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I did the unthinkable last week
Mike
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- Mike - 2006 X3 Saphire Black / Grey Interior |
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Well, it's no use crying over spilt milk!!
The damage is done. You should get the car machine polished, perhaps even using a t-cut polish to get the swirl marks filled in. I would suggest you then have a protective coat put over the car - Supaguard etc etc. And, whatever you do, never make the same mistake again. That short term fix (ie the carwash) is a long term disaster. But it can be fixed, at a cost!! Here, in England, the BMW dealers put brand new cars through the bloody car wash. Idiots!!!! The darker the colour the bigger the problem.
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Zanio bros works great, here's a link to one of there great polishes
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino |
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I like Zaino for the durability, however, to remove scratches, you need an abrasive, which Z5 is not.
For swirls like you mentioned, I recommend theold formula 1Z Paint Polish, followed by the 1Z metallic Polish, then Glanz to protect the finish and shine you worked so hard to accomplished Hope this helps... |
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Zaino!
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I hope that it will just buff out with some Klasse that I have. The scrathes and swirls are not super bad, but bad enough that in the sun you can see them. I'm going to order a PC in the next week and give it a try when the weather gets a little better here. Sugestions on what pads to use? I have never buffed a vehicle with a machine before, so I would like to start with something that I can't srew up. Thanks.
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For pads, you may want to try the Buff & Shine "6 pack"
We have 2 cutting pads 2 Polishing Pads and 2 Finishing Pads For $49.99 They are top quality, professional pads (they are the pads I personally use) |
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Quote:
http://autopia.org/forum/index.php? There is an entire forum dedicated to the discussion of PC7424 and other buffers. Out of curiosity, I think Porter-Cable is German, but do they make the 7424 to run on European voltage? |
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Something I have noticed is that the Germans who have high end cars don't do their own detailing (other than washing and the basic stuff), but rather send them to a shop who does all the work. I guess if I could buy a car that cost 100K Euro+ I could have someone else do the work. Although I do find it relaxing to detail my vehicles on the weekend.
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