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General => Detailing => Topic started by: IAN C on 15 October 2009, 20:21
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ok my car needs to be flat and polished. is there any one in southeast london that can help me at all. :sad:
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could try looking in the detailing section
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flat?! :huh:
and polished at the same time? :huh:
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1500'd paint after a respray and a rotary polisher + G6 cutting compound.
Then a good wax.
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1500'd paint after a respray and a rotary polisher + G6 cutting compound.
Then a good wax.
Ouchies :grin:
Or you can do what I'm going through :grin:
Brand new paint.
1200 unigrit, 2000 unigrit, 4000 unigrit, snowfoam, wash, clay, wash, dry then have at it with some nice menzerna, sonus, 3M, detailing polishes etc on a DA instead of rotary to keep the heat and amount of lacquer removed down. with a different pad for each level of cut.
Once you've done those wash it again dry it again, then you are supposed to leave it for 6 months to cure fully and allow outgassing and just keep it really clean with good maintenance washes.
Then 6 months later go through the wash, clay, wash, machine polish, wash, dry again, then a nice glaze and a few layers of sealant and then finish off with a good quality Wax 24 hours later another wash and dry and then another wax coat repeat for x days.
End result is well protected brand new paint, see if it can outlast the 20 years of it's previous paint :)
Or is it just me :grin: :embarassed:
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1500'd paint after a respray and a rotary polisher + G6 cutting compound.
Then a good wax.
Ouchies :grin:
Or you can do what I'm going through :grin:
Brand new paint.
1200 unigrit, 2000 unigrit, 4000 unigrit, snowfoam, wash, clay, wash, dry then have at it with some nice menzerna, sonus, 3M, detailing polishes etc on a DA instead of rotary to keep the heat and amount of lacquer removed down. with a different pad for each level of cut.
Once you've done those wash it again dry it again, then you are supposed to leave it for 6 months to cure fully and allow outgassing and just keep it really clean with good maintenance washes.
Then 6 months later go through the wash, clay, wash, machine polish, wash, dry again, then a nice glaze and a few layers of sealant and then finish off with a good quality Wax 24 hours later another wash and dry and then another wax coat repeat for x days.
End result is well protected brand new paint, see if it can outlast the 20 years of it's previous paint :)
Or is it just me :grin: :embarassed:
Lol that sounds like someone loves there paint - I can't wait till mines painted then i'll be doing similiar its going to be a birthday present to my mk2 lol 20years old !!!