One for you boys!

[bobbin1982]

Bought my mk3 8v yesterday and its in excellent condition but i wanted to get some swirl marks from under the door and boot handles removed.. What would you recommend for the job?..


Cheers, Andy

[scarr89]

Quite possibly one of the vaguest questions ever 

To remove swirls properly you will need a ROTARY polisher with a few decent different grades of cutting compound and then some good polish to finish it of with - there are many different brands out there they're probably all as good as each other just depends on peoples opinions.

 

[Jimble]

Stands a chance that what your talking about aren't "swirl" marks, more likely to be scratches from rings and finger nails if they're under the handles which would require a more agressive polish than swirls.

[bobbin1982]

Yeah sorry for being vague lol
Yeh i probably think they are jewellery scratches in fact the whole car could do with a buff up but never used a rotary and heard horror stories of burnt paint 

[Guy]

have a read of the stickies and FAQ


you'll need to be removing door handles if you want to be getting a rotary anywhere near those marks... if not it'll be the application of elbow grease and patience that you need.. depends on what level of correction you are after

[bobbin1982]

Yeh not too bad at the oily bits so not a problem with door handles... If i do it right the first time it will last a long time


Andy