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Title: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: jmsheahan on 04 August 2011, 19:17

Can anyone tell me what these bizarre white marks are? They look like watermarks but appear to be deeper  :undecided:

I spent a whole day recently claying, polishing (britemax, AG SRP, 2 coats of jetseal and wax) and the car still looks crap up close. Are these marks fixable or am I going to need to invest in a machine polisher?

Cheers

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/IMG_5299.jpg)

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: pigbladder on 04 August 2011, 19:20

rain then sun does that

will prob polish up okay , decent wax /sealant might help against it

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: Dan J on 04 August 2011, 19:53

bleaching from water spots, you will need to get it machine polished tbh to get them out completely then seal and wax to protect it, the sealant will give you uv protection and durabilty and the wax will help with beading and sheeting. 

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: mellow yellow on 05 August 2011, 16:53

looks like ji-sum stains to me? have you been dogging?  :grin:

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: DubAndDubber on 05 August 2011, 21:51

use meguiars scratch x, worked a treat for me.

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: jmsheahan on 06 August 2011, 12:57

Quote from: mellow yellow on 05 August 2011, 16:53

looks like ji-sum stains to me? have you been dogging?  :grin:

 :grin: I'd have to be a pretty good aim to get it over the roof and down the bonnet.


Ta guys. I'll try remove them by hand again but I think it might be time to invest a machine polisher. Trouble is I'm proper scared of f*cking the paint up more.

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: Dan J on 06 August 2011, 18:15

Get a DA which is alot more user friendly and paint friendly for beginners to machine polishing.

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: jmsheahan on 06 August 2011, 21:31

Quote from: Purple Haze on 06 August 2011, 18:15

Get a DA which is alot more user friendly and paint friendly for beginners to machine polishing.

Can you recommend anything on a budget? Basic sort of starter kit? (I know nothing about machine polishing so advice appreciated  :grin:)

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: Seanl on 06 August 2011, 21:42

Give waxamomo a shout. Very helpful and good kits for different budgets

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: Guy on 11 August 2011, 15:27

if you're getting a DA then the Kestrel DAS-6 Pro is the best one I have used

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/prod_673.html (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/prod_673.html)

I think machine polishing is your only way out of this one  :wink:

Title: Re: What are these marks caused by?
Post by: Dan J on 11 August 2011, 16:11

Quote from: jmsheahan on 06 August 2011, 21:31

Quote from: Purple Haze on 06 August 2011, 18:15

Get a DA which is alot more user friendly and paint friendly for beginners to machine polishing.

Can you recommend anything on a budget? Basic sort of starter kit? (I know nothing about machine polishing so advice appreciated  :grin:)

give chris a bell or message him and he'll put a kit together to suit your budget mate.