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YOUR RESEARCHBonnet Swirls
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Use claying, all in all not the best approach
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I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
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I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
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also check your washing technique to make sure you are not putting more swirls onto the paintwork yourself.
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sometimes they can be masked using glazes or waxes with microfillers; never tried this so don't know.
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use the least abraisive polish you can to remove the swirls.
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I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
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I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
Use very little pressure and highish speed, i also
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I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
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Anybody help? I've got a problem with paint swirls (only viewable under garage lights) on the bonnet of my Basalt Black 996 C4S. Tried Autoglymn Super Resin Polish and the Meguairs 3 step process but nothing is shifting it. :help:
swirls usually require paint correction: look at elite detailer. sometimes they can be masked using glazes or waxes with microfillers; never tried this so don't know. if you feel brave, get yourself a das-6 and have a go at polishing them out yourself-
http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Kestrel_Products.html?gclid=CKzN4rP15J0CFVtm4wod-HTxMQ
use the least abraisive polish you can to remove the swirls.
also check your washing technique to make sure you are not putting more swirls onto the paintwork yourself. G, the elite detailer has put a safe-wash guide in the detailing section of the forum.
hope that helps
I've taken the plunge
I read about the DAS 6 and i4Detailing on 911UK a week or so ago. I have bough the meduim hard paint kit, so i will let you all know in a week or so how i get on, any tips for a first time detailer would be most welcome.
My C4S is Silver, which i hear is a bit of a difficult colour to get good results on, i also have the Polished Bliss silver polish kit so all in all i should have a chance. Fingers crossed
Cheers Paul
Cheers Paul.
Let me know how you get on - I'm loathe to spend any more money on products that don't work so would appreciate hearing what you have learned.
Re: I've taken the plunge
Good on you for giving it a go, I'd love to myself but would probably get carried away (in a straight jacket of course). :grin:
Silver is indeed very hard to do well....check out this thread:
http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=46268
There is only one Elite Detailer ... :worship:
Tried it out today......
Hi All,
Had a go with the Das 6 today, spent about 4 hours on the bonnet and front wings and it looks a lot better but nowhere near as good as the pics of the 993.
I took it easy and tended to lift the polisher off the paint rather than apply too much pressure. I still have a few scratches in the paint, I will sort some photos out next weekend.. i have the sonos medium paint kit, I am wondering if it is either more time and patience or a more powerful polish required... is silver a particularly hard paint?
Thanks Paul
Applying pressure is the key to getting the compound to work. Try a relatively low speed on the DAS and quite a bit of pressure. I find that's the best combo.
Here are some informative videos to check out if your brave.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A16B41BD44A1F33C&search_query=meguiars+polishing
I`d love to have a crack, but would probably ending up spending more on materials, equipments and fixing my F##k ups than I would on some good paint correction from G.
Christmas is coming so treat yourself to the Elite.
I would be very very carefull using 'mops' or orbital polishers if you have no bodyshop experience
take it to a bodyshop get the car mopped then polish the car using straight lines
its very easy to burn through the lacquer on curved body panels, and it certainly doesnt take 4 hours to polish 4 panels
I did mine myself as the following thread shows;
http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=48304
I found that the porker paint is quite tough and as such needed a cutting pad and megs 83. Then the areas that needed that were finished off with a polishing pad and megs 80. That slapped a nice layer or 2 of wax on it. No swirls under the garage lights or in direct sun light. well worth doing.
Jim
That's interesting, I'm having my 996 detailed at the moment, and the guy doing it reckons Porsche paint is quite soft compared to other marques. Either way, the lacquer on the passenger rear quarter (between side window and rear window) has been burnt through due to some over-zealous polishing by someone else. I'd advise caution if you are DIY'ing.
Thanx
I was using very little pressure and highish speed, i also used some detailing spray to lube, the stuff used for claying, all in all not the best approach, that said today i was mazed at how good the panels looked in daylight, better than i had expected.
Thanks for the advice, I will try again in the next few weeks,
Cheers Paul
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