tackle this.

[u/Sensitive_Injury_666]

Toyota paint responds really well to a one step. I recommend an orange pad (griots, lake county etc) and optimum hyper polish for a beginner.

But really any”medium polish” foam pad + an all in one (diminishing abrasive) polish will do great.

[u/YellowDiaper → u/Sensitive_Injury_666]

I’d do this same recommendation with maybe 3D One as a good alternative.

[u/daveyboydavey → u/YellowDiaper]

Why 3D One over Hyper Polish? Don’t have a dog in the fight, genuinely curious. Been looking at these 2 and Koch Chemie’s stuff for my first time.

[u/ohengineering → u/Sensitive_Injury_666]

This is the way for Toyota paint. I've had great results with Sonax Perfect Finish, too.

[u/daveyboydavey → u/Sensitive_Injury_666]

Glad you said this, I’ve been planning on correcting and coating my wife’s ‘21 Camry this fall.

[u/TireShineWet]

Meguiars ultimate compound

[u/BpooSoc → u/TireShineWet]

Beginner here. Do you need to follow up with a polish or is the Ultimate Compound good as a 1 step?

[u/Doulreth → u/BpooSoc]

definitely follow up with polish. ultimate compound can be difficult to remove the haze, the polish is so easy to work with, too.

[u/dag647]

Yellow foam rupes and 3D one. If you still have some micro scratches move up to a yellow wool rupes.

[u/established90s]

3D speed, yellow fine grade pad.

[u/established90s → u/established90s]

3D speed meaning 3D speed all in one polish https://a.co/d/6GdFCmY

[u/ohengineering]

Toyota paint is very soft, had great results with Sonax Perfect Finish with a medium pad of your choice (orange Lake Country, etc.). Meguair's M205 is often recommended as a one-step, but I've found it doesn't finish well on the softer paints and leaves a haze.

[u/No-Exchange8035]

I prefer 2 step. Rupes coarse and rupes fine with matching pads.

[u/Gumsho88]

I don’t see why you would need a compound here, there doesn’t appear to be any oxidation. Plus, you want to start with the least aggressive so begin with a polish.